Top 10 Draft Lottery Moments

Take a look at some of the best reactions and most astonishing draft lottery results over the course of the lottery's 26-year history.

[@itsJMac2013]

i love how the grizzlies kept on getting the 2nd pick

[@rizzysbaby4746]

@Bronx B they got it again😅

[@jackbutler3594]

And the pacers

[@YA05]

What about the lakers

[@westonwise3033]

Lol and they got it in 2020

[@danielsong323]

Factsss

[@RBowJunki3]

'we don't know who we are gonna pick yet" LOL p.s. poor grizzlies

[@MrtheMuppetfan]

You know whats MORE Bad,even if they get Lebron or Someone else they are in Pistons...Thats more BS lol

[@nightshade4580]

+Mrthe Muppetfan if they would of got the #1 pick they would of kept it sense it was still protected at the #1 slot

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

They did it again lol

[@TheKenolaBar]

"We waited 14 yrs. What's two more?" He was so right on the money. David Robinson was our first MVP and brought us our first championship.

[@michaelrodriguez-ch6pt]

I know this is from 10 years ago but it was Timmy D that brought us our championships David wasn’t able to do it by himself

[@Lilpeteythegoat]

Congrats on Vic

[@ATEOH5]

grizzlies keep getting shit on

[@ladiesman987456321]

If they didnt get shit on in 2003, the pistons might have had not 5 not 6 not 7 not 8 not 9 not 10 not 11, but 12 championships by now.

[@pyrotechnic96]

the grizz pick was top 1 protected. memphis would have gotten lebron

[@miguelsandoval1985]

Man, The Grizzles Can't Catch A Break In Terms Of The Draft Lottery.

[@miguelsandoval1985]

Yeah, Tell Me About This.

[@StephenWong14]

and they got the 4th pick with the worst record in 2007 (while most people only remembered the Celtics slipped to the 5th with 2nd worst record, leading it to the big 3 trade)

[@Gray.12]

Miguel Sandoval yeah, but what did the Magic do with their lotteries?

[@miguelsandoval1985]

Good Question. I Wish I Knew All About This.

[@NaRCoTiiCz123]

Miguel Sandoval Lol they traded Kevin Love for OJ Mayo and Mike Miller back in 08

[@mrsansty]

Moral of the story = Dont be the Grizzlies.

[@cudfam6032]

mrsansty 2019 and what do you know😂

[@carson5793]

This year too

[@lucasr2050]

You should be happy you get in the top 2 at least

[@KingOfMonsters2K]

Hey I'm from 7 years into the future we have Uber, VR, A pandemic, and Electric cars and the Memphis Grizzlies are currently number 1 in the west with their 2nd overall pick.

[@tech_ninja]

@@KingOfMonsters2K huh lol

[@StFidjnr]

@ 1:33 we've waited 14 years what's 2 more

[@ethan97679]

#2: In 1993 the Magic just went 41-41 with Shaq and with the the worst odds got the #1 pick

[@LeirkAnoras]

"we waited 14 years, what's 2 more?" best quote ever on the draft lottery.

[@2321tma]

Grizzlies got second 3/10 on this list...feel bad for jerry

[@TheMrmoney91]

lol grizzlies got cheesed so hard

[@gabphin136]

And again in 2019 lol

[@MRRACC0]

😱 Allen iverson could've been a raptor!!

[@airraza9409]

I Wish he was :(

[@mikec2707]

Should have been. Kobe should gave Been first.

[@WSBT960]

Air raza Couldn;t have been, that year neither Toronto or Vancouver could claim the first pick, due to league rules at the time.

[@tinostarks]

Michael C pretty sure kobe wasn't even top 12

[@mikec2707]

tinostarks well he obviously deserves number 1. Everyone else was a a bust.

[@maxyenk1320]

I 1000% agree with this top 10, I do believe Patrick Ewing was the biggest lottery pick ever in 1985. That pick changed the Knicks Franchise for the next decade and was a huge lottery spot!

[@LegendOfWinningNBA]

What a waste of a pick: '88 Clippers picked Manning Missed Mitch Richmond

[@chiefsosa1368]

Low done come such a long way😭😭

[@michaele.918]

My guy LOwwww

[@773d0n]

LMAO wtf

[@mikeanaya7061]

Elgin Baylor was the king of wasting high draft picks and striking out on mainly all of them. Clippers had plenty of chances to have very talented squad but Elgin couldn’t seem to scout the right players and always drafted power forwards.

[@Sephiroth766]

Revisionist history, Manning was the consensus #1 guy heading into the draft. Richmond going that high would have been earth shattering news.

