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The NBA Draft Lottery: An annual Detroit Pistons nightmare

It’s a funny feeling.

For much of the past decade, Detroit Pistons fans have craved playoff success. Twice, we’ve gotten a taste of the “playoff” part, but the “success” remains elusive. Rather, each year, when the playoffs roll around, it’s less about rooting for series wins ... and more about lottery luck.

The NBA Draft Lottery is a labor of love, excitement, and, most importantly, pain.

For this franchise, it’s almost always the latter. I, nay, we, enter this day every year with the same optimism and excitement. We spend at least 20 minutes aimlessly playing with the ESPN/Tankathon lottery simulators before stopping when we land the top pick.