Fred Katz

They're going to have to take on a first overall pick

salary if they get the first overall pick, which is great.

I'm sure they want the first overall pick.

But you realize that $12 million salary might drive them into the tax.

They're going to have tax concerns for next year.

So they're going to have to wave DeMar DeRozan and eat his $10 million.

And maybe they'll have to stretch his $10 million.

They're not going to have access to the MLE as is.

So it's like they've got all this stuff they've got to do because of that large salary coming in.

Now, that is not a team having to make

That's the opposite of difficult types of decisions that I think you were talking about.

These are all really treacherous decisions for Sacramento, but it is something with a raised rookie scale.

Can I ask you two proposals to get your reactions on them?

The first one is...

What if they go back to the original lottery form?

The 14 non-playoff teams make it into the lottery and even odds for all 14 teams.

So Pat Williams, the late, great Pat Williams, who was the founder of the Orlando Magic.

No, no.

Pat Williams, one of the great storytellers in the history of the NBA.

Pat Williams ran the Magic for a long time, starting from their inception.