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A Nice Breakdown Of Exactly How The NBA Lottery Works

We’ll know more about who might take Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett early in the draft in a few days

By JD King

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 WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: RJ Barrett #5 and Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils react against the Michigan State Spartans during the second half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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The NBA lottery will be resolved pretty soon which will allow the draft to get under way (by that we mean that when the order is known people can make actual plans and schemes).

In case you’re wondering how the lottery actually works, here’s a really good breakdown.

Of course even after that NBA people will be full of intrigue and mischief which is half the fun of the draft anyway.

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