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re: NBA Game With Incentive To Lose
Posted on 4/15/15 at 5:14 pm to craigbiggio
Posted on 4/15/15 at 5:14 pm to craigbiggio
quote:ah, a trade was involved. got it
The Sixers have the rights to Miami’s first-round pick (via Cleveland, by a convoluted route that includes the 2010 LeBron James sign-and-trade and the 2014 three-team Kevin Love trade), but it is top-10 protected, meaning the Heat keep it if it falls within the first 10 picks. Miami currently has the 10th-worst record in the NBA. You see the drama. There are two scenarios in play: If the Heat lose to the Sixers tonight, they all but guarantee that they’ll get to keep their draft pick. If the Sixers lose to the Heat, and the Nets beat lose to the Magic, the Heat would slip into a tie for the 10th-worst record. It’d come down to a literal coinflip, giving the Sixers a 50-percent chance of landing Miami’s draft pick at No. 11 overall, pretty much the best case scenario for Philly in what’s expected to be a strong draft.
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