The Board of Directors of NBA held a meeting in Salt Lake City in June, 1984. At that time, they voted to decide the order in which the teams that missed the playoffs chose the first round rookie. This system started at 1985. Before that, between 1966- 1984, the team with the worst record in the east and west will decide who will win the first draft by flipping a coin.
In the NBA draft draw, the team with the worst record in the regular season is most likely to win the first draft, while the team with the best record in the playoffs has the least chance. The draw will determine the order of the first three teams, while the remaining teams that missed the playoffs will be selected in the reverse order of the regular season records.
In the lucky draw ceremony, the host will put 1- 14 ping-pong balls in a drum container. Randomly selecting four balls from 14 balls can generate 100 1 possible combinations, regardless of the selection order. Before the draw, the teams participating in the draw were ranked according to the regular season and got the combination of 1000. Four table tennis balls will be drawn to the top of the container in turn to form a four-digit combination, and the team that gets this combination will get the first draft. Then, the four ping-pong balls will be sent back to the bottom of the container, and then the previous situation will be repeated to decide who the second and third draft picks belong to. If the selected combination is not within the allocation range, the lottery will be re-drawn. After the first round of the NBA 13 draft, the teams participating in the playoffs will get the draft pick in reverse order according to the regular season record. In the second round, all teams will choose according to the record of the regular season.
NBA pre-draft training camp
The NBA pre-draft training camp provides the players who have already ranked high in the draft with the opportunity to compete with NBA players before the draft comes. The arrangement of the training camp includes training and competition, and the audience includes the general manager, head coach and scouts of the NBA team. Their purpose is nothing more than discovering new stars. NBA pre-draft training camp is an excellent opportunity for many players who are not "big names" to show their talents.
NBA teams sometimes require players who are qualified for the draft to take a series of tests before the draft. Generally speaking, players are divided into two groups according to their positions. After measuring their height and weight, the players will take a personality test, basketball practice and sports test to judge their ability. In these tests, the team has the right to ask the players about their personality, height, talents and weaknesses.
How to choose a team
In the draft, some teams will choose players according to their needs. For example, when the team needs to strengthen the strength of rebounding and blocking, it will choose a suitable player to fill these two deficiencies.
But other teams try their best to choose the best players, regardless of position. In the draft of 1998, the Boston Celtics chose paul pierce in the position of 10, which they couldn't miss, although Pierce was in the same position as Anthony Walker at that time.