So... when's the coin toss?

[green]

Friday.

Jody Genes say @DJJazzyJody
A drawing to determine drafting order between 4-5 Jazz and Celtics (in case they don't win lottery) will take place Friday, according to SI.

Don't they need drafting order and lottery odds order? Won't one team have slightly better odds to move up?

 

[Flc]

Don't they need drafting order and lottery odds order? Won't one team have slightly better odds to move up?

It's the same. Whoever wins the coin flip (or pulls the right card or however it's done) both gets the slightly higher lottery odds (which is fairly insignificant) as well as the higher draft order in the event neither team moves to the lottery (which could be very significant, though there's a decent chance that either Utah or Boston will move into the top 3.)

 

[DutchJazzer]

He loses when we want him to WIN, he wins when we want him to LOSE.




HE HAS TO GO.

or we can solve it by just wanting to lose every single game

 

[IlliniJazzFan]

For the purpose of the lottery the jazz and celtics will have the same number of ping pong balls (odds for 4+5 divided by 2) if that number is odd they flip a coin to see who gets the extra ball. If neither team gets a top three pick the drawing then determins who gets four and who gets five so the drawing doesn't really change our chance of getting a top 3 pick just what happens if we don't win.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Last year the coin flips were done on April 19th. So I assume this Friday will be the day.

Bump. I was right.