In 1985, the NBA introduced a lottery system to decide the draft order of non-playoff teams-a revolutionary development with a legacy that still lingers 40 years later. Before 1985, the team picking ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Welts was there, 40 years to the date earlier, when the NBA draft lottery got started. He worked for the league then and was in the room when that first one took place. And it ...