Many of the nights that Brett Brown has been in Philadelphia, he’s had almost no chance to win. The NBA Lottery provides no guarantees either, but with about a 27 percent chance at landing the top pick, he will have the best odds in the room for a change.
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On Monday, the Sixers announced that Brown will represent them on May 17th in New York City at the NBA Draft Lottery. It’s a vote of confidence for the guy with the .191 winning percentage, a record that likely has little to do with his coaching acumen.
"This year’s NBA Draft Lottery tips off the exciting next phase for Sixers basketball,” Brown told Sixers.com Monday. “I’m proud to represent the city of Philadelphia on behalf of the loyal fans that have supported this team throughout the past three seasons. We’re looking forward to the many opportunities in front of us this summer to advance our program.”
After the first two full years of the Sam Hinkie era, the team was represented at the lottery by Julius Erving and Nerlens Noel, respectively. Both times, the Sixers ended up with the third overall pick.
Unlike Dr. J, Brown will understand the implications of the extra pick at play for the Sixers, this one which originally belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers.
“I think when we all look at the math behind the probability of the first four picks, you’ll start truly understanding reality,” Brown told CSN Philly. ”You go from being sort of a math teacher understanding the true numbers to trying to figure out what rabbit foot, what’s your lucky charm, what’s your way to extract as much good fortune as you can?”
Hinkie receives votes for award
On Monday, the NBA announced that R.C. Buford won his second career Executive of the Year award:
Wait, what’s that?
Despite no longer being with the organization, Sam Hinkie received three votes for executive of the year (one second, two thirds). The award is voted on by executives from all 30 teams, so it seems like Hinkie still has a few allies in NBA circles, or at the very least, colleagues who are sympathetic to his situation.
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