The NBA Finals are over, and the basketball world is buzzing as the NBA Draft is careening closer on June 22nd.

  • The San Antonio Spurs are set to make the first pick in the NBA Draft for the third time. The Spurs previously selected David Robinson (1987) and Tim Duncan (1997) with the No. 1 pick.
  • Robinson and Duncan were teammates for six seasons, leading the Spurs to two NBA championships. Duncan won three more titles and two Kia NBA MVP awards with San Antonio. Both players were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
  • Since the NBA Draft Lottery began in 1985, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft the most (five times). With the top pick, Cleveland selected Brad Daugherty (1986), LeBron James (2003), Kyrie Irving (2011), Anthony Bennett (2013) and Andrew Wiggins (2014).