[@whitiscool1]

grizzlies interview: i'm tired of being 2nd

[@megabrandon36]

Omar Little and again un 2019

[@putush101]

1999 Bulls YES YES YES..... 2000 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@jumpman7268]

putush101 please explain???

[@Shinedogs]

The Bulls were so excited when they won the lottery and drafted Elton Brand, only to trade him the next year

[@richiebee1984]

Shinedogs wait how did the bulls get the number 1 pick in 1999 when they won 3 titles in a row for the 2nd time.please explain will appreciate the explanation.

[@heyyy19]

It was after the 98-99 season, not the 97-98 championship season. The Bulls were bad that year and Jordan was retired.

[@GabrielRamires1]

the second pick goes to the vancouver/memphis grizzlies LMFAO

[@croftmire]

If I remember right, the Raptors & Grizzlies weren’t permitted to have the #1 pick for the first few years of their existence (I’m unable to explain why because I’m remembering this off the top off my head; you’ll have to look it up). So Grizzlies getting #2 was the best they could get.

[@Idonthavetimeforthis276]

You're telling me my charlotte hornets almost had Shaquille O'Neal? Well they probably would have just traded him away like they did Kobe

[@claytron3000]

They got Alonzo with that pick, which was a pretty good consolation prize.

[@joshpierpoint9063]

Danny Manning...Wow. I forgot about him. Could have been something. Was an all star but injuries held him back so much.

[@Julio-mo9im]

Damn shaq and Chris Weber could've done some damage together

[@kyleoconnor9771]

Who’s here after Pelicans landed number 1

[@miguelsandoval1985]

Also, Orlando Was Feeling The Magic 1992 & 1993 Draft Lotteries. (At Least On The List Of Lottery Draft Moments)

[@chzybcnbwl]

Not the 1997 draft lottery, the celtics had a 37% chance at 1st but spurs got it and the best PF in history

[@1survivor566]

Karl Malone wasn't drafted in 1997.

[@ThTcraftFTW]

1 Survivor Tim Duncan

[@1survivor566]

ThTcraft Duncan is an all time great but Malone is the best PF in history.

[@ThTcraftFTW]

1 Survivor Lmfao 5 is greater than 0 kiddo

[@dionr1168]

1 Survivor The Playoffs were Sunday for Malone...and you know what they say about that. The Mail Man doesn't deliver on Sundays.

[@ownedbyc]

"We've waited 14 years... What's two more?" I love it

[@OfficialAK4]

#4 I've never seen someone so excited to have Kenyon Martin on their team LOL

[@danny__dimes6606]

Pat Williams is perhaps the luckiest man in all of sports. Dude had 5 of these moments 😂😂

[@nikeraikage5318]

Damn grizzlies...talk about bad luck bears.lol

[@618greenleaf7]

How Orlando managed back to back #1 picks is still unbelievable. And Pat Croches reaction was the best

[@desthebest100]

Lmao the grizzlies got every single 2nd pick it seemed like

[@kaushikrajan6248]

Love how the Clippers were happy about the 1st pick to draft Danny Manning 😭😂

[@ernestmaturan1389]

There's a reason he's a the top prospect in the draft they did they know he wouldn't be a star 🤨

[@darylxavieraulus724]

ah yes an all-time leading scorer in Big Eight Conference history + led the team to an NCAA title

[@thechosenone6517]

Grizzlies in 2003. Missed out on pick 1 and getting LeBron. It's ok, they had Wade, Melo or Bosh to choose from! They pick Darko...

[@nathertruong2087]

+Lachy Jones Pistons picked that kid not memphis

[@nicholassmith889]

Grizzlies lost the draft pick because of a trade 7 years prior. If they got #1 draft they would have kept the pick

[@dramasphere388]

+Lachy Jones you're not very bright

[@hankmehere017]

Nicholas Smith That sounds even worse lol. Meaning they almost had Lebron and then ended up NOTHING lmao

[@jsrosete84]

it was lebron or nothing for them

[@TheDinmamma12]

2:27 that dude looks like a god damn dinasaour

[@texantrainer81]

lol funny.. but the chicago guy looks stupid af

[@robertlquetzalcoatl8618]

+hikingtrainer(: that's bcuz the Chicago guy was stupid af for breaking up that 90's Bulls team, he cared more about getting the no 1 pick than winning them 6 rings...

[@texantrainer81]

+Robertl Quetzalcoatl that's so true..

[@Dave416]

"We waited 14 years.. .what's 2 more" Truest and smartest statement GM statement ever made in NBA history. Robinson top 5 player of ALL time.

[@larryfitzgeraldjr]

Imagine being the Suns and losing a coin flip for Kareem Abdul Jabar. And dropping 4 spots this year, in the lottery.

