Tuesday night is the NBA draft lottery and the bounce of a few ping pong balls will have long-term ramifications on NBA franchises trying to compete against teams like the Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks with elite-level players. A good case study is presented by TwinCities.com which looks at the lotto of 1992 where the Minnesota Timberwolves lost out on Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning, leaving the still-struggling franchise with Christian Laettner.
The Washington Post alerts NBA teams to what they should have learned watching this year's NBA playoffs
There are a lot of mock drafts available with a search, but this one by Draft Express is as good as any other.
Teams send all kinds of different representatives to the event in hopes of getting some good luck. Cleveland Caviliers owner Dan Gilbert is sending his 14-year-old son.
Meanwhile the Sacramento Kings are sending the town's mayor and former NBA point guard Kevin Johnson to the event. The Jazz sent general manager Kevin O'Connor.
The odds for the lottery are presented here.
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Jimmer a future superstar??? Get real. That has exactly 0 percent chance of happening. He is too small to play point guard in the nba, and way too small to play shooting guard. He may be an average backup point guard, but that is it. He plays no More..
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I'm happy all things BYU upset you. I love knowing that with each of the 30+ wins BYU basketball had this year you curled tighter into the fetal position praying that coach Rose would take the offer.
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Have a hard time believing the Jazz draft 2 more bigs as that mock has them doing. Favors, Jefferson, Millsap. Pretty clear this team is hurting for help at the guard positions.