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Former Hawks GM believed the lottery was fixed in 1985 so the Knicks could get Patrick Ewing: "The first thing I think of is conspiracy"
The 1985 NBA Draft Lottery was the first-ever in NBA history. It was also the most controversial one. Long before the league used ping pong balls and lottery machines to determine its draft order ...
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Frank Layden recalls Karl Malone slipping in the 1985 NBA Draft: "We've got to take a chance and sure enough, we picked a Hall of Famer"
Heading to the 1985 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz were eyeing to draft a power forward to compliment guard John Stockton, whom they picked a year earlier. The team set their sights on Karl Malone ...
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10 conspiracy theories in sports that drive fans nuts
8. The NBA rigged the NBA Draft for the Cleveland Cavaliers after LeBron James signed with the Miami Heat. Why fans believe it is true: Fans believe the NBA rigged the draft lottery to help the ...
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NBA Draft regrets: Worst first-round miss by each team in franchise history
The 2023 NBA Draft, which will be conducted Thursday in ... ahead of future Dream Teamers Chris Mullin and Karl Malone in 1985, but the Williams-Paul decision still perks up.