[@Hoodiahoy]

Love how excited they get :D Like a kid getting picked first for kick ball :D

[@bonzie1645]

Dave Debuscherre's reaction is priceless when the Knicks won the 1st pick LOL!!

[@kingjro2]

The Grizzles had so many #2 picks and yet they sucked while they were in Vancouver.

[@longdong3]

mike korzemba should do a video on how the grizzlies got fucked

[@victormanoeldebrito7629]

1:55 - One of the purest "screaming internally" moments ever, courtesy of Jerry West. Memphis would only keep the pick if they landed the #1 choice. So they send it to Detroit, and the Pistons commited a top-5 draft mistake by selecting Darko Milicic.

[@dominicleon2662]

IMAGINE IF WE DIDNT GET THE FIRST PICK For LEBRON HISTORY WOULD BE SO DIFFERENT!,!?! AMAZING LOVE IT NICE JOB AWESOME COOL VIDEO GREAT THIS IS THE BEST WOWW!??!

[@cudfam6032]

And grizzlies got 2nd in 2019🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BBSKN]

Interesting how not one of these teams went on to win the championship. Yeah, Spurs won but only after they won the Duncan lottery which isn't shown here.

[@jon-unicorn-doxxer]

The cavs

[@ChickenConPolloHD]

I remember my dads friend had a Duncan Celtics jersey made already haha. Too confident.

[@wesleyswain1189]

Yessssssss!!! Elton Brand and Kenyon Martin!

[@hasanavci2049]

VANCOUVER İS ALWAYS 2. PRAY :(((((

[@stephensigmon3490]

Charlotte missed out on Shaq?? And I thought missing out on Anthony Davis after having the worst record in NBA history was bad enough.

[@Gelogoze]

nba gotta do more of these!

[@swallowme535]

Pat Williams is the lottery legend

[@MyRaptorz]

No wonder Vancouver lost their NBA team, they kept picking second in the damn lottery and kept screwing it up

[@jokersoulja]

imagine if ai came to toronto.....

[@g__p__p43]

with carter... and imagine they convince mcgrady.... holy shit

[@TheSnazzyX3]

doreian heard none of those guys ever averaged 10 asts lmao

[@dominicleon2662]

A.Nico AI,T MAC,VC,THATS A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RIGHT THERE IF SO

[@NWO1121]

Because Orlando always has smart front office people. Unlike other smart market teams. Orlando knows how to work the D-league and find the good players. I just hope we can win soon but that momment when Orlando drafted Dwight was awesome

[@MrVanDep]

the NBA draft is very entertaining... Can't help but enjoy the emotions. About the Grizzlies, it paid off eventually, they got a great team. They and OKC will dominate for a while, just glad to see the Spurs and Lakers outta the way, and be depressed for being a Suns fan. Only time I saw them go to the finals was my first year as a fan when I was 7, 92-93 season

[@KingOfMonsters2K]

Hey I'm from 11 years in the future and well the Grizzlies are currently dominating, since then the Spurs won another title in 2014 and have fell from grace along with the lakers and OKC. Oh yeah and about OKC what if I told you that the Thunder blew a 3-1 lead and Kevin Durant left the Thunder to join a team that came back on him 3-1?

[@nonyabizznes1316]

Add the spurs winning the 2023 lottery

[@SolidOcelot]

Kenyon Martin was a No. 1 pick? >.

[@classicslayer456]

yeah the 2000 draft was terrible

[@michaelfallon9500]

Worst draft of all time. I think Bill Simmons has a column on it and how bad it was.

[@Oppaiman100]

Happy 2018 Draft Lottery Day!

[@deeznutzzzz85]

LMAO! The yes @. 0:50

[@adityaparmar1389]

how about 1985 nba draft lottery that was rigged!!!!

[@davidmmmhunchotwitter5872]

Super rigged

[@davidmmmhunchotwitter5872]

They wanted the Knicks to get #1

[@shaq01oneal49]

I like how they didn't show the envelope for it because the corner was bent

[@handheldnintendofan]

Every draft lottery is rigged Cleveland gets LeBron the hometown kid same with the Bulls and D Rose LeBron leaves Cleveland the first time they get a couple more first picks Around the lockout time the hornets didn't have an owner and Chris Paul got traded so they gift wrap the number one pick which was Anthony Davis to sweeten the deal for a buyer those are just a few examples off the top of my head

[@mattdrummer34]

Grizzlies fans get sick watching this

[@gamble_x33]

2:27 scariest laugh/expression I've seen in my life.

