Draft lottery day! Only a short 12 hours or so until we feel either the thrill of pre-ordering your Wiggins jersey, or the agony of debating Noah Vonleh's giant hands versus Julius Randle's motor. To help get you in the mood for lotto balls, here's a roundup of links on today's festivities and the Sixers' outlook.
- Here's a fantastic rundown of the historical performance of both the Sixers and the team with the 2nd best odds in the draft lottery, compliments of NJ.com. The moral: we probably aren't picking at #2 come draft time.
- Brush up on the odds of each team getting each pick, compliments of SI.com.
- The 700Level put together a nice FAQ in preparation for the lottery.
- Never to late to get a few more spins in on the ESPN Mock Lottery machine. Just remember that, just like walking off the court on a make instead of a miss, always navigate away from the lottery only after getting the first pick with the Sixers.
- Speaking of ESPN, Chad Ford has updated his Big Board to version 10.0 on the eve of the lottery (Insider only).
- Want to write your own Big Board? Start by studying all of the anthropometric stats from the NBA Draft combine.
- I listed 10 things I'm hoping to see in the lottery. Spoiler alert: I hope the Sixers fare well.
- The Sixers announced they are sending Dr. J to the lottery as their representative. It's not Harvey Pollack (booooo!), but it's also not Joshua Harris (yeah!).
- The Sixers also held a contest with 97.5 The Fanatic to pick a good luck charm to send to the lottery with Doc. Hint: the charm may be from planet Lovetron.
- Scared to watch the Lottery alone? Worried what you might do if the Lakers somehow jump up? Well the boys over at Liberty Ballers have you covered, as they will be hosting a Draft Lottery viewing party tomorrow evening. Go kick it with your bredren and enjoy safety in numbers.
- Lottery viewing theme song choices: Daft Punk for those who think luck happens to you, Bad Brains for those who believe a positive mental attitude is all you need.
- Let's end on an uplifting (yup, did that) note:
Andrew Wiggins can jump really, really ridiculously high. (via @P3sportscience) pic.twitter.com/GNsKZZ75Hq
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 15, 2014
