NBA's Board of Governors fails to pass a new lottery system

The 76ers may have gotten their biggest win of the season before it has even started. On Wednesday, the NBA's Board of Governors failed to pass a new lottery system, with 13 teams voting to keep the current system in place that gives teams with the league's worst records the highest chance to land the top picks in the draft. The proposed system would have made it a more even playing field among teams to land the top picks.

According to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, 13 of the 30 teams voted against the new lottery system, including the Sixers. Eight votes were needed in order to keep the current system in place.

The new system would have given the four worst teams a 12 percent chance at the top pick. The current system gives the worst team a 25 percent chance at landing the top selection. The new system would have allowed the team with the worst record to drop as low as seventh in the picking order, while the system that stays in place means the worst team can draft no lower than fourth.

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