[@LoganJuicyJ]

Coming back to this and the Grizzlies still get screwed! Lmao 😂!

[@ChuckECheeez]

This clip has a very slave-ownery feel to it.

[@kayleechop8576]

I thought it was just me. Lol

[@morgannekerr8855]

I agree

[@usafo6885]

Please be more specific , was it a slavery feel for each victorious team representative (Elgin Baylor), or, like most young people, is racism only initiated by caucasians

[@charisse.c]

Cosign on all the comments 😐

[@mindtrapped9934]

Colonel's Headquarters Praetorium slavery and race aren't mutually exclusive. You probably are a racist with a comment like that

[@RealHoangthang]

lebron could have been to memphis =(

[@thuGGAFuu133]

Thank god that didn't happen

[@Lilbobepeepin]

+LeKingJames no

[@Nathan41TV]

+zabuku hoang yea there was a slim chance. grizzlies been kind of fucked because all their lottery pick were protected by the Pistons since 1997 and since they didnt had the very first pick in 03, they had to give it to the pistons

[@RyeBreadIsDad]

lol the Cavs guy was trollin

[@kennethpecoraro719]

Ayyy freeze more enbelopes for us Adam Silver?

[@Peacewalker267]

In 1996 they all lost because kobe was 14th pick

[@mwooten3]

#richwhitemancelebration

[@chopperreid12]

some of these reactions are hilarious

[@nonplayerzealot4]

Lakers really got Shaq in 92. Thanks, Orlando!!!!1

[@bigsofo77]

its amazing how the history of some teams changed just from the lottery...

[@DefieOPartyBoy]

Damn that man at n8 was awesome! Looks like he will crush everybody !

[@aro3275]

Jerry krause more happy with the 1st pick then another shot at the title with Jordan

[@Northsidepace]

I wish we had a NBA team back here even though we sucked its a different time now players are more developed and we have the fan base to do it here

[@latuila]

loving th gap teeth at the end

[@bballer191]

How is the Spurs winning the '97 draft lottery not on here? The Celtics were heavy favorites to land the first pick and the Spurs swooped in and stole Duncan!

[@Noy2CA]

It is just heart breaking on the miss opportunity that Grizz had.

[@EricDavidFloyd]

Could see the frost on the NY envelope in '85. David almost needed gloves to handle it.

[@kylek1742]

the nets guy got so hype about getting Kenyon Martin

[@PGHIZE]

Awesome handshake at 3:13

[@SD4philly]

76rs, should have kept Pat Williams he grab the #1 pick 4 times . unbelievable

[@zaaew3823]

Jerry Krause is such a big, cuddly teddy bear!

[@gangtime8705]

i watched this a decade ago here i am again

[@nonanimeprofilepic]

lol @ no.4 all excited to draft kenyon martin lmfao

[@AntiSharkSpray]

Happy 6000 video!

[@MetalUnit]

LOL 4:28 "Oh I love him."

[@24Reference]

The Bobcats traded up to 2 in 2004 and drafted Emeka Okafor.

[@vargas218]

So Pat William's teams got the 1st overall Pick 4 times ?? The '86 76ers,'92 Magic, '93 Magic,and '04 Magic ! WOW !!

[@cvision17]

LOL. I wonder how happy the Washington Wizards were when they heard they're having the 1st overall pick and not knowing they'll land Kwame Brown.

[@2taggs2]

Frig. Just imagine Shaq and Webber together. That would have been a force!

[@kiewerleraz]

how do they decide who gets the first pick? anyway im nt a basketball fan, so is any patient enuff to explain to me hw the nba draft works?

[@darksaw5]

@kiewerleraz depends on your record. the lower your record teh higher chance of getting the 1st pick

[@demoneyin9390]

76ers dude was so geeked to get AI lmao

[@felixchang688]

Magic seems to get the luck but not enough to keep the talent there

[@lucasquagliaroli6196]

What about the 2008 draft? The Bulls were expected to be the 9th pick and they has the 1st getting DRose , who is also a bulls' fan

[@thefly869]

People talk about the 1985 lottery being rigged but I’m thinking 2003 was as well

[@timotbautista]

LOL, "and the second pick goes to memphis grizzlies" i heard that about A MILLION TIMES!

[@salvaje20]

Missed the Duncan lottery

[@Sai4651]

Grizzlies got the 2nd pick again, but this time, they got a franchise player in Ja

[@anythingandeverythingwithjp]

Damn, we got all those #1 overall picks and we still haven’t one a championship, hard to be a magic fan.

[@meowzawowza]

oh how things have changed with Cleveland! lol

[@frenzykumo]

lol at 1:04 where the bulls dude just stares at the grizz guy