Dark Knight

Yup, same thing that happened in the Ed Davis draft. We lost the coin toss to Memphis.

pzabby

so wait, say two teams are tied for fourth. the lotto balls are split, and the team that lost wins the lottery, and the team that won it get the fifth pick. The team that won the toss would then get the first pick?

RaptorsandBuckeye FaN

If two teams are tied they do a coin toss to see who gets the better pick if neither wins the lottery. So say Raptors/Cavs are tied for 5th/6th. They do a coin toss. Raptors win it.

Raptors get 5th pick
Cavs get 6th pick

Both teams would then get the same amount of lottery balls for a chance to win the lottery.

DanH

All the tie-breakers are applied before the lottery. So in the case of a tie for fourth, the fourth place slot is entitled to 119 lotto balls, and the fifth place slot is entitled to 88 balls. That is 207 balls to be split between the two tied teams. 103 each, with the extra to be decided by the coin toss. Whoever wins the coin toss slides into the nominal 4th position, and receives the extra ball, bringing them to 104 balls. The other team slides into the 5th nominal position, with 103 balls.

So from then on, it works as usual in the lotto. If your ball is drawn, you win. If someone behind you gets drawn, you slide back a spot.

Ammo

That was one costly win.

My gut? We'll finish 7th last.

My gut's gut? We'll drop a spot to 8th.

But an asset is an asset.

Makes me wonder if at that point, Lamb with his wingspan and shot is the BPA.

LET'S GO RAPTORS!!!!!

J.Lamb is an immediate upgrade over DD

LOG

I would be really happy we draft Lamb

jeffb

If we dropped at the lottery to 7-8th I would hope BC would do anything he could to make a deal to move up. This is his most important draft since coming here imo. A deep draft, his chosen coach, his rebuild. He needs to make something happen.

LOG

If we would trade Jose for a pick what would it be? Lottery, or mid first round?

jeffb

I don't see any team giving a high pick away for Jose unless you throw in JJ or Davis.

LOG

Damn it!

Windex

2 teams will have 2 lotto picks. Hornets and Blazers. If one of those teams wants a PG and is looking to go to the playoffs immediately, then i could see them taking CAlderon.

Portland doesn't have a PG signed for next year. so I could see them trade their pick (#11) and keep jerseys pick.

Calderon/Mathews/Batum/Aldridge/??? FA
with Ed Davis and their pick coming off the bench

LX

Cleveland still plays washington twice, a flailing Magic team, a struggling Sixers team, and Detroit. It's entirely possible that they end up with a better/worse record than Toronto.

Sacramento could very well catch us as well. And there's still some slim hopes for the Hornets catching us. They should win two more for sure, with a real possibility of two more if they catch teams resting or on back-to-backs or something. But man this team needs to stop hitting 4 pointers in clutch time to go along with all of that. They need to lose to the Nets on the last night of the sched to make up for last night's win.

LOG

I guess the Dleagurs didn't get the tank memo

Windex

they're fighting for future contracts. the anti-tank

ERaz

Not much of a tank anyway as they have a better winning % than last season. They may very well end up with more wins than last season.

LX

The d leaguers did fine. They shot 23 percent in the first half as a team, and then fumbled the lead away in the 4th. Boston just gifted a game. That same sort of thing can happen to the other tankers yet.

LET'S GO RAPTORS!!!!!

Well in that scenario Jose is basically dealth for nothing and it's a salary dump. ED for the pick isn't bad. That's a lot of cap space. Plus, with Portland's pick Lillard, Marshall or Lamb can be drafted - not bad.

Ammo

Before, I was thinking Ed and our pick to move up as high as 2nd for a shot at MKG or Beal, but that # 2 pick had really better work out if we do that. I heard an interview where Casey's priority is bringing in someone with a very high motor. (I guess a Garnett personality?) MKG has that, but I can't say I have actually seen much explosiveness from him. That's needed on this team.

And that is already 2 potential starters as rookies. That's why I'd expect the draft to be adding a piece and the big splashes would be free agency and movement of assets to bring in upgrades to 2 positions. i.e. Players, not prospects and potentials.

MrClutch

Cavs beat the Wizards tonight