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with expanded playoffs who makes the lottery?
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fishmike
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2/12/2021  2:41 PM
Like if you are the 7th seed, lose twice and dont make the playoff bracket to you go to the lottery? If you are seed #10 and dont win a game do go to the lottery? I keep digging and cant find the answer.
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foosballnick
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2/13/2021  12:57 PM
Just my guess. The 7-10 post tourney games will be play-in. Winners will be in playoffs - losers will end up back in the lottery.
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2/15/2021  7:18 AM
https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-structure-and-format-for-2020-21-season

This is exactly it - if you make the playoffs, obviously you are not in the lottery

7-10 play in.

7 hosts 8, winner gets the 7 slot.

9 hosts 10, winner plays loser of the above round (7 or 8) and the winner of that game gets the 8 slot.

So, there is a chance that we finish 7th and miss the playoffs and Dallas finishes 10 and gets in.
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2/15/2021  9:03 AM
Why the hell would they have the worst team (10) play the next worst team (9)? Wouldn't it make more sense to have 10 play 7? I thought better records were supposed to be rewarded, not penalized.

Stupid format. Normally, I wouldn't care, but I really, really, really want Dallas in the lottery.

Ah well, if everything stays true to form, KickaPoozingas watches them lose to number 9 in a suit.

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2/15/2021  9:07 AM
Ok so does that mean the lottery results don't go by record? Meaning if Knicks finished 10 but earn 8th place they get the draft position of a 8 seed? And vice versa? That's the confusing part.
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