The moment we’ve all been waiting for…
The time has come. The moment that we’ve all been waiting for — some of us for 15 years, the last time the Nets had its own lottery pick. That ping pong call configuration landed them No. 3 (Derrick Favors), who was later flipped in a trade that landed them Deron Williams. We know how that ended.
As Giannis rumors heat up, it’s worth pondering what the implications will be the closer we get to June 25 and the Draft and beyond. Could it impact the organization for several years? For now, we can only hope the Basketball Gods relieve the Nets of their past sins.
Brooklyn has a 9% chance at the No. 1 overall pick as well as a 37.2% chance at a top-4 pick. In the history of the lottery, only 10 teams have won it all with worse odds.
Other headlines to watch is where the Phoenix (Houston) pick falls. Brooklyn traded that pick for its own (and next year’s.) Both are in the lottery. Updates to follow.
Update: Lucas here. That sucked. You knew it was going downhill when the Spurs and Mavericks jumped in the order, leaving Brooklyn in a head-to-head stare down with the eighth overall pick.
Jordi Fernández’s Nets could not sidestep that fate, landing at #8. To add just a bit of insult to injury, the Philadelphia 76ers, who overtook Brooklyn in the race to the bottom at the end of March, jumped to #3. Ouch.
More to come.
PING PONG, BING BONG
WHAT: NBA Draft Lottery
WHEN: Coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. ET.
WHERE: ESPN | Knicks–Celtics Game 3 follows
WHO: Jordi Fernandez will be on the dias and Makar Gevorkian, the Nets capologist, will be in the back room where it happens.
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We’ll be updating the site with news pieces as they come here.
Pooch and Collin will be going live after the pick is drawn here.
Giannis rumors can be taken only so serious here.