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  • NBA draft lottery: Cavaliers and Magic have landed the most top picks in the event's 40-year history

NBA draft lottery: Cavaliers and Magic have landed the most top picks in the event’s 40-year history

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Published May 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM

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Patrick Ewing was poised to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft 40 years ago when Commissioner David Stern began the first draft lottery by pulling a logo of the Golden State Warriors out of an envelope — indicating they would select seventh. Pat O'Brien, announcing for CBS, proclaimed: "And the first team to hate the lottery." Now the question is who will be the next team to hate the lottery.

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