The NBA held it’s annual farce known as the Draft Lottery tonight in New York prior to the Western Conference Final game between the Rockets and Warriors and predictably, the Denver Nuggets stayed where they began the proceedings getting the 7th pick in the draft to be held on June 25th.
Owner Josh Kroenke represented the Nuggets at the Lottery which was televised nationwide by ESPN. The Nuggets only had a 4.3% for the first overall pick, 6.7% for the second and 8.4% for the third pick so the odds were stacked against them. The first three picks went as follows:
#1 Pick: Minnesota Timberwolves
#2 Pick: Los Angeles Lakers
#3 Pick: Philadelphia 76ers.