Though the San Antonio Spurs, as expected, walked away from Thursday night’s Draft Lottery with the 11th pick, ESPN’s Senior NBA Writer Zach Lowe provided a sampling of tasty morsels about lotteries past and present. Lowe provided details into the hidden processes behind what is now one of the most important league events annually. He noted that for teams who way-too-frequently occupied the dais and didn’t seem to benefit from several high draft picks at these lottery events, such as the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, and Charlotte Hornets, “it gets depressing when teams collect too many souvenirs from lottery wins.
Tim Duncan really was destined to be a San Antonio Spur
