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Celtics never would've gotten Jayson Tatum in new NBA Draft lottery rules
TL;DR
The new NBA Draft lottery rules would have prevented the Boston Celtics from acquiring Jayson Tatum. These rules aim to flatten the odds for the No. 1 pick and limit consecutive high draft selections.
Key points
- New NBA Draft lottery rules aim to flatten odds for the No. 1 pick
- Celtics may not have drafted Jayson Tatum under new rules
- Rules limit consecutive high draft selections
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The new NBA Draft lottery rules can't change the past.
That's a good thing, because if they had existed when the Boston Celtics ended up with Jayson Tatum, this pairing may never have existed.
The new rules are set to flatten out the odds of getting the No. 1 overall pick while also limiting how often a team can pick super high up in the draft consecutively.
That would've hurt the Philadelphia 76ers in 2017, when they were in the midst of The Process.
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And since it was the 76ers who essentially made a trade to get Markelle Fultz from the Celtics atop the board, allowing Boston to drop down and end up with Tatum, who knows what would've happened instead?
Maybe Boston takes Fultz, and some mystery team in the third spot instead of Philly ends up with Tatum.
Or if the Celtics had already diagnosed something being wrong with Fultz's shooting, do they take Lonzo Ball?
In this scenario, Boston may never have won another NBA title since the Big Three departed.
And there might be some other team out there with Tatum rocking the No. 0 and getting big buckets toward their own ring.
Q&A
How would the new NBA Draft lottery rules have affected the Celtics' chance to draft Jayson Tatum?
The new rules would have altered the odds, making it unlikely for the Celtics to secure the No. 3 pick needed to draft Jayson Tatum.
What changes are included in the new NBA Draft lottery rules?
The new rules flatten the odds for the No. 1 overall pick and restrict how often a team can select high in consecutive drafts.
Which team would have been negatively impacted by the new draft rules in 2017?
The Philadelphia 76ers would have been adversely affected during their rebuilding phase known as 'The Process' in 2017.
