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The NBA Draft and General Manager Class Struggle

The run-up to the NBA draft is full of science and reason, but there's always an undercurrent of mysticism, of players with a special allure, inexplicable outcomes on draft night, final boards that read like mocks dropped on the floor and trampled. I am in no way an advocate of basketball paganism; team should think long...

Doc: We'll Be Just Fine

The Boston Celtics faithful might still be in mourning. But today in the Boston Herald, Doc Rivers is trying to look forward. Unlike most of Boston, Rivers doesn't think the lottery disaster is the end of the world: "Now we're going to have to do it the old-fashioned way. We're going to have to earn it," Rivers said. "And...

Longform Shoals: Last Night the Lottery Saved the League

Bethlehem Shoals writes about the NBA without a conscience and sometimes, he can't be contained. When the hour is right, and the news demands it, you'll get more Shoals than usual. One of these hours has arrived, so here's another installment of Longform Shoals.Want proof that these playoffs have problems? Look no further...

T-Wolves Want God's Help At the Lottery

So everyone know Tuesday's lottery is a big deal. Expect even more stories than usual about good luck charms, players sent as good luck charms, and batty superstition. Chances are, none of them will match this news from the T-Wolves offseason outpost. Randy Foye, last year's first-rounder, will represent the team. To...

NBA Lottery News From the Web

05/17/11 2011 NBA Draft Lottery: Where Will Presumed No.1 Pick... Source: Bleacher Report Where will Presumed No.1 Pick Kyrie Irving Land in the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery ?

Background on NBA Lottery

The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in which the teams who had missed the playoffs in the previous season, or teams who hold the draft rights of another team that missed the playoffs in the previous season, participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order in the NBA Draft.

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