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The Oklahoma City Thunder has been struggling since the 2019-20 campaign led by the trio of Chris Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Dennis Schroder. Rebuilding and letting most of their main pieces move to other teams in the offseason means they shifted their priority in building their roster through the NBA draft. The first top-10 pick […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are preparing for the 2022 NBA Draft with the best collection of draft ammunition. They have the second overall pick after moving up two spots in the draft lottery as well as picks 12, 30 and 34 for Sam Presti’s favorite day of the year. Although the Thunder should keep the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder finally got some luck from the NBA lottery gods this season, landing the second pick in the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft. Thunder GM Sam Presti has focused on hoarding draft picks like they’re the most valuable resource on earth over the past couple of seasons. Now in the process of turning […]

The Washington Wizards drew the 10th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery. After another middling season, they are looking for ways to become a strong team again. Simply put, the Wizards need talent. It doesn’t matter what position they can find it at. They just need a high-level player to give them some sort […]

The NBA Draft lottery is a foreign place for the San Antonio Spurs but this is exactly where they found themselves this season. After 22-straight seasons of making the playoffs, the Spurs found themselves looking on for the third year in a row. The Spurs entered the lottery with the 9th best odds at the […]

The Detroit Pistons finished the 2021-22 season with a record of 23-59 which was the third-worst in the NBA. This poor performance presented them with a great opportunity to secure a top pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. The NBA recently adjusted the lottery odds to give the three worst teams each a 14% chance […]

There are few franchises across any sport that hold the level of poor luck as the New York Knicks. The Knicks have now gone 18 straight lotteries without moving up their draft selection. New York has seen their pick fall back seven times and remained the same eleven. This was the case this year as […]

The NBA Draft Lottery was held Tuesday night, with the Orlando Magic winning the top spot in this year’s NBA Draft. For the last few months, there has reportedly been a very clear top three. Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Auburn’s Jabari Smith Jr. and Duke’s Paolo Banchero. For much of the season, it was believed that […]

The Indiana Pacers are beginning their rebuild with the sixth overall pick. After falling down one spot in the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery, they will look to add a future star as they embark on the future. The Pacers are in an interesting spot in the draft. They are out of reach from the top […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered lottery night already down one high-value first-round pick they initially expected to have. Worse, by the time the proceedings were over, Portland also emerged on the wrong side of ping-pong ball luck. The Blazers “won” the No. 7 overall pick on Tuesday night, falling a slot in the 2022 NBA […]

The Houston Rockets did not have luck on their side at the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery. They fell down three spots to the third overall pick while the Orlando Magic and Oklahoma City Thunder jumped them. Although they won’t pick first, the Rockets will be on the board with the possibility to land Paolo Banchero, […]

The 2022 NBA Draft Lottery just concluded with the Orlando Magic winning the top pick. There is just a little over a month remaining before the draft, which is enough time for teams to strategize their selections. In this post we’ll discuss 2022 NBA Draft Lottery winners. In fact, we’ll also discuss 2022 NBA Draft […]

The Sacramento Kings are the biggest winners of the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery. They jumped up three spots and landed the fourth overall pick. After a disappointing season in which they made a big move at the trade deadline to bring in an All-Star, the Kings have the chance. Trading the pick for a more […]

The New Orleans Pelicans entered the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery with a lot at stake. They had an impressive end to the season that included a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in the play-in tournament. The youthful squad put up an impressive fight in the opening round and won two games over the top-seeded […]

The Houston Rockets are in full rebuild mode after their second straight season with 20 or fewer wins. The NBA recently adjusted the lottery odds which gave the bottom three teams equal chance at landing the number one pick.  The Rockets went into the lottery with a 52.1% chance of getting a top 4 pick. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were dealt a tough blow during the 2022 NBA Draft lottery and nobody was more bummed about it than Damian Lillard. Not only did the Blazers fail to move up to the top four spots, they also fell even lower than their projected sixth pick. Lillard was Portland’s representative at the […]

The Orlando Magic had a rough season in 2021-2022, finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 22-60 record. It was not expected to be a banner year, and the season met expectations. On Tuesday night though, Magic fans got something they can be excited about. The Orlando Magic won the NBA Draft […]

The NBA Draft lottery results are out, and the Orlando Magic are the biggest winners after landing the top overall pick in the 2022 rookie selection. The Oklahoma City Thunder got lady luck smiling on their favor as well after getting the second overall pick despite the odds putting them outside the Top 3. Sure […]

The silver lining of the Los Angeles Lakers missing the playoffs is that they get to take part in Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery. LeBron James and Co. have a small chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick but unfortunately for them, even if they do, this pick will be sent over to the Pelicans. […]

The New York Knicks finished the regular season below .500 with a 37-45 record and no postseason run. After the disappointing 2021-2022 season, the team is looking forward to moving on and preparing for the season ahead. The NBA Draft Lottery is the next big thing for teams not competing in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, […]

The 2022 NBA Playoffs have now reached the conference finals, and what better way to ring in this round than with the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery. After some tank jobs, teams around the league are having dreams of Holmgrens and Bancheros. For the teams in the lottery places, the fortunes of their franchise could change […]

