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Shaquille O’Neal only did much to instrumentality nan flames of nan NBA draught conspiracy theorists pinch a David Stern communicative from his draught twelvemonth successful 2992.
around him landing first wide to nan Magic successful 1992.
The thought of a “rigged” NBA draught lottery resurfaced past period erstwhile nan Mavericks won nan apical prime successful nan draft — almost surely Duke prima Cooper Flagg — contempt having a 1.8 percent chance, which came aft stunning and highly bullied waste and acquisition of Luka Dončić to nan Lakers successful February.
The astir celebrated draught lottery conspiracy mentation revolves astir a expected “frozen envelope” fans believed delivered Patrick Ewing to nan Knicks successful 1985.
O’Neal added different to nan pyre during an question and reply pinch Ashley Nevel connected Monday. The Hall of Fame halfway claimed that then-commissioner David Stern approached him successful March, up of nan June lottery, astir what he was hoping for successful nan metropolis he was going to play successful arsenic a rookie.
“[He] pulled maine to nan side. ‘You want to play wherever it’s acold aliases wherever it’s hot?’” O’Neal said. “He asked maine that. I said, ‘hot’ and past he smiled and I smiled.”
O’Neal would later watch arsenic nan top-three picks were revealed.
“Minnesota was No. 3. Charlotte was No. 2 and past Orlando, Florida, was No. 1,” he said. “I was for illustration (while making a questioning face). I didn’t deliberation overmuch astir it. You perceive a batch of these conspiracy theories. There are a batch of situations that tin make these things sound good.”
O’Neal added that he didn’t want to usage nan connection “conspiracy theory” but called nan full business “very interesting.”
The LSU merchandise played 4 seasons successful Orlando and led nan Magic to their first NBA Finals successful 1995 earlier winning 3 championships pinch nan Lakers and 1 pinch nan Heat.
The Mavericks and GM Nico Harrison, who took nan brunt of nan disapproval for dealing Dončić, are hoping to brace Flagg pinch Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis – who was acquired from nan Lakers successful nan Dončić woody – will gain nan franchise its first title since 2011.
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