Sorting through the winners and losers of the NBA draft lottery, which saw the Spurs land the top pick and the right to select Victor Wembanyama.
Popovich is the NBA's all-time winningest coach, but he has not had a ton of talent to work with in the years since Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard left the team. Wembanyama could be the key to Popovich getting the Spurs back on track. But"Wemby" also figures to help the next coach of the Spurs. Popovich is 74 years old, and while he's given little indication about his future, we know he will not coach forever.
for their actions but the team got what it wanted in the end, keeping their first-round pick by sticking at No. 10.Detroit was the worst team in the NBA at 17-65 and Houston matched the Spurs with a 22-60 record. The teams had the same 14% chance of selecting first as San Antonio did. Wembanyama would have been a welcome addition with both squads fielding extremely young cores. Instead, the Pistons tumbled to fifth while Houston fell to fourth. That stings.The Bulls only had a 1.
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