Feature The Knicks are (not) doomed in the Draft Lottery by Chris Passarelli May 13, 2019 This is the article that Knicks’ fans have been hoping doesn’t come, but here we are with the ol’ doom and gloom article. The NBA Draft Lottery is just one day away and will be taking place on Tuesday, May 14th starting at 8 PM. The New York Knicks had the worst record in the league but only have a 14 % chance to win the lottery, the same odds as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns. These odds changed in September 2017 as part of the restructuring of the draft lottery. Instead of having the top seed having a 25% chance of obtaining the #1 pick and be able to finish no lower than fourth, the odds are now split between the top three seeds at 14% and the top seed will have no worse than the fifth pick. If it’s confusing, it basically means that as soon as the Knicks finally got their tank right, the NBA changed the lottery structure on them and they have worse odds than last year. Everything is going against the Knicks right now and let me tell you folks, it’s only going to get worse. In all seriousness, come Tuesday night hopefully the Knicks wind up with a top two pick because they really can’t go wrong with Zion Williamson or Ja Morant. They have good juju with former #1 overall pick Patrick Ewing and they’re actually due for a top two pick. They need it in the worst way and it’s coming. Good luck Knicks fans; Luck has always been against you. The Knicks have been probably the most downtrodden franchise in the NBA for nearly fifteen years. They have a chance to potentially turn the franchise around. Will it happen? If only they still used envelopes… Post Views: 1,137 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsJa MorantNew York KnicksPatrick EwingZion Williamson Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 A Conversation with Nancy Newman: “We Are All a Yankee Family” by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on July 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on October 20, 2017 More in Feature You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Three keys to a successful Islanders offseason Yankees GBU – Seen the lights go out in Tampa