While the Oklahoma City Thunder are busy with their Round 2 playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, the 2025 NBA draft lottery was revealed. The randomness always creates chaos. It happened again as the Dallas Mavericks landed the No. 1 pick and will likely add Cooper Flagg.

Earlier that day, a disparaging report was released that collected statements from an anonymous Nuggets 'team source' to paint Westbrook as a selfish person and teammate, causing an uproar amongst current and former NBA players. " (Westbrook) sneers at the idea of compromise," ESPN's Ramona Shelburne wrote Tuesday morning.

Since they kept the pick, the Sixers will owe their 2026 first-rounder to OKC if it doesn’t fall in the top four picks.

The ping-pong balls didn’t land in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s favor on Monday night during the NBA Draft Lottery. Oklahoma City didn’t acquire the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2025 first-round pick, which was protected in the top six,

All season long, NBA teams compete to give themselves the best position in the playoffs. They grind over 82 games in the regular season to get the best record they can, which, if they are good enough,

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