Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham during an NCAA Tournament game against Oregon State at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 21, 2021. Credit: TNS/Andy Lyons
First, and maybe most important for the local Knicks fans, as the NBA conducted its Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, with fans and teams sweating out the possibility of losing lottery picks as the ping-pong balls fell, this had nothing to do with you. The Knicks may still trade up with multiple picks this season, but they could relax and enjoy the evening for once.
With the revamped odds in the lottery, it turned out to be a rare night when two of the teams with the highest odds of a top pick ended up going first and second with the Detroit Pistons getting the top overall pick, Houston avoiding giving up their pick by landing No.