BROOKLYN - Much has changed about the NBA Lottery over the years. The famous ping pong balls are now gone. The cast of NBA front office executives, and even the commissioner of the NBA itself, has changed. The event itself, once just a gathering of league execs, has become must-see TV.
One thing, however, has remained constant through the evolution of the NBA Lottery: more often than any other school, Duke has seen its players walk across the stage on draft night as NBA lottery picks.
Since the inception of the NBA Lottery in 1985, Duke has produced a record 21 lottery selections.