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          Projected loss of lotto picks dooms Knicks and Nets in 2016 draft

          • Kevin Pelton
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            Kevin Pelton
            ESPN Senior Writer
            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
            • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
            • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
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          • Chad Ford
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            Chad Ford
            ESPN Senior Writer
            • Senior NBA Writer for ESPN.com
            • ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002
            • Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock Draft
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          Aug 18, 2015, 10:00 AM ET

          ESPN Insider's Chad Ford and Kevin Pelton return to provide the kind of discussions that are happening in front offices around the NBA -- where scouts and statistical experts are breaking down NBA draft prospects using their "eyes, ears and numbers."

          Kevin Pelton: Chad, most of the teams at the bottom of the projected conference standings in ESPN's Summer Forecast can at least look forward to getting a good draft pick for their trouble. Not so with the New York Knicks. Let's follow the bouncing draft pick.