Full 2003 NBA Draft Lottery (LeBron, Darko, Carmelo)

[@bensocrazy7264]

“ We don’t know who we’re gonna pick yet” Tongue sticks out salivating for Lebron

[@microvan1234]

This intro is the most 2003 thing I can think of lmao

[@whackedoutcookie5487]

God he was so young. It's honestly mind boggling how famous this kid was and how much weight he had on his shoulders yet to this day not a single scandal or anything.

[@AdamKlownzinger]

…not…not a single scandal? Really? You’re that out of it? Find God

[@deejayferguson5015]

Seriously though. That's what makes his GOAT case even better imo. It's sadly not exactly the most common thing for someone to be a true HOFer on AND off the court and you're right to be the "chosen one" of the NBA as a teenager is absolutely insane.... I'm 33 myself and just thinking about what I was doing/where I was at between 15-18 when he was gearing up to enter one of the biggest sports or entertainment leagues as a freaking prodigy is mind blowing. 20+ years (no breaks AKA retirements just saying lol) of being consistently one of the best basketball players on the planet night in and night out plus like you said no scandals, been with his wife since the beginning, great father, huge with charities, foundations, community programs, etc. Smart AF with his $$$ & business ventures and I'm sure his 2nd career is already set up at this point the way he branches out to other forms of entertainment. Yet some people somehow somewway really do hate this man like he did something personal to their mom haha

[@TSJ99]

The leading all-time scorer in NBA history… funny to think back at how there were some fans chanting “overrated” at LeBron’s draft 😂

[@rkroo]

@@AdamKlownzinger whatre you on about lmao

[@explosivediarrhea4671]

Lebron politics is definitely a scandal. Half the country don’t agree with him

[@WoodChuckChuck122]

That intro has me dead 💀

[@JudgeDredd_]

Shit is fuckin what the hell is going on hahahaha

[@nuckymancini7013]

Shits dope asf

[@mattm3729]

is that Dane Cook lmao

[@CREOLEHEAT]

Classic 2003 🤣

[@ripdeth]

Everyone thought aping The Matrix was cool.

[@satsuma1754]

Wooooooaaaa i'm pretty sure the grizzlies's fans believed they had Lebron, when they saw the number 3 pick went to Denver 😲😂.

[@luthecurryeater]

More like pistons fans

[@satsuma1754]

@@luthecurryeater no cause if they had the N1 pick it was for Memphis

[@simpsons2395]

16:13 jerry west kind of cursed that pick. He was like just cause you pick high doesn't guarantee you pick right and boy did the pistons pick wrong especially with number of great options left.

[@mahad7491]

17:10 the face of someone who saw at least two championship slip from their fingers... A Lebron James, Pau Gasol, Shane Battier, Mike Miller and Jason Williams team would have been an all-time passing team.

[@gangtime8705]

Mahad Mohamed it not their faults

[@SaintShaun]

Oh god just imagining that team is mind boggling asf 🤯

[@localneo-graphic4647]

Honestly, I think LeBron James BIGGEST weakness is that he has ALWAYS been the best player on his team... by a lot. Even as an 18 YO rookie, he was still the star of his team. Getting drafted by Memphis would have put him in a VERY different culture where he would have been expected to be less ball dominant. That's LeBron's biggest weakness, he doesn't offer much without the ball, which is why his best RS was with the 09 Cavs, not the Miami superteam.

[@CalebShimomura]

They could've had year 2 Lebron (2nd team all-NBA) and Pau Gasol on their ROOKIE DEALS. THEIR ROOKIE DEALS THAT TEAM WOULD HAVE BEEN BEYOND CRACKED

[@CREOLEHEAT]

They had exactly the types of players Bron needed around him. A damn good wing defender who could hit the three, a sharpshooter, a good post presence & rebounder, & a point guard who could also run the offense & wasn't a black hole on offense. That Grizzlies team with West at the helm would've been a real title contender in just a few seasons. Imagine 2nd year or 3rd year Bron on the 2005 or 2006 Grizzlies. Only the Spurs would be a real challenge.

[@bigjmac0816]

If Memphis had landed the #1 pick, that would’ve been a nice squad with Lebron, Pau, JWill, Battier, and Mike Miller

[@CREOLEHEAT]

That could've been a WCF squad by Bron's third season & a for sure Finals squad by 2006-2008.

