NBA Draft

Today marked the NBA's 2016 draft lottery, and resulted with the Philadelphia 76ers getting their first pick of team members. The 76ers seem to be in the positive spotlight at the moment, things are going their way. Getting to choose the cream of the crop for their team is a massive boost and will likely give the NBA some of the best players to come. Read more here.

76ers coach Brett Brown (Left) 

But for those of you who don't know much of what a draft is you can rest assured because we'll be going through it here.

NBA Draft:

The NBA Draft is an annual event dating back to 1950 in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association (NBA) can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These are typically college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted. College players who have finished their four-year college eligibility are automatically eligible for selection, while the underclassmen have to declare their eligibility and give up their remaining college eligibility. International players who are at least 23 years old are automatically eligible for selection, while the players younger than 22 have to declare their eligibility.

College Basketball

The Draft Lottery:

The NBA draft lottery is an annual event held by the NBA to determine the draft order. The teams who missed the playoffs in the previous season participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order. The lottery winner gets the first selection in the draft. In the current rules, 14 non-playoff teams participate in the draft lottery. The lottery is weighted so that the team with the worst record has the best chance of obtaining higher draft picks. The lottery process determines the first three picks of the draft. The rest of the first-round order of picks is in reverse order of the remaining teams' win-loss record. The lottery does not determine the draft order in the second round of the draft. The term "lottery pick" denotes a draft pick whose position is determined through the lottery, while the non-playoff teams involved in the process are often called "lottery teams". The draft lottery system was first used in the 1985 draft.

What it means for the 76ers:

So what does this mean for the 76ers. The draft lottery winner get's the first choice of players, usually from college, and get the cream of the crop. This gives a distinct advantage, the 76ers can poach the best talent possible. However it takes tremendous talent to distinguish the best, making the choices for the 76ers so very crucial.The first three places went to the Philadelphia 76er, the LA Lakers, and the Boston Celtics.

You can watch the full lottery here: