The NBA draft is divided into two rounds, and each team selects players according to some predetermined rules. The top pick belongs to the 14 team that did not enter the playoffs last season. These teams will take part in the lottery to decide the draft order of each team. Usually, the worse the record last season, the greater the chances of winning the champion.
The next 65,438+06 draft picks are reserved for those teams that enter the playoffs. The draw order of these 65,438+06 teams is based on their record in the regular season. The team with worse performance ranks higher in the draft, so the team with the best record in the regular season last season ranks last in the draft.
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The order in which players are selected is called selection. The sooner a player is selected in the draft, that is, the higher the ranking, the higher his worth.
The first player selected in the draft is usually called the "No.1 scholar" (No.1 scholar), and they are usually the best among all the players participating in the draft. The second contestant named "No.2" and the third contestant named "Flower Exploration". Then it is called the first order in turn.
Just because a player is selected in the first round doesn't mean that he will become a superstar in the future. Michael Jordan was selected as the third overall pick in the first round of 1984 draft, but he is generally regarded as the greatest player in NBA history.
Among the two players selected before Jordan, one is "Dream" Olajuwon and the other is sam bowie. Olajuwon was finally elected to the NBA Hall of Fame, but Sam Bowie ended his career with no achievements due to injury.
This shows that the NBA draft ranking is not necessarily directly related to the future development of players, and the players with lower draft ranking are not necessarily worse than the players with higher draft ranking.