[@razkable]

And wright

[@dacooooo]

@17:45 That Cavs owners tongue laugh had me dead lmao!

[@felixruiz1053]

he was blind lmao

[@4ktkaram395]

Lol

[@3timez]

@18:16 Caron Butler's reaction to hearing Detroit gets Memphis's pick. & also looks like Allan Houston, Antawn Jamison, & Juan Dixon behind them are joking about it too. 😂

[@maverickhunter8755]

The commentary during the picks is killing me, it sounds like they on a golf course 😂.

[@sfslax]

Jerry west dying inside realizing they were that close to lebron is actually sadly funny

[@mindphaserxy]

RIP David Stern. You turned the NBA into the clear #2 league out of the Big 4 and ahead of college football, racing, MMA and other competitors from the awful drug fueled controversies of the late 70s and early 80s. LBJ has been transformative for 2 franchises and his addition to the Lakers helped them win a ring during a time when no one thought it probable.

[@thunderking8925]

Because it's rigged.

[@The-Metal-Cooler]

​@@thunderking8925 it's been rigged since David Stern took over and employed the storyline narratives in 84 advertising the Magic Bird fued as a racial thing. It's about telling a story to attract an audience, bc without beef or a story no one would care ab basketball in America.

[@OtherBarry4908]

Adam silver is a disgrace.

[@VirantRoss]

Gordon Gund The Ultimate Winner.. Man Dan Gilbert swooped in just fast.

[@Disneymagic24]

well he had some disease that made it so he got progressively more blind unfortunately . so i think thats why he sold

[@AsadLife27]

Imagine Carmelo with the Pistons at that time Rip NBA

[@southwest702]

Rip Tayshaun Prince

[@thunderking8925]

They didn't need him. They were given the championship plus back to back finals.

[@explosivediarrhea4671]

@@thunderking8925prince was a big part of that team. People who saw those piston teams know how valuable he was

[@90ackt]

Sixth man Melo

[@Chris-kk6cw]

Imagine Wade in Detroit. RIP Hamilton would be the perfect 6th man

[@chuckiemiguelbacolod8558]

100 million before an NBA game.. that's gotta be hype man.. imagine if he wasn't the player he is today

[@dimitrijetucovic1307]

Elgin Baylor, the veteran of the lottery process

[@TheSteve1126]

17:40 was fucking hilarious

[@joshuamann5228]

Stan Kroenke in a "Gotham City Mob Boss" motif...

[@gamblingguru2235]

David stern working hard rigging these lottos even back then

[@paulozhan]

Memphis gave their pick to Detroit And they picked Darko

[@gangtime8705]

Paulo Alexandre they did

[@jUAN.T]

Jerry West donkey

[@whackedoutcookie5487]

17:44 That has to be the most evil laugh I've ever seen on national television. Slithery little snakey snaaaake. 🐍🐍🐍

[@OhioKing_Z]

That’s that “I was just gifted the greatest basketball talent of all time” snicker lmao

[@whackedoutcookie5487]

@@OhioKing_Z 😂 idc that tongue needs to remain in his damn mouth.

[@OhioKing_Z]

@@whackedoutcookie5487 aye he was blind so I’ll give him a pass 😂

[@JD-jc8gp]

Carmelo be watching Carmelo be watching Carmelo

[@1800LUNATIC]

If the Raptors got first pick it would be definitive proof that the system is not rigged

[@StephenWong14]

The Grizzlies just kept on delaying giving up their draft pick until the deadline in 2003, a historically strong draft class.

[@mattm3729]

Carmelo on The Pistons just breaks my mind

[@loganhunter7717]

Imagine if Memphis won the lottery. Also David Stern is so calm it's kinda scary. RIP

[@jjl.s.810]

God bless

[@jaleelmuhammad9659]

This was definitely fixed so lebron goes to Cleveland, no way they were going to let him go to Denver or Memphis

[@ethanedwards7557]

Darko is going to be a monster.

[@Conzore]

Tirico with hair will always throw me off

[@jackr8039]

Gordon Gund was such a good dude

[@tylac7468]

lebron james is simply the goat. he lived up to more hype than any athlete ever had in the history of sports. he js the greatest basketball player/athlete to ever walk this earth.

