In 1985, the NBA introduced a lottery system to decide the draft order of non-playoff teams—a revolutionary development with a legacy that still lingers on the lottery’s 40th anniversary. Before 1985, ...
Rick Welts was at the 1st NBA lottery. And he was there when Mavs won a chance to draft Cooper Flagg
CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Welts was there, 40 years to the date earlier, when the NBA draft lottery got started. He worked for the league then and was in the room when that first one took place. And it ...
The 1985 NBA Draft is one of the most talked-about events in basketball history, not just because of the players, but because of a strange theory. The league introduced the draft lottery that year, ...
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Shaquille O'Neal sparks 'rigged' NBA conspiracy theories after revealing his secret talks before draft lottery
NBA conspiracy theorists got more ammunition this week when Shaquille O'Neal was asked about the long-running suspicions over the draft lottery. Since its inception in 1985, when some believe Patrick ...
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