Brian Windhorst

One, two, three, four in that order. All right. So the 76ers have the fifth best odds. Okay. And if their pick is, goes to seven or higher, the Thunder get it. All right? So that means if two teams move past the Sixers, they lose their pick and the Thunder get it. All right. First number up, Dallas Mavericks. Hot damn. Cooper Flagg's going to be a Maverick.

That's one team from behind Philly moves in front. Now all of a sudden, Philly's sitting there one minute into the draft lottery with the sixth pick. Okay? Next drawing, San Antonio Spurs. Also behind the Sixers. Boop! The Sixers have the seventh pick. That means that the Oklahoma City Thunder, who, by the way, also have the 15th pick in this draft.

That's one team from behind Philly moves in front. Now all of a sudden, Philly's sitting there one minute into the draft lottery with the sixth pick. Okay? Next drawing, San Antonio Spurs. Also behind the Sixers. Boop! The Sixers have the seventh pick. That means that the Oklahoma City Thunder, who, by the way, also have the 15th pick in this draft.

That's one team from behind Philly moves in front. Now all of a sudden, Philly's sitting there one minute into the draft lottery with the sixth pick. Okay? Next drawing, San Antonio Spurs. Also behind the Sixers. Boop! The Sixers have the seventh pick. That means that the Oklahoma City Thunder, who, by the way, also have the 15th pick in this draft.

Now, you know, you're not necessarily going to get an all-star with the 15th pick, but, you know, you get some good players with the 15th pick. Okay? For, I don't know how long it takes them to reload the lottery balls and then redo it, but let's say it's 90 seconds to two minutes, three minutes. The Thunder had the seventh pick in this draft.

Now, you know, you're not necessarily going to get an all-star with the 15th pick, but, you know, you get some good players with the 15th pick. Okay? For, I don't know how long it takes them to reload the lottery balls and then redo it, but let's say it's 90 seconds to two minutes, three minutes. The Thunder had the seventh pick in this draft.

Now, you know, you're not necessarily going to get an all-star with the 15th pick, but, you know, you get some good players with the 15th pick. Okay? For, I don't know how long it takes them to reload the lottery balls and then redo it, but let's say it's 90 seconds to two minutes, three minutes. The Thunder had the seventh pick in this draft.

And then, and only then, Philly's number comes up third. So they get the three. That was the only chance they had. If they had stayed, if they had hadn't gotten the third or the fourth, they were losing their pick. But the Thunder actually had it. Now, the world didn't see it that way because it happened before we were watching.

And then, and only then, Philly's number comes up third. So they get the three. That was the only chance they had. If they had stayed, if they had hadn't gotten the third or the fourth, they were losing their pick. But the Thunder actually had it. Now, the world didn't see it that way because it happened before we were watching.

And then, and only then, Philly's number comes up third. So they get the three. That was the only chance they had. If they had stayed, if they had hadn't gotten the third or the fourth, they were losing their pick. But the Thunder actually had it. Now, the world didn't see it that way because it happened before we were watching.

But Sam Presti is sitting in that room going, oh, my God, I just got the seventh pick. I got the best team with the best record in the league, and I'm about to wake up with the seventh and 15th picks in this draft. So I just want to point that out while I agree with what you guys are saying, that this team's got a lot more stuff that they can do to improve this roster going forward as well.

But Sam Presti is sitting in that room going, oh, my God, I just got the seventh pick. I got the best team with the best record in the league, and I'm about to wake up with the seventh and 15th picks in this draft. So I just want to point that out while I agree with what you guys are saying, that this team's got a lot more stuff that they can do to improve this roster going forward as well.

But Sam Presti is sitting in that room going, oh, my God, I just got the seventh pick. I got the best team with the best record in the league, and I'm about to wake up with the seventh and 15th picks in this draft. So I just want to point that out while I agree with what you guys are saying, that this team's got a lot more stuff that they can do to improve this roster going forward as well.

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Yes. Not purchased, by the way. Reserved. God, did I get a huge amount of reaction from that. It's an ode to the power of your podcast, more than anything. Let me just make something real clear. when you make a reservation, you don't pay, you don't pay upfront. You can make hotel, you know, knock on wood. They don't change this rule. You just make the reservation.

Yes. Not purchased, by the way. Reserved. God, did I get a huge amount of reaction from that. It's an ode to the power of your podcast, more than anything. Let me just make something real clear. when you make a reservation, you don't pay, you don't pay upfront. You can make hotel, you know, knock on wood. They don't change this rule. You just make the reservation.

You got to give them a credit card. They don't take any money. I mean, I realize that's the case like in Vegas, but you know, at Oklahoma city and in Indianapolis, they're not, you know, by the way, it was an issue for, uh, if I had been covering the Eastern conference finals, you would have had to prepay for, you know, Indy 500 weekend. That would have been one, but yeah,

You got to give them a credit card. They don't take any money. I mean, I realize that's the case like in Vegas, but you know, at Oklahoma city and in Indianapolis, they're not, you know, by the way, it was an issue for, uh, if I had been covering the Eastern conference finals, you would have had to prepay for, you know, Indy 500 weekend. That would have been one, but yeah,

You got to give them a credit card. They don't take any money. I mean, I realize that's the case like in Vegas, but you know, at Oklahoma city and in Indianapolis, they're not, you know, by the way, it was an issue for, uh, if I had been covering the Eastern conference finals, you would have had to prepay for, you know, Indy 500 weekend. That would have been one, but yeah,

You don't have to prepay. I saw people saying, would you spend like $30,000? No, I spend $0. ESPN spends $0. Yes, I have three different hotels in New York. I don't know which one I want to stay. Maybe I want to stay in Midtown. Maybe I want to stay in Downtown. Maybe I want to stay... By the park. I don't know. We'll see. We'll see what the weather's like.