Question 1

What is the NBA Draft Lottery?

Accepted Answer

The NBA Draft Lottery is the process used to determine the order of the first picks in the NBA Draft for the 14 teams that did not make the playoffs. Worse records get higher odds at the top picks, but draws are random within those odds.

Question 2

What is the 3-2-1 lottery system?

Accepted Answer

The 3-2-1 system is a proposed flat-odds NBA Draft Lottery format. Every lottery team gets the same number of base ping-pong balls, with bonus balls for teams in a relegation zone and play-in losers, plus restrictions that prevent teams from winning the #1 pick in consecutive years or having three consecutive top-5 picks.

Question 3

Does Loserpalooza use real NBA data?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Loserpalooza uses real historical standings, the actual lottery odds in effect for each season from 1981 onward, and real traded-pick data for current and recent seasons (including pick protections and swap rights).

Question 4

Can I see the actual NBA draft results?

Accepted Answer

Yes. For completed drafts, Loserpalooza shows the actual player taken at each pick alongside the simulated outcome so you can compare what really happened to what your simulation produced.