Pistons get horrible NBA draft lottery result again after another miserable season
NY Post
After a miserable 14-68 season that featured an NBA record-tying 28-game losing streak, the Pistons won’t even get to pick first in June’s draft.
They fell four spots to No. 5 overall for the second consecutive year in the NBA draft lottery, watching as the Hawks snagged the top selection — with the Wizards, Rockets and Spurs filling the next three spots.
Detroit wasn’t even one of the seven teams that had a chance before the final number was announced, according to The Athletic.
It’ll mark the fourth consecutive year that the Pistons have selected inside the top-five picks, though.
In 2021, they possessed the No. 1 overall pick and chose Cade Cunningham, who averaged 22.7 points per game last year and has predictably emerged as a piece of their core.
The next two years, Detroit went with Jaden Ivey and Ausar Thompson at No. 5, missing out on No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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