NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum reveals the number two pick for the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports
We all know the NBA Draft Lottery is suppose to be a completely impartial undertaking. It is simply the ping pong balls fall wherever that teams get slotted from. Yet, it hard not to come away with the feeling the Detroit Pistons were rewarded for how they conducted themselves this season.
Ever since the Commissioner David Stern was accused of rigging the NBA lottery so the New York Knicks could get Patrick Ewing, the actual drawing has been conducted to look as transparent and fair as possible.