Wizards Win Lottery While Nets Fall to Third
The NBA draft lottery continues to be the only big four sports lottery in which it is a rarity for the worst place team with the highest odds to win the draft, to win the lottery. This streak of seven years continued last night as the New Jersey Nets the NBA's worst team by a landslide dropped down to third in the overall draft, while the Washington Wizards seeded sixth worst jumped up to grab the number one spot. Fans betting on which team would receive the first overall pick must have been disappointed, as with a 25 percent chance all expectations were on the Nets to finally have something good happen.
Last season was not only the worst season for the Nets, but also one of the worst in league history as the Nets managed a record of 22 wins and 70 losses. NBA betting like any other league's betting can be difficult as picking winners and losers is no sure thing, but with the first 70 loss season in franchise history the Nets made it easy to place bets against them. On the other hand, the Washington Wizards finally received some good news in a season fans and ownership would each like to forget. Star point guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended indefinitely by the league, after bringing guns into the Verizon Center, while fan favorites Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler, and Drew Gooden were each traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers respectively. Many experts believe that the Wizards will select Kentucky guard John Wall, a player who was unbelievable during the March Madness tournament. If the league ever lets Arenas back in and he remains on the Wizards, a back court of Arenas and Wall will be an amazing site for years to come.