League Chat Box

Hawks can't stop Chris Childs from setting up his teammates

Childs recorded 13 assists in the 113-106 victory for the Mavericks | Box

Dikembe Mutombo dominates the boards in SuperSonics blowout over Celtics

Mutombo pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and added 1 offensive boards in the 117-63 victory for the SuperSonics | Box

Kevin Johnson's 35 points help Jazz escape past Pacers

Johnson dropped 35 points on 11 of 18 shooting from the field. Utah beat Indiana, 101-99 | Box

Antonio Davis dominates the boards in Nets blowout over Spurs

Davis pulled down 9 defensive rebounds and added 5 offensive boards in the 106-94 victory for the Nets | Box

Jason Kidd pours in 35 points in losing effort

Kidd scored 35 points on 14 of 24 shooting, but it wasn't enough to lift New York over Seattle. The SuperSonics prevailed, 125-97 | Box

Lead Story - 10/28/2026

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Draft Order

Round 1
1. Indiana Pacers (12 Balls) Even - Traded to Phoenix Suns
2. Kansas City-Omaha Kings (10 Balls) +1
3. New York Knicks (11 Balls) -1
4. Boston Celtics (9 Balls) Even
5. New Jersey Nets (8 Balls) Even
6. Houston Rockets (7 Balls) Even
7. Denver Nuggets (6 Balls) Even
8. Miami Heat (5 Balls) Even
9. Dallas Mavericks (4 Balls) Even
10. Golden State Warriors (3 Balls) Even
11. Portland Trail Blazers (2 Balls) Even
12. Atlanta Hawks (1 Ball) Even
13. Phoenix Suns (45-37)
14. Los Angeles Clippers (46-36)
15. Charlotte Hornets (51-31)
16. Utah Jazz (51-31)
17. Orlando Magic (52-30)
18. Milwaukee Bucks (54-28)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (54-28)
20. Seattle Supersonics (58-24)
21. Philadelphia 76ers (59-23)
22. Toronto Raptors (63-19)
23. Los Angeles Lakers (64-18)
24. San Antonio Spurs (66-16) – Traded to Houston Rockets

Round 2
1. Indiana Pacers (14-68)
2. New York Knicks (17-65)
3. Kansas City-Omaha Kings (17-65)
4. Boston Celtics (17-65)
5. New Jersey Nets (19-63)
6. Houston Rockets (23-59)
7. Denver Nuggets (29-53)
8. Miami Heat (30-52)
9. Dallas Mavericks (30-52)
10. Golden State Warriors (37-45)
11. Portland Trail Blazers (44-38)
12. Atlanta Hawks (44-38)
13. Phoenix Suns (45-37)
14. Los Angeles Clippers (46-36)
15. Charlotte Hornets (51-31)
16. Utah Jazz (51-31)
17. Orlando Magic (52-30)
18. Milwaukee Bucks (54-28)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (54-28)
20. Seattle Supersonics (58-24)
21. Philadelphia 76ers (59-23)
22. Toronto Raptors (63-19)
23. Los Angeles Lakers (64-18)
24. San Antonio Spurs (66-16)

10/25/2026

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Draft Lottery Results

The Draft Lottery determines the order of selection for the first three teams only or the teams who originally held the rights if they were traded. The remaining non-playoff teams are selected in inverse order of the win–loss record for the remaining teams, or the teams who originally held the rights if they were traded. Therefore, the team with the worst record in the league is assured of a selection no worse than fourth, the team with the second worst record no worse than fifth and so on.

1. Indiana Pacers (12 Balls) Even
2. Kansas City-Omaha Kings (10 Balls) -1
3. New York Knicks (11 Balls) +1
4. Boston Celtics (9 Balls) Even
5. New Jersey Nets (8 Balls) Even
6. Houston Rockets (7 Balls) Even
7. Denver Nuggets (6 Balls) Even
8. Miami Heat (5 Balls) Even
9. Dallas Mavericks (4 Balls) Even
10. Golden State Warriors (3 Balls) Even
11. Portland Trail Blazers (2 Balls) Even
12. Atlanta Hawks (1 Ball) Even

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Draft Lottery Results

10/22/2026

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Playoffs

Simulation Times (Pacific Standard Time)
6 AM – Game 1
8 AM – Game 2
10 AM – Game 3
12 PM – Game 4
2 PM – Game 5 (If Necessary)
4 PM – Game 6 (If Necessary)
6 PM – Game 7 (If Necessary)

Playoff Schedule
Saturday October 24th - First Round
Sunday October 25th - Conference Semifinals
Monday October 26th - Conference Finals
Tuesday October 27th - 1995X "NBA, I Love This Game" Championship