[@tennaj1367]

As a Piston's fan this video makes m stomach hurt !!! 😱 🤣🤣

[@jamaineberry20]

The year the new 🐐 picked and other greats

[@ginoinencino2528]

Darko got to the Finals. Carmelo & CP3 are yet to be in one. Sure Lebron got to the Finals in that decade. But Darko beat him to it, won a ring in 2 Finals appearances. Just wish Darko had a Brian Scalabrine-type personality to cover up his bust label

[@Antbeast23]

I mean he was drafted on a championship caliber team but did nothing. Cp3 just led his team to the finals and lebron has 4 rings along with dwade winning one on his own.

[@PoochieCollins]

Darko's a total bust, no way you should compare him to the other players like that.

[@ginoinencino2528]

@@PoochieCollins Perhaps youll love this: Only 3 players drafted in the top 3 made it to the Finals in their first 2 seasons, winning at least 1: Tommy Heinsohn, Bill Russell & 🥁....Darko.

[@PoochieCollins]

@@ginoinencino2528 : lol. And even shittier players have championship rings to their name.

[@rickharrison3202]

Knicks never get lucky, cmon man let us win

[@VirantRoss]

*Rick Harrison* Their time is near..... facebook.com/groups/967348520070287/

[@PhillmaticPro]

More disappointment last night. Missed out on Zion.

[@nuckymancini7013]

Who'd we get othello harrington?!?

[@OTCwitDutCh]

Imagine if they had at least got the second pic melo would of got there sooner and would have won ROY like he was supposed to

[@bigEasyMoney2316]

Never get lucky??? ‘85 Then the following year got top 5 pick Oh yeah also had a 5 pick in 82 3 top 5s with 1 #1 In a 5 year run (Also got #8 in ‘87) That alone is more the. Some teams ever had!! You got it in a FIVE year run That’s run of top 5 picks is how many my team has had in its history but never been above #3 The defending heavyweight champs DENVER NUGETS

[@LA-84-FM]

Gordon Gun looks like Will Ferrel in a movie about the Cavs

[@toc1409]

16:05 he predicts darko being a bust

[@TheMrpeejoe]

The old Cavs arena is the Gund Forum

[@Disneymagic24]

it was the gund arena

[@TheMrpeejoe]

Yeah yeah shut up

[@gangtime8705]

here again Carter would stayed if they got Wade or Lebron

[@Budgettechbro]

Bulls love picking at 7 don’t they!

[@gangtime8705]

Who is number 22

[@realbrownsfan3230]

Gordon Gun is funny we don't know who we are going to pick.....Really??? 😂😂

[@gangtime8705]

He was taking shots at stromile and other grizzlies with the star and he knew the results but said it

[@gangtime8705]

no repeat ?

[@mr.h3lmsl3y]

Imagine if Darko became the best out this draft

[@franzlindleyerfe4392]

No Gilbert Family from Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003

[@IXCANADATV]

Is it me or does anyone else feels like that intro was werid

[@AsadLife27]

17:43 Those teeth though

[@gangtime8705]

his hands shivering lol

[@gangtime8705]

How was the raptors their spot it was supposed to be 3

[@zkid001]

Big day in cleveland sports it for sure was

[@salali4033]

How u mess up on Melo ?

[@sesho4439]

That intro was so 2003 lmaooo

[@supremejoseph]

6 -13 who are they LOL

[@3030hp]

BTW, are we still waiting for Darko Milicic? I remember hating the pick when it happened and I still hate it today. Pistons could have had so much more... had I been them, I would have drafted Bosh.

[@zayyancelluler0954]

Well with Bosh you probably wouldn't have traded for Sheed

[@ABattocchi]

I remember this lottery!

[@gangtime8705]

13 teams ?

[@gangtime8705]

wasnt it the 18th lottery

[@thepatsnumber1fan]

And Memphis made the playoffs that season without the 2nd overall pick

[@infiernohuayruro247]

The winner was miami omg they took 3 picks

[@Antbeast23]

Dwade enter the room

[@willseest3732]

West was president of tge grizzlies. I thought he never left the west coast as an executeive

[@thunderking8925]

Who's here because of another sacrifice for Lebron.

