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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
Still seems a little awkward. So, if you are going into game 5 of the first round, and your two best players were injured in the series, do you tank if you have a 1 in 8 chance at the first overall pick? (if the lottery falls that way)
Also, it makes draft picks a non-tradable commodity.
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Sure, everything is awkward.
I can't see any team that is going into game 5 of the play-in round tanking the game for a 12.5% chance that their team will get a high pick, even if it is first overall. If you win that game, you keep playing and if you keep playing, you still have a chance.
I'm not sure why it would have any impact on trades. There aren't that many deals made any season between the trade deadline and the last few days before the draft. Sure the gap between the deadline and the draft is a lot wider this year, but it's still just that same gap.