LordBaldric wrote:The draft lottery is May 17. If players are allowed to withdraw after that, it allows a top player's "information gathering" to include whether they want to play for the team(s) that won the lotto. This is just a bad idea all around.
But that's only true for maybe 2-3 players Max. I agree though, and that player is taking a huge risk by 'waiting' a year, 'hoping' the situation is better the next lottery. What if the team that drafts first makes great strides the next year, and a different team, purportedly even a worse situation, wins the lottery the next year. And what if said player gets a major injury the next season, 'tanking' his value--he stands to lose millions. So I see what you are saying, but again, it would only be a couple of players, I suspect, and I would hope their 'agent' or 'family' would explain the above potentialities. But you are right, this opens up issues like this, where if they left it where it was, it eliminates that type of situation from happening.
