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Originally Posted by Daseal
Wasn't the lottery started because teams were tanking games at the end of the season for the #1 spot?
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Yes. Wiki tells me: Hurt by accusations that the Houston Rockets tanked their 1984 season in order to obtain Hakeem Olajuwon, the NBA instituted the Lottery process in 1985.
Yeah, I got to think the Wizards trade out of that spot...