Big surprise during the 2025 NBA Draft lottery
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The NBA Draft lottery brought more drama than usual on May 12. For the first time in a long time, the Detroit Pistons weren’t involved in the lottery draft.
Two years ago, San Antonio won THE lottery and drafted Victor Wembanyama. Last season, the Spurs drafted fourth and took Stephon Castle out of UConn, who went on to win Rookie of the Year.
The 82 games the Toronto Raptors played between late-October and early-April were a prelude to Monday’s NBA Draft Lottery. With expectations low and winning largely incidental, those games were mostly about evaluating the Raptors’ young players.