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Karma Is Steering Markelle Fultz To Philadelphia 76ers

Bret Stuter|
Feb 26, 2017; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) looks on form the bench during a game against the Washington State Cougars during the second half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. The Cougars won 79-71. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 26, 2017; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) looks on form the bench during a game against the Washington State Cougars during the second half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. The Cougars won 79-71. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; NBA draft prospects pose for a group photo on stage before the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; NBA draft prospects pose for a group photo on stage before the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia 76ers Draft Position

The Philadelphia 76ers 2017 NBA Draft is a complex formulae involving three separate NBA teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, and the Philadelphia 76ers.

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    • In one simple statement, the Philadelphia 76ers 2017 NBA Draft situations benefits by the team losing, Kings losing, and Lakers winning. While there is plenty more to that draft than the first round, Markelle Fultz is a top prospect. He will not survive past the fifth pick of the NBA Draft.

    But he may not need to. The best odds of any team in the 2017 NBA Draft for the top overall pick is that of the Brooklyn Nets, whose draft probability is 25 percent.  But the Brooklyn Nets owe their number one pick to the Boston Celtics.

    Meanwhile, at the 26th ranked team, the Philadelphia 76ers have a mere 8.8 percent chance at the number one pick.

    The lottery determines the order of the 2017 NBA Draft.

    NBA DRAFT PROBABILITY TABLE

    SeedChances1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th
    1 - 3oth place25025.0%21.5%17.8%35.7%
    2- 29th place19919.9%18.8%17.1%31.9%12.3%
    3- 28th place15615.6%15.7%15.6%22.6%26.5% 4.0%
    4 - 27th place11911.9%12.6%13.3%9.9%35.1%16.0%1.2%
    5- 26th place088 8.8%9.7%10.7%26.1%36.0%8.4%.4%
    6- 25th place063 6.3%7.1%8.1%43.9%30.5%4%.1%
    7- 24th place043 4.3%4.9%5.8%59.9%23.2%1.8%0.0%
    8- 23rd place028 2.8%3.3%3.9%72.4%16.8%.8% 0.0%
    9- 22nd place017 1.7%2.0%2.4%81.3%12.2%.4%0.0%
    10-21st place011 1.1%1.3%1.6%87.0%8.9%.2%0.0%
    11-20th place008 .8%.9%1.2%90.7%6.3%.1%0.0%
    12-19th place007 .7%.8%1.0%93.5%3.9%0.0%
    13-18th place006 .6%.7%.9%96.0%1.8%
    14-17th place005 .5%.6%.7%98.2%
    15-16th place or below00.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

    If that were all the Philadelphia 76ers had going for them, this would be a bleak snowball’s-chance-in-hell-morale-to-the-story. But you know I would not take you there.