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.

[@Mikerod2092]

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

[@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

[@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

[@ethan97679]

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

[@StFidjnr]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@LeirkAnoras]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@whitiscool1]

grizzlies interview: i'm tired of being 2nd

[@megabrandon36]

Omar Little and again un 2019

[@kyleoconnor9771]

Who’s here after Pelicans landed number 1

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Julio-mo9im]

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

[@desthebest100]

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

[@ownedbyc]

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

[@miguelsandoval1985]

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

[@danny__dimes6606]

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

[@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..

[@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

[@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

[@OfficialAK4]

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

[@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

[@kingjro2]

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

[@gdbssa]

As someone who lives outside the US the notion of draft lottery’s was such a strange concept. All these years later it’s one of my favourite parts of every season 😂

[@longdong3]

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

[@larryfitzgeraldjr]

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

[@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.

[@bonzie1645]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@24Reference]

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

[@hasanavci2049]

VANCOUVER İS ALWAYS 2. PRAY :(((((

[@cudfam6032]

And grizzlies got 2nd in 2019🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MyRaptorz]

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

[@vargas218]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@nonyabizznes1316]

Add the spurs winning the 2023 lottery

[@gamble_x33]

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

[@Hoodiahoy]

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

[@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.

[@mattdrummer34]

Grizzlies fans get sick watching this

[@aro3275]

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

[@PGHIZE]

Awesome handshake at 3:13

[@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

[@Peacewalker267]

In 1996 they all lost because kobe was 14th pick

[@RyeBreadIsDad]

lol the Cavs guy was trollin

[@HeyitsMeGuy]

damn... the grizzlies could have been a championship caliber team years ago.

[@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

[@mwooten3]

#richwhitemancelebration

[@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

[@felixchang688]

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

[@BugsySiegel07]

Being happy in 2000 with the first pick and select Kenyon Martin... Nice player but man.. first pick ??

[@richbrokeboy7892]

Imagine Robison going to the suns

[@Kevin_Ng974]

RAPTORS COULDVE GOTTEN ALLEN IVERSON?! NOOOOOOOOOOO

[@zaaew3823]

Jerry Krause is such a big, cuddly teddy bear!

[@swallowme535]

Pat Williams is the lottery legend

[@christianedits]

Who’s here after Pat Williams’ passing? 😢

[@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.

[@DefieOPartyBoy]

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

[@Gelogoze]

nba gotta do more of these!

[@latuila]

loving th gap teeth at the end

[@timotbautista]

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

[@SD4philly]

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

[@MetalUnit]

LOL 4:28 "Oh I love him."

[@xnog345]

imagine if all these picks were switched Danny Manning with the pacers Dwight Howard with the clippers! Elton Brand with the grizzlies David Robinson with the suns! Brad Daugherty/ R. Hinson with the celtics LeBron James with the grizzlies! Kenyon Martin with the grizzlies Allen Iverson with the Raptors! Shaq With the Hornets! C-Webb with the 76ers! Patrick Ewing with the Pacers!

[@bigdog1648]

10. Danny Manning: 0 ring for Clippers 9. Dwight Howard: 0 ring for Magic 8. Elton Brand: 0 ring for Bulls 7. David Robinson: 2 rings for Spurs 6. Brad Daugherty: 0 ring for 76ers, Cavs 5. LeBron James: 1 ring for Cavs 4. Kenyon Martin: 0 ring for Nets 3. Allen Iverson: 0 ring for 76ers 2. Shaquille O'Neal: 0 ring for Magic 1. Chris Webber (Penny Hardaway): 0 ring for Magic

[@deeznutzzzz85]

LMAO! The yes @. 0:50

[@tarkvara]

I still can't believe that they traded Chris Webber for Penny Hardaway. Shaq and Webber together.. That would have been something else.

[@IsaacTorres]

Pat Williams from the Orlando Magic will be returning again this year. Magic fans everywhere are hoping our good luck charm can bring the MAGIC again!

[@CamTheCanucksFan]

This is one of the many reasons why my Vancouver grizzlies aren't here. we never got a first overall pick LOL

[@ChaosAtlas01]

MJ, Scottie, Rodman, Phil Jackson and key others left the Bulls after the 1997-98 season and the Bulls kinda plummeted afterwards

[@targsy]

2:26 evil smile from the guy screwed by Lebron

[@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!??!

[@ChickenConPolloHD]

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

[@wudupdunn]

2:38 you can see harvey dent is the representative for the nets at the draft lottery

[@wesleyswain1189]

Yessssssss!!! Elton Brand and Kenyon Martin!

[@kylek1742]

the nets guy got so hype about getting Kenyon Martin

[@yELoHQ]

New York Knicks getting the first pick was amazing. Patrick Ewing doesn't fit anywhere else. !!!!!

[@tdubb3]

holy shit, that dude repping the Pacers at the very beginning is Donnie Walsh. the years have not been kind.

[@therocklau]

2000 draft pick is considered the worst of all time, only one person made it, and he didn't even got picked in the first round, that's Michael Redd. All the others are role players to be fair, Kenyon actually deserved to be 1st that year.

[@demoneyin9390]

76ers dude was so geeked to get AI lmao

[@dannyderp3393]

2:26 he's thinking "I traded my fucking soul for this shit"

[@MyCockIsNotForYou]

Dam imagine if Dwight Howard went to the Clippers!!! Blake and Dwight duo would be dunking on everybody

[@F22Raptor33]

Iverson with Toronto. Omg what a team that would be

[@thehoomizon22]

1:43 Red Auerbach always a gentleman

[@gangtime8705]

i watched this a decade ago here i am again

[@bigsofo77]

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