If the prayers of every New Orleans Pelicans' fan had been answered Monday night, Joe Dumars would have won the NBA draft lottery.

Pelicans forward Trey Murphy had a rather thoughtful explanation about the NBA rewarding the wrong teams in the draft lottery.

If you're a fan of chaos, you surely loved what went down in the NBA Draft Lottery on Monday night. The Dallas Mavericks, on just a 1.8% chance, secured the No. 1 pick. The San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers-- who both were long shots to get top-three picks -- followed at No.

Whether it's frozen envelopes or curious homecomings, there is no shortage of conspiracy theories around the NBA Draft Lottery over the years.

Zion Williamson and Giannis Antetokounmpo are two of the freakiest athletes in the NBA. The former first overall pick hasn’t quite lived up to expectations with the New Orleans Pelicans, but that has been due to injuries.

The NBA world is buzzing, and not only because of the nightly playoff action. The draft lottery delivered a true stunner, with the Dallas Mavericks improbably cashing their 1.8 percent chance to land the No.