How the NBA Draft Lottery works

Here##Q##s how the NBA Draft Lottery works. • Fourteen pingpong balls numbered 1-14 are placed in a lottery-style drum. • There are 1,001 possible combinations when four pingpong balls are drawn out of 14, without regard to the order the pingpong balls are selected. Topics Table Tennis NBA Draft Orlando … Continue reading

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The Orlando Magic hope Pat Williams is their lottery good luck charm again

Orlando Magic fans approach Pat Williams whenever they see him around town these days. “Come on home with the first pick,” they say. “Bring it on back,” they say. Related Nerlens Noel leads the current 2013 Consensus NBA Draft Board Schmitz##Q##s Take: Can Magic risk drafting Nerlens Noel? … Continue reading

NBA Draft Combine notebook: GMs want more interviews with prospects, fewer drills

At least several general managers who attended the NBA Draft Combine on Thursday and Friday hope league officials will do away with the event’s on-court drill work and instead use the time to give teams more interviews with prospects. After scouting players throughout the college season, or in some … Continue reading

Orlando Magic interview point guards C.J. McCollum and Myck Kabongo at combine

CHICAGO — With their second-string point guard slated to become a free agent and their third-string point guard possessing an unguaranteed contract, Orlando Magic officials already have met with some potential backcourt replacements during the 2013 NBA Draft Combine. C.J. McCollum, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Lehigh, and Myck … Continue reading

Nerlens Noel and Ben McLemore say they’re worthy of top overall pick

CHICAGO — You couldn##Q##t have missed Orlando Magic officials if you visited the 2013 NBA Draft Combine on Thursday. Coach Jacque Vaughn sat at midcourt inside the Attack Athletics gym, flanked by lead assistant coach James Borrego, assistant general manager Matt Lloyd and scouting and player development manager Brian Wright. … Continue reading