[@90ackt]

Why!Joe Dumars

[@Chipbayles]

Bron would’ve been great in Memphis

[@nuckymancini7013]

Milicic... Anthony... LEBRON!!!

[@2uzu]

14:42 🙄

[@danyaslavin]

I SWEAR TO GOD THE BULLS AND THE 7TH PICK

[@REPUBLICANSAREBEYONDSTUPID]

One of the most fixed lotteries ever!

[@stayblackandgoldforlife2144]

They gave the pistons the 2nd pick to make it not look rigged knowing the pistons would make a dumb pick

[@CREOLEHEAT]

Yeah, the hometown messiah storyline was too much to pass up. Bron would've won multiple championships in Memphis.

[@luthecurryeater]

@@stayblackandgoldforlife2144 the pistons picked darko cause they saw him like a star in europe

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

@@CREOLEHEAT 😂😂.

[@nickkuras355]

Rip Memphis

[@3030hp]

BTW, the Celtics had Denver's 2001, 2002 or 2003 1st round picks (Celtics choice) and they stupidly wanted the 2001 pick. They could have held out and gotten the 2003 pick which would have been Carmelo or Bosh or Wade.

[@reconnect10]

if lebron go to jerry west， he would become goat

[@AFTR2025]

Hes better than West

[@BreadVanVleet]

@@AFTR2025 🤦‍♂️

[@noname18294]

I bet the cavs won

[@jordanwilliams8014]

Darko is a bust worse than Greg Oden

[@OGYOUTUBER187]

Definitely. Oden was actually good but couldn't stay healthy

[@DASCO2136]

I can think of one that was worse: Sam Bowie

[@gangtime8705]

and that what lebron did i guess with the help of the media

[@3030hp]

Bro this intro was terrible LOL

[@OGYOUTUBER187]

This was so rigged lol they would never have LeBron in Toronto, Memphis or Denver

[@mohamedadam2977]

I mean Cleveland was a small market team as well

[@ninoescxbar7424]

they dumb tho lebron in toronto would’ve made them a lot more money then lebron in cleveland

[@PrivatelyHanging]

Piston fucked up..... worst draft pick ever

[@razkable]

Not seeing wade is crazy...or bosh...darko is so bad

[@gangtime8705]

Intergrity of what

[@isaacmcquown]

$100 dollars Chris Camon busts

[@gangtime8705]

amarie out of hs

[@lionfan3k330]

Imagine if the pistons got the 1st pick and took lebron james 👀

[@johnnydepp4866]

The pistons wouldn’t get the no.1 pick by any chance. The grizzlies would keep the pick if it goes 1st because that’s the only way to draft lbj at that time

[@localneo-graphic4647]

@@johnnydepp4866 LeBron was such a no brainer number 1. Seriously, EVERYONE knew he was BEFORE he even got drafted. He was so good in high school it was unfair.

[@RMD992-f2n]

Rigged

[@xelefonte]

I thought maybe Cleveland would send their best player on behalf of their organization like Ricky Davis or Carlos Boozer (both who were underachieving trash envious of the Lebron hype at the time)...but instead the Cavs sent themself, the team owner Gordon Gund who was probably the least famous person in the room. Nobody has ever heard of the dude yet he is the wealthy owner of the Cavs in 2003. It’s almost fitting my because the Cavs had no quality players worth representing the shitty organization.

[@nuckymancini7013]

Perhaps dajuan wagner?

[@OGYOUTUBER187]

@@nuckymancini7013 Trash

[@TheKapei22]

Maybe he wanted to leave NBA after repeated failures of Cavaliers, them David Stern gave LeBron as a gift for his efforts to save the team from Ted Stepien? He got old and decided to cash out.

[@olegunnarsolskjaer337]

Gordon also owned the Minnesota North Stars. He was pretty known in Ohio and Minnesota.

[@90ackt]

It should be Pistons Melo Nuggets Bosh Raptors Darko Heat Wade

[@razkable]

No one had darko that high...bosh was going to be better and wade was the clear 3rd pick....

[@jayinmaine]

Carmelo did NOT make other players around him better

[@floydphillipsco]

Pistons are a joke of a franchise, and will forever be cursed for not drafting Carmelo Anthony...

[@dereks7745]

Who won the NBA title the next season? Exactly.