Re: Draft lottery

[Chris Mathew <cmathew@nw.tassie.net.au>]

Raymond DeCampo wrote:
> 
> Here are the absolutely FINAL probabilities for the 1997 NBA
> draft lottery.
> 
> Pick      Boston       Dallas     Total
> ----      ------       ------     -----
> First     27.51%        8.80%    36.31%
> Second    11.77%        4.93%    16.70%
> Third     16.85%        8.14%    24.98%
> Fourth    31.74%           0%    31.74%
> Fifth     12.13%           0%    12.13%
> Sixth         0%       44.81%    44.81%
> Seventh       0%       28.29%    28.29%
> Eighth        0%        4.11%     4.11%
> Ninth         0%        0.93%     0.93%
> 
> In addition I made some special calculations:
> 
> Boston and Dallas get the first two picks:  2.97%
> Boston and Dallas both in top three:  9.36%
> Boston OR Dallas in the top three:  68.63%
> Boston OR Dallas in the top two:  50.05%
> 
> As I mentioned before Toronto losing the coin toss
> made no appreciable difference.
> 
> Ray 


I have a question.  Isn't there a rule stating that a team cannot
recieve the no.1 pick two years in a row?  If  this is correct, then
Toronto, Vancouver AND Philly would be ineligible for the no.1 pick. 
That would make the C's chances of getting it 41.38% not 36.31%
Would this be right?

Chris Mathew
cmathew@nw.tassie.net.au