This Draft Lottery changed the NBA. Here's how each team has to respond.
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The NBA Draft Lottery just reshuffled the league. Washington wins the number one pick, the Pacers watch their selection land at five and walk away with nothing, and there is a legitimate argument that Indiana still got the better end of the Zubac trade. Mo and Coach Brendan Suhr go pick by pick from 1 through 14 and break down what it means for every franchise heading into the summer.
Plus: the Giannis trade situation is coming to a head before the draft, the Knicks are playing the best basketball in the East right now, James Harden saved the Cavaliers in game three without once checking his phone, and Wembanyama gets himself ejected at the worst possible moment in a tied series.
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Topics covered:
- NBA Draft Lottery results: every pick from one through 14 broken down
- Why the Pacers may have lost their pick but didn't lose the Zubac trade
- Washington Wizards win the number one pick: how good can they realistically be?
- Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, and Chicago Bulls all in position to add a star
- Giannis trade speculation: Brendan thinks it gets done before the draft
- Sam Presti sitting on picks and why he might make a dramatic move this summer
- Steve Kerr turns down ESPN to return to Golden State
- Mo calls out a reporter for irresponsible reporting on the top draft prospect
- New York Knicks: Brendan Suhr says they are one of the two best teams in the league
- James Harden saves the Cavs in game three, and why he gets too much criticism
- OKC up 3-0 on the Lakers: the JJ Redick scheme debate
- Wembanyama's ejection and the Jordan Rules comparison
- Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle impressing without Wemby
- Brendan heading to the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago next week
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