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By: Yannis Koutroupis

 

 

 

#4 Russell Westbrook (Seattle)

#9 DJ Augustin (Charlotte)

#12 Jason Thompson (Sacramento)

#17 Roy Hibbert (Indiana)

#29 DJ White (Detroit)

The draft is finally upon us, which means the speculation will be swirling and may be a little more substantiated as it has been the past four or five weeks. It’s kind of strange to write a column leading up to an event that, within a span of three hours, will disprove about 90 percent of what was written in this space. But, the links are heating up and I am here to provide them. Expect everything below to change before 7 p.m. tomorrow.

The title of the article pretty much sums it up – do the number of lottery drafted players on a NBA team’s roster affect the team’s outcome on the court? At first blush the obvious answer would be yes – more often than not talent wins out on the court, so more talent on a roster should equal more wins. On the other side of the coin, normally the worst teams in the league are the ones drafting in the lottery, so therefore crummy teams should have their rosters saturated with lottery picks.

 

2007-08 Record: 32-50; 4^th Southeast

Draft Picks: 9, 38

 

How they got here and what they need

This is Part Two of Adam Stanco's Lottery Lowdown, a Two-part look at what the Draft means for the Top 14 picks.

 

7. Minnesota Timberwolves