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Just like real estate, a critical factor in the careers of many NBA prospects is location, location, location. High picks are going to be drafted by bad teams with poor records, but every situation brings its own challenges and advantages.
Some teams had a poor season because they were decimated by injury, while others are simply rebuilding. Then you have dysfunctional franchises like the Los Angeles Clippers, the General Motors of the NBA, where careers go to die.
A talent like Blake Griffin, the consensus No. 1 pick, will likely put up numbers and perform well for any team lucky enough to draft him. Unless he ends up with the Clips. (Seriously, Donald Sterling is the Shang Tsung of the NBA, he steals players’ souls. Just ask Baron Davis. Or the spectre of Baron Davis.)