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Originally Posted by getbak
In the past, they've only announced the top 5.
If he announces that Carolina has the #5 pick, then we'll know that one of the top 4 teams won the lottery, and every fan of the teams not in the top 4 can turn off their TVs. The other fans can stay tuned in until either their team's name is announced in the position it should be (meaning they didn't win), or not announced (meaning they won, and the rest of the announcements are moot).
If he announces Nashville has the #5 pick, then we'll know that one of the 5-14 teams won the lottery and they'll still waste everyone's time by announcing that Tampa will pick #4; Colorado will pick #3; and Florida will pick #2, before actually telling people what they want to know.
Either way, it's a stupid waste of a half hour of tv time for something that can just be announced in a tweet. I don't know why anyone would actually watch the whole show when the only important moment will happen with about 30 seconds left.
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Given the network having a trade deadline preview show a month in advance, nothing on that network is a "waste" of time; I am sure it will be sponsored event. Whether they're creating the demand or reacting to it, is another issue.
The actual final result call will likely be with 7-10 minutes left, they'll need to go to commercial, then come back with the (in person or phone) "winning" GM for comments.