It always felt inevitable. The Detroit Pistons, coming off the worst record in the NBA and worst season in franchise history, will be picking fifth overall after falling four spots in the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery.
Fate (or math) decreed this seemingly cursed team would not be awarded any lottery luck and would instead fall to fifth overall — their most likely individual landing spot, statistically speaking.
What’s the downside of picking fifth overall in an extremely unsettled NBA Draft with few players that have star upside? Well, if there are only a few stars available, they could obviously be picked ahead of No.