draft lottery meaning: definition

draft lottery

noun

US, Historical Any of the lotteries by which US residents were drafted into military service during World War II and the Vietnam War and would be drafted were a draft reinstituted under current law.

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports US A lottery process that determines the order in which members of a professional sports league can select eligible players, such as

Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports US The lottery process that determines the order in which in the teams in the National Basketball Association that did not reach the playoffs in the preceding year select eligible players.