"There may very well no jackpot in the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery. With the labor situation as it now stands, the only players likely to be in the entire draft are seniors who were not good enough to come out for the draft as underclassman. The current CBA expires days after the 2011 draft. If it still appears, as it does now, that there will be a long work stoppage, no underclassmen will declare for the draft only to sit around for months waiting to sign and play or maybe miss an entire season." - laphoto216
View full sizeTwo-time MVPs don't come along often in the Draft Lottery, and a looming lockout could only make it more difficult.In response to the story Antawn Jamison looking for his shot -- and some pain-free days with Cleveland Cavaliers, cleveland.com reader laphoto216 thinks counting on a star in this year's draft is a bad idea. This reader writes,
"There may very well no jackpot in the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery. With the labor situation as it now stands, the only players likely to be in the entire draft are seniors who were not good enough to come out for the draft as underclassman. The current CBA expires days after the 2011 draft. If it still appears, as it does now, that there will be a long work stoppage, no underclassmen will declare for the draft only to sit around for months waiting to sign and play or maybe miss an entire season."
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