When winning is actually losing and when losing gives you a chance to win.
Victor Wembanyama is considered the big prize of this year’s NBA draft. The Spurs, the Rockets, the Hornets and the Pistons are in a race to the bottom for the best odds of landing the French big man.Forget victory. That will be next year’s goal. For now, Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta declared it was time to “Pray for Victor!”
The Rockets have more than held their own in the NBA race to the bottom. But the flattened lottery odds mean losing is not enough as the start of the post All-Star break schedule begins the countdown to the NBA Draft lottery May 16 in Chicago, with the Rockets, Spurs and Pistons in strong positions to have the best odds.
Each of the bottom three teams have the same chances at winning the first pick of the draft and presumably, the right to pick Wembanyama. They will each have the same chances at the top four picks. But the bottom five teams cannot fall more than four spots.
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