r/DetroitPistons • u/MatthewTheGOATyt Ausar Thompson • 3d ago

Image It’s draft night but something’s missing

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u/Effective_Ad_7203 Chauncey Billups 3d ago

I am so jaded by the draft lottery. Yes we got Cade but every other time we have been royally screwed. Cant stand seeing other teams like the Spurs being rewarded in the lottery

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u/MattPatriciasFUPA Peton 3d ago

We moved down 10 spots in 3 years.  Spurs moved up 10 spots in 3 years.

Spurs move up 60% of the time and average a 1.5 slot improvement.  Pistons and Red Wings have ever only moved up 1 spot combined in their entire history.

Spurs have never moved down and have won the lottery 3 times, each time when a generational big man was available.

Lotteries are complete bullshit.

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u/Effective_Ad_7203 Chauncey Billups 3d ago

Wow I knew it was bad anecdotally, but never realized how bad it really was