NBA Draft Lottery
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The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event in which non-playoff teams are randomly assigned draft positions to determine the order of top picks in the NBA Draft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBA Draft Lottery canonical | 2 |
| NBA Draft Lottery Drawing | 1 |
| NBA draft lottery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1112129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NBA Draft Lottery Context triple: [NBA Draft, hasSubEvent, NBA Draft Lottery]
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A.
NBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event where National Basketball Association teams select eligible players, primarily from college and international leagues, to join the league.
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B.
NBA G League Draft
The NBA G League Draft is an annual event in which NBA G League teams select eligible players to join the league’s developmental rosters.
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C.
NBA Draft Combine
The NBA Draft Combine is an annual pre-draft event where top basketball prospects undergo athletic testing, measurements, drills, and interviews in front of NBA team scouts and executives.
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D.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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E.
Draft Day
Draft Day is a 2014 American sports drama film centered on the high-stakes decisions of an NFL general manager during the league’s draft.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NBA Draft Lottery Target entity description: The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event in which non-playoff teams are randomly assigned draft positions to determine the order of top picks in the NBA Draft.
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A.
NBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event where National Basketball Association teams select eligible players, primarily from college and international leagues, to join the league.
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B.
NBA G League Draft
The NBA G League Draft is an annual event in which NBA G League teams select eligible players to join the league’s developmental rosters.
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C.
NBA Draft Combine
The NBA Draft Combine is an annual pre-draft event where top basketball prospects undergo athletic testing, measurements, drills, and interviews in front of NBA team scouts and executives.
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D.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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E.
Draft Day
Draft Day is a 2014 American sports drama film centered on the high-stakes decisions of an NFL general manager during the league’s draft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Basketball Association event
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annual event ⓘ sports draft lottery ⓘ |
| aimsTo | discourage intentional losing (tanking) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NBA Draft Lottery
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surface form:
NBA Draft Lottery Drawing
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| appliesTo | NBA Draft ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ESPN
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television ⓘ |
| changedIn |
1990s
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2017 ⓘ 2019 ⓘ |
| controversy | fan suspicions of rigging in early years ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| determines | order of top selections in NBA Draft ⓘ |
| eligibility | non-playoff NBA teams ⓘ |
| followedBy |
NBA Draft
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NBA Summer League ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governs |
assignment of number one overall pick
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assignment of top lottery picks ⓘ |
| hasPart |
draft order drawing
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probability assignments ⓘ tiebreaker procedures ⓘ |
| hasRule |
lottery determines only top portion of first round
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playoff teams are excluded ⓘ remaining picks ordered by regular-season record ⓘ worst teams receive highest lottery odds ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league |
National Basketball Association
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surface form:
NBA
|
| location | various host cities in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor | first use in 1985 Patrick Ewing draft ⓘ |
| organizer | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| participant | NBA team ⓘ |
| precededBy | NBA regular season ⓘ |
| purpose | determine draft order for non-playoff teams ⓘ |
| regulates | distribution of top amateur talent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NBA Draft
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NBA Draft Combine ⓘ NBA rookie scale contracts ⓘ NBA salary cap ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| subjectOf | NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement rules ⓘ |
| usedFor | assigning top draft picks ⓘ |
| uses |
lottery system
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random drawing of combinations ⓘ weighted odds based on team record ⓘ |
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Subject: NBA Draft Lottery Description of subject: The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event in which non-playoff teams are randomly assigned draft positions to determine the order of top picks in the NBA Draft.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NBA Draft Lottery Drawing
this entity surface form:
NBA draft lottery