NBA Reportedly on Verge of Changing Draft Lottery Because Other Teams are Mad at the Sixers

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Back in July, it was reported that the NBA was looking to reform the draft lottery and wasn’t going to wait to do it. The Sixers, who are deeper inside of a tank than Brad Pitt in Fury, are obviously not keen on that idea, but it looks like it’s going to happen anyway.

According to a Zach Lowe report (via NJ.com), “the NBA Board of Governors is expected to vote soon on a change to the way the NBA Draft is held, and those changes could go in by the 2015 NBA Draft.” The way the proposal looks now is like this: The four worst teams would have an equal chance to win No. 1 overall pick — a 12% chance — and the team with the worst record could fall all the way down to the seventh pick. According to Lowe, the Sixers aren’t just accidentally in the crosshairs here:

And while we’re all left staring at what’s happening on the court, the Sixers will continue to try to distract from that with — in addition to a 3D Wilt Chamberlain tribute — new uniforms for the cheerleaders, a new mascot (about two seasons after people stopped caring at all), and a fancy new light show. And also, I guess, some semi-professional quality basketball.