Whenever I used to debate with someone how I hate how the NBA Draft rewards losing and poorly run teams, the counterpoint was always, "Well you have to give the top picks to the worst teams; Imagine if a team like the Lakers got a top pick?" Well in the last four years the Los Angeles Lakers received three #2 overall picks and a #4 pick. Note the one season they didn't have their own pick last year (they had traded it years before for Steve Nash and it ended up in Philly), they actually tried and ended up with pick #10.
Losing, lottery luck, and location bring Lakers back to life
