The NBA draft lottery once again produced straight-up drama and intrigue this week, with the Dallas Mavericks defying astronomical odds to land the No. 1 overall pick. That got us thinking about the NFL’s draft system that simply rewards the league’s worst teams without any wrinkles.

The Brooklyn Nets have the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears could be one of the players in their range.

There are two rounds in the draft. The first round features 30 picks and the second round has 29. There are typically 30 picks per round, but the New York Knicks were docked their 2025 second-rounder after the league found they had tampered with Jalen Brunson leading up to 2022 free agency.

The NBA Draft lottery brought more drama than usual on May 12. For the first time in a long time, the Detroit Pistons weren’t involved in the lottery draft.

There are more than 100 prospects in Chicago this week for the draft combine and agency pro days. The G League camp got things going Saturday, and Monday and Tuesday marked the st