The NBA Draft Lottery will take place in Chicago on Thursday and here you can check out who will represent each of 16 teams. The Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets destroyed the Philadelphia 76er and Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 while Nikola Jokic didn’t have problem with a microphone this time around.
Team participants for the NBA Draft Lottery
Marc J. Spears is giving us a full list of the NBA Draft Lottery participants for each of 16 teams, including two that will be represented by current players. Among the names on the list, we have some NBA legends such as Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning.
Team participants for the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/P1xoezT7l4
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) May 8, 2019
Top 5 plays from Tuesday
The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 and now the Blazers will play with their backs up against the wall in front of their own fans while the Toronto Raptors dismantled the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Kawhi Leonard powers home the SLAM to lead Tuesday's TOP 5 PLAYS! #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/0LIm1oZCFR
— NBA (@NBA) May 8, 2019
The Joker vs. microphone Part 2
Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a comfortable 124-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 and we all remember that he had issues with a microphone in the post-game conference following Game 4. However, this time around, the Joker was given a much better mic and the Serbian was happy that he could handle it.
“Thank you whoever did this…” 🤣
The Joker x #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/SgqpVQ8eVa
— NBA (@NBA) May 8, 2019
Which cities have the most NBA players per capita?
HoopsHype created an interesting list of NBA players and cities where they’re coming from.
Which cities have the most NBA players per capita? pic.twitter.com/x9NdapZFgc
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) May 8, 2019
Giannis: The origin story
Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo began playing basketball in Greece when he was 12-years-old and he always had a dream to play in the NBA. Today, his team has a 3-1 lead against the Boston Celtics and we have an opportunity to take a look at his origin story.
GIANNIS: THE ORIGIN STORY
"The first day I start basketball, I said I'll reach the NBA… and I make it."@Giannis_An34 & the @Bucks hold a 3-1 series lead going into Game 5 TONIGHT on @NBAonTNT (8pm/et)! #FearTheDeer #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/rHRgsAeFOX
— NBA (@NBA) May 8, 2019
