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NBA Draft Lottery: We ran four simulations, here’s how the Pacers did

By Joe Lyon

Victor Wembanyama (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images)
Victor Wembanyama (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images) /
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PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 28:Victor Wembanyama of Boulogne -Levallois in action during the LNB Pro A Betclic Elite basketball match between Boulogne-Levallois v Le Mans at Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan in Paris, France, on 28 March 2023. (Photo by Christian Liewig – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 28:Victor Wembanyama of Boulogne -Levallois in action during the LNB Pro A Betclic Elite basketball match between Boulogne-Levallois v Le Mans at Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan in Paris, France, on 28 March 2023. (Photo by Christian Liewig – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) /

In simulation number two, the Pacers clearly do the best they possibly could by being able to draft a generational talent.

I mean, this would be the absolute best outcome for the Pacers right? They could draft power forward/center Victor Wembanyama who could revolutionize the game of basketball. Of course, the Pacers only have between a six and seven percent chance of winning the lottery, meaning this outcome is VERY unlikely. But at least it’s possible right?

If you haven’t seen enough of this prospect over the course of the year, first, get out from under the rock you have been under, and then watch this highlight reel:

https://twitter.com/ActionNetworkHQ/status/1655634973561438210

He moves better with the ball than any player you’ve ever seen at his height. The only possible downside to Wembanyama could be injury concerns, but that doesn’t seem to be scary away very many NBA scouts and analysts who are talking him to be the best player in the draft since LeBron James. That’s high praise.

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