Philadelphia 76ers: 500-1
When you have got no shot (and no clear want ) to win several games, let alone an NBA title, you have got to take solace in the small successes.
On Oct. 22, 13 of the league’s 30 owners voted against a lottery reform plan which could have decreased the chances for teams with the very worst documents to snag the very best selections. That choice was a bullet dodged for general manager Sam Hinkie’s Sixers and an unexpected one.
According to John Finger of CSNPhilly.com,”lottery reform was viewed as a foregone conclusion” just a day before the vote that struck down the strategy. The 76ers, of course, were among the most vehement opponents of the possible change, and it’s difficult to blame them.
Switching up things in midstream would have had a particularly negative effect on their rebuilding plans.
Though lottery reform is going to be revisited again, the Sixers earned a small reprieve.
Oh, and hey, Michael Carter-Williams, reigning Rookie of the Year and last season’s lone beacon of hope, eventually has a return date out of his unusually long recovery after shoulder surgery: Nov. 13, per Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com.
Nerlens Noel looks like a menace in training. Joel Embiid is probably the best player in his draft class.
Life is filled with wonders.
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