The 2024 draft pick draw ceremony finally came to an end in the spotlight, and as in previous years, this year's lottery ceremony once again showed the "wonder of probability", and the result was also a few joys and a few sorrows, fully explaining what it means to be a person with different joys and sorrows. The rotten heavenly group once again failed to get the champion as they wished, but it was the Eagles' 3% probability of successfully counterattacking, so let's take a brief look at what are the lucky ones and unlucky ones in this draft, and what impact will these coincidences have on the alliance?
First of all, let's once again congratulate the one true god of this draft - the Atlanta Hawks! As the team's representative of the lottery, Fields, the Eagles' operating president, showed his lottery strength, winning the first place with a 3% probability, and he smiled on the spot, and his mouth was almost grinning to the corners of his mouth. From the perspective of conspiracy theories, regardless of whether the league really did it in person or not, the Hawks' bad signing will have a profound impact on the entire league's landscape.
I still remember that the Pelicans were reluctant to let go of Brother Thick Eyebrows' thighs, until they received the top pick at the draft meeting, everything took a turn for the better, and then there was the drama of the Purple and Gold Army soaring into the sky and winning the 17th championship in team history. Now it seems that history repeats itself, and there are many sellers in the market who covet the Hawks' backcourt twin guns Trae Young and Dejounte Murray, but the Hawks management has been hesitant to break the team, and now the top pick that fell from the sky has helped them make a decision. Yang Shaoxia and Murray's potential next home includes the Lakers, Warriors and other old powerhouses, and it will be interesting to see whose lineup can usher in an epic strengthening in the end.
In addition to the Hawks, the Rockets were also very happy in this draft. The veteran Iron Nets from Brooklyn sent this year's pick, and I am afraid that except for the head coach Udoka, who was on the scene, the rest of the team may have smiled. After all, the team is trying to win, getting better, and looking back, it can further accumulate young talent, which is a typical both.
General manager Stone has made a lot of achievements in the draft market in recent years, Jalen Green, Shin Jing, Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Eason are all blueprints for the future of this team, and last year they also missed the "White Devil" Whitmore. Counting this unexpected flower exploration lot, the rocket can also have its own "double exploration flower"! The Rockets could have considered Klingen, who has been in high demand, to think differently and try to live in the moment, to trade some talent for instant power, and believe that their chips can impress many teams. This scout of the rocket will bring more possibilities to the space city this summer.
After talking about the lucky ones, let's talk about the unlucky ones. The most frustrating thing about this lottery ceremony is probably the Detroit Pistons, the Motor City has the highest probability (14%) of winning the top lottery for three consecutive years, but only the guaranteed No. 5 lottery has been drawn for three consecutive years...... Is this accidental? In terms of probability, the probability of not being able to draw the champion for 3 consecutive years is as high as 63.6%, which seems to be normal, but it is really difficult to draw the No. 5 lottery for 3 consecutive years......
In fact, the attitude of the league is also very clear, counting this year, which is the sixth year that the team with the worst record finally won the top pick, and the last worst team to win the top spot was the Suns in the 2017-18 season. Therefore, it is difficult to say that the league did not make an example of the chickens and monkeys, and secretly warned the teams not to deliberately mess up. And the Pistons themselves are too uncompetitive, in 2021, they got the chosen son Cunningham as they wished, but not only did they not get better, but they dived in reverse, and the young man went to Detroit is the same as going to the "Tomb of the Living Dead", which makes the helmsman Xiao Hua feel at ease? The only thing that can comfort the Motor City is that this year is a notoriously small year for the draft, which can slightly comfort their wounded hearts.
Aside from the Pistons, none other than the Grizzlies are the unlucky. Because the main player Morant was first banned for 30 games, and then the season was reimbursed, they did not want to mess up and suffered a major blow, falling from the second place in the West to the bottom third in the West. I originally thought that I could win back a city in the draft, but in the end I only drew the No. 9 pick, what is this concept? The Grizzlies have a 37.9% probability of drawing the top 4 picks, and the probability of drawing the 7th and 8th picks is 19.7% and 34.1% respectively, and as a result, they will draw the No. 9 pick, which is really unsatisfactory. Grizzly bears have really had a bad year these years, so it is recommended to go to Chinatown to find a feng shui gentleman to take a good look.
What do you have to say about this draft draw? Which other team do you think is the lucky winner, and what are the unlucky ones?