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A history of the NBA draft lottery and its changes over time

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Detroit player-coach Dave DeBusschere called “tails” at the very first version of the draft lottery in 1966, which was a coin flip between the Pistons and the New York Knicks — the worst teams in the Eastern and Western Divisions that season. The coin flip remained in place through 1984, with the two worst teams letting “heads” or “tails” decide who got the No. 1 selection. The lottery has been changed many times since that first coin flip, including Thursday with the introduction of a bigger...

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NBA Finals will show if the Knicks were a great team or just benefited from good fortune

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The New York Knicks are on a historic playoff run. If they can get four more wins — and get them quickly — they would take their place up near the Lakers of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, or the Stephen Curry-Kevin Durant Warriors, among the NBA's dominant postseason powerhouses. If they fall to Oklahoma City or San Antonio in the NBA Finals, they risk being remembered as a team that feasted on a weak East, that won a bunch of games right up until the ones that mattered most.

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The Wizards’ ticket sales are increasing after trades and draft lottery

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The Washington Wizards experienced nearly triple their revenue in new full season ticket revenue and have triple the sales of new season tickets compared to last year, according to Josh Robbins of The Athletic. Robbins’ report came after an interview with Monumental Sports & Entertainment Chief Revenue Officer Jim Van Stone. Let’s give ExPatDE a […]

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NBA's board of governors passes anti-tanking changes to draft lottery process, AP source says

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The NBA approved sweeping changes to the draft lottery on Thursday that will strip the teams with the worst records from receiving the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league had not revealed the vote result publicly.

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