Expansion team draft lottery odds

sunil · 12-30-2020, 11:42 PM

This admittedly is a nitpicky fix, but it’s because you made a great game

. Thanks and sorry!

In the entry draft following expansion (ie, July 7, 2021, if you’re playing Seattle), the expansion team will be slotted in the middle of the first round (17th, I believe). When Vegas joined the league, it was slotted in the draft lottery with the same odds as the third-worst finisher (Arizona) and just above that finisher for Rounds 2-7. This means they were guaranteed a spot no later than sixth. That’s also where the wound up picking in 2017 and, of course, third in subsequent rounds.

I believe Seattle will be governed by the same process in its initial first-year player draft. I wish I had better documentation, but the best I have is a tweet by CapFriendly and their 2021 draft landing page.

https://twitter.com/capfriendly/stat...113208833?s=21

JeffR · 12-31-2020, 02:27 AM

Yeah, we'll have to change that.

12-30-2020, 11:42 PM	#1
sunil Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 5	Expansion team draft lottery odds This admittedly is a nitpicky fix, but it’s because you made a great game . Thanks and sorry! In the entry draft following expansion (ie, July 7, 2021, if you’re playing Seattle), the expansion team will be slotted in the middle of the first round (17th, I believe). When Vegas joined the league, it was slotted in the draft lottery with the same odds as the third-worst finisher (Arizona) and just above that finisher for Rounds 2-7. This means they were guaranteed a spot no later than sixth. That’s also where the wound up picking in 2017 and, of course, third in subsequent rounds. I believe Seattle will be governed by the same process in its initial first-year player draft. I wish I had better documentation, but the best I have is a tweet by CapFriendly and their 2021 draft landing page. https://twitter.com/capfriendly/stat...113208833?s=21 Last edited by sunil; 12-31-2020 at 12:06 AM.

12-31-2020, 02:27 AM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,378	Yeah, we'll have to change that.