The Ringer’s founder Bill Simmons blasted the NBA regarding their handling of the draft lottery in response to a rule change from the NHL. Whoa, the NHL instituted a “nobody can win the draft lottery twice in 5 years” rule. I’ve been pushing for an NBA version of this for years. Why do we reward […]

The New England Patriots game-plan for the future is simple: develop Mac Jones into their next star. The 2021 first-round pick is hailed as the successor to Tom Brady, and the Pats are doing everything they can to help out their QB. That includes taking wide receiver Tyquan Thornton in the second round of the […]

Elon Musk buying Twitter for a ridiculous amount of money has been the talk of the two recently. So much so, that the Houston Rockets’ social media team came up with a clever way to voice their hope to secure the number one pick in the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery. It gained a ton of […]

On the heels of a National Championship victory, Kansas Jayhawks star Christian Braun made a key reveal regarding his basketball future on Sunday. Braun took to Twitter to reveal his intentions to declare for the 2022 NBA Draft, though he will be maintaining his eligibility at Kansas, meaning he hasn’t fully ruled out a return […]

The 2022 NBA Draft is slowly approaching as the playoffs are officially underway. However, many scouts around the league are doing their due diligence on scouting the incoming rookie class. The Duke Blue Devils have some notable names eligible to enter the league and Wendell Moore has made his final decision. According to Jon Rothstein, […]

Chet Holmgren led the Gonzaga Bulldogs to a solid 2021-22 season. The Bulldogs ended the season atop the AP poll and made it to the Sweet 16 behind Holmgren. The seven-foot-tall star will officially be a one-and-done and enter the 2022 NBA Draft. He thanked the Gonzaga program and fans in a Twitter post declaring […]

It’s been a busy week for the Kentucky Wildcats. First, star forward and National Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe made his decision to return to the program next year in an effort to improve his NBA Draft stock. That wasn’t the biggest news to come out of Kentucky. Freshman Shaedon Sharpe made a huge […]

Paolo Banchero shined in his lone season with the Duke Blue Devils. He helped lead the team to the Final Four in Mike Krzyzewski’s last season while winning the ACC Rookie of the Year Award. The Seattle-born forward entered the 2021-22 college season as a top prospect in the 2022 NBA Draft and will leave […]

With the 2022 NBA Draft approaching in the next couple of months, more and more players are making the decision to either stay in college or take their talents to the professional level. After a solid junior year where he led the UCLA Bruins in scoring, Johnny Juzang announced that he will declare for the […]

Illinois Fighting Illini star center Kofi Cockburn announced Wednesday that he will be entering the 2022 NBA Draft and will hire an agent, ending a legendary college career in Champaign. Cockburn took to social media with his announcement, featuring a lengthy message: NEXT CHAPTER 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Wz6xzAUl51 — King Kofi (@kxng_alpha) April 20, 2022 With the […]

The NBA conducted its tiebreakers to determine the back end of the 2022 NBA Draft on Monday. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the league broke four ties that now cement picks 15-30 in the first round. The Bulls won their tiebreaker against the Timberwolves to get the 18th overall pick, while Minnesota receives the 19th. […]

With the NCAA Basketball season over, the focus for many in the world of college basketball will shift to the 2022 NBA Draft, where some of the nation’s finest prospects will enter the draft to begin their professional careers. One such prospect is Memphis Tigers star center Jalen Duren, who announced his intention to enter […]

Marvin Bagley III had a strong finish to the season after being shipped by the Sacramento Kings to the Detroit Pistons at the trade deadline. One could argue that it was the best stretch of his injury-plagued NBA career since his rookie campaign. While Bagley remains a solid player with versatility and athleticism, his largely […]

USC Trojans forward Isaiah Mobley is looking to continue his family’s legacy at the next level by joining his brother, current Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley, in the NBA. Isaiah Mobley headed to the NBA Draft a year after his brother, Evan, was a lottery pick out of USC. Give Andy Enfield credit. One […]

With the 2022 NBA Draft just a couple of months away, lots of NCAA players are making their decision to either return to college for another season or declare for the draft. Add Kentucky star TyTy Washington to the list. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Washington is taking his talents to the Association after just one […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2021-22 failure became complete on Tuesday night thanks to their loss to the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs’ impressive win over the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers were eliminated from play-in tournament contention with the loss, a fact that has the New Orleans Pelicans and their fans jumping for joy. […]

With March Madness officially wrapping up on Monday night as the Kansas Jayhawks took home the national title, the focus now shifts towards the 2022 NBA Draft on June 23rd. One of the potential top picks, Auburn standout Jabari Smith, has officially announced he is taking his talents to the next level. Smith posted this […]

On the most recent episode of ClutchPoints’ Nothing But Nets podcast, we got a very intriguing question from a listener. Martin from the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn wanted to know this: “How relieved are Brooklyn Nets fans that the New York Knicks are blowing their draft position, conceding relevance to the Nets for the foreseeable future?” […]