Adult me doesn’t know if it was rigged. Childhood me was convinced it was rigged. The Warriors had the worst record. In previous years, they’d get the #1 pick and get Patrick Ewing. Instead the lottery was born. The Dubs got the worst lottery pick. They still got Chris Mullin because the 2-6 picking teams were obsessed with 7-foot centers. I was convinced the Dubs would never be great … then came Steph Curry.
I doubt that it was rigged, and regardless, the Knicks, while much better with Ewing than they were before him, won precisely zero titles when he was in NYC.
The truth will never be known but, I am in agreement with you, CC! It was rigged!
I am 200% not a conspiracy theorist type of person, but agree with you 200%.
Fascinating! Could they actually pull this off without it being leaked out at some point?
Adult me doesn’t know if it was rigged. Childhood me was convinced it was rigged. The Warriors had the worst record. In previous years, they’d get the #1 pick and get Patrick Ewing. Instead the lottery was born. The Dubs got the worst lottery pick. They still got Chris Mullin because the 2-6 picking teams were obsessed with 7-foot centers. I was convinced the Dubs would never be great … then came Steph Curry.
I don't know if he still writes it, but someone used to write a column every year explaining why the draft lottery would be rigged for each team.
Eternal shoutout to the NHL for being too stupid to rig the lottery and sending McDavid to Edmonton.
I doubt that it was rigged, and regardless, the Knicks, while much better with Ewing than they were before him, won precisely zero titles when he was in NYC.