[bigboydan]

I like the Celtics +250 to win it this year. Who you got fellas?

601  	Memphis Grizzlies     	 +200  	 
602 	Boston Celtics    	 +250 	 
603 	Milwaukee Bucks    	 +350 	 
604 	Phoenix Suns / Atlanta Hawks    	 +600 	 
605 	Seattle Supersonics    	 +700 	 
606 	Portland Trailblazers    	 +1200 	 
607 	Minnesota Timberwolves    	 +1200 	 
608 	Charlotte Bobcats    	 +3000 	 
609 	Chicago Bulls from New York Knicks    	 +3000 	 
610 	Sacramento Kings    	 +3300 	 
611 	Philadelphia 76ers    	 +4000 	 
612 	Atlanta Hawks from Indiana Pacers    	 +4000 	 
613 	New Orleans Hornets/ OKC    	 +7500 	 
614 	Los Angeles Clippers    	 +8000

[Razz]

Those odds are a scam. Anyone betting any of those prices deserves to lose.

[Seattle Slew]

The 4th and 5th worst teams have snuck in often, so I'm guessing Seattle takes it, although the Celtics are due for some luck.

[Seattle Slew]

How would Phoenix get Atlanta's pick? Anyone know what the conditions are?

[Ganchrow]

Here's how much you'd expect to lose betting $100 on each of these picks:

Memphis +200    	-$25.00
Boston +250     	-$30.35
Milwaukee +350   	-$29.80
Phoenix / Atlanta +600	-$16.70
Seattle +700    	-$29.60
Portland +1200  	-$31.10
Minnesota +1200 	-$31.10
Charlotte +3000 	-$41.10
Chicago / NY +3000	-$41.10
Sacramento +3300	-$38.80
Atlanta / Indiana +4000	-$67.20
Philadelphia +4000	-$71.30
New Orleans +7500	-$54.40
LA Clippers +8000	-$59.50

So betting on Phoenix/Atlanta at +600 would be the least stupid choice resulting in an expected loss of "only" 16.7% of the amount bet, which corresponds to over 3 times as much house edge as a bet on American roulette.

[babaoriley]

How would Phoenix get Atlanta's pick? Anyone know what the conditions are?

If ATL doesn;t get top-3, it's Phoenix's pick. Scary, huh?

[Bill Dozer]

If ATL doesn;t get top-3, it's Phoenix's pick. Scary, huh?

Can anyone see Phoenix keeping the 4th pick? Marion should start packing if Atlanta doesn't land n the top 3.

[AC1318]

portland will be very good next year, they played decent this year without oden

[Razz]

That should help with the balance of power. The 10th best western team is going to be better than the fourth best eastern team next year.

[onlooker]

They had this years ROY, and can possibly have next years ROY now. Portland struck the lottery big time.

[Seattle Slew]

Boston had season-ticket hot line open during the Lottery. Bet they didn't get one call after that result. Celtics should get a good player, but Ainge will screw up and draft some foreign player who'll never arrive in the US.

[bigboydan]

Portland better not screw up that pick by not taking Oden. They now have a chance to revive that team back to the Dr.Jack Ramsey glory years in the 1970's.