First Round
(Best-of-7 in the 2-3-2 format)
* (Division Winner)
# (Set by Tie Breaker Rules)

Eastern Conference
(1) *Toronto Raptors (Bye – Central Division Champion)
(2) *Philadelphia 76ers (Bye – Atlantic Division Champion)
(3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets (Cavaliers advance 4-2)
(4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Orlando Magic (Bucks advance 4-0)

Western Conference
(1) *San Antonio Spurs (Bye – Midwest Division Champion)
(2) *Los Angeles Lakers (Bye – Pacific Division Champion)
(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Phoenix Suns (SuperSonics advances 4-3)
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Los Angeles Clippers (Jazz advances 4-3)

Conference Semifinals
(Best-of-7 in the 2-3-2 format)
* (Division Winner)

Eastern Conference
(1) *Toronto Raptors vs. (4) Milwaukee Bucks (Bucks advance 4-1)
(2) *Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavaliers advance 4-1)

Western Conference
(1) *San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Utah Jazz (Spurs advance 4-2)
(2) *Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics (SuperSonics advance 4-3)

Conference Finals
(Best-of-7 in the 2-3-2 format)
* (Division Winner)

Eastern Conference
(3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers (Bucks advance 4-1)

Western Conference
(1) *San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics (Spurs advances 4-3)

1995: "NBA, I Love This Game" Championship
(Best-of-7 in the 2-3-2 format)
* (Division Winner)

(W1) *San Antonio Spurs vs. (E3) Milwaukee Bucks (Spurs take championship 4-3)

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Championship – *San Antonio Spurs

10/22/2026

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Regular Season Standings

1. *San Antonio Spurs (66-16) W1 – Midwest Division, Western Conference, & World Champions
2. *Los Angeles Lakers (64-18) W2 – Pacific Division Champion
3. *Toronto Raptors (63-19) E1 – Central Division Champion
4. *Philadelphia 76ers (59-23) E2 – Atlantic Division Champion
5. Seattle Supersonics (58-24) W3
6. #Cleveland Cavaliers (54-28) E3
7. #Milwaukee Bucks (54-28) E4 - Eastern Conference Champion
8. Orlando Magic (52-30) E5
9. #Utah Jazz (51-31) W4
10. #Charlotte Hornets (51-31) E6
11. Los Angeles Clippers (46-36) W5
12. Phoenix Suns (45-37) W6
13. #Atlanta Hawks (44-38) 1 Lottery Ball (1.3%)
14. #Portland Trail Blazers (44-38) 2 Lottery Balls (2.6%)
15. Golden State Warriors (37-45) 3 Lottery Balls (3.8%)
16. #Dallas Mavericks (30-52) 4 Lottery Balls (5.1%)
17. #Miami Heat (30-52) 5 Lottery Balls (6.4%)
18. Denver Nuggets (29-53) 6 Lottery Balls (7.7%)
19. Houston Rockets (23-59) 7 Lottery Balls (9.0%)
20. New Jersey Nets (19-63) 8 Lottery Balls (10.3%)
21. #Boston Celtics (17-65) 9 Lottery Balls (11.5%)
22. #Kansas City-Omaha Kings (17-65) 10 Lottery Balls (12.8%)
23. #New York Knicks (17-65) 11 Lottery Balls (14.1%)
24. Indiana Pacers (14-68) 12 Lottery Balls (15.4%)

* (Division Winner)
# (Set by Tie Breaker Rules)

Tie Breakers:
#Cleveland Cavaliers (9440) over #Milwaukee Bucks (8749) PF
#Utah Jazz (3-1) over #Charlotte Hornets (1-3) H2H
#Atlanta Hawks (3-1) over #Portland Trail Blazers (1-3) H2H
#Dallas Mavericks (2-1) over #Miami Heat (1-2) H2H
#Boston Celtics (8616) over #Kansas City-Omaha Kings (7919) PF
#Kansas City-Omaha Kings (7919) over #New York Knicks (7677) PF

10/16/2026

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" All-Star Game

The East defeated the West 116–108 with Shaquille O’Neal of the San Antonio Spurs taking home the Most Valuable Player Award. Although Shaq was a member of the losing team, his performance was so dominating that he earned the All-Star MVP honors.

David Robinson of the Cleveland Cavaliers led the East with 18 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds, and a block and steal, respectively. Dana Barros of the Boston Celtics followed up with 20 points, 5 assists, and 3 rebounds in the win.

Shaquille O’Neal of the San Antonio Spurs garnered MVP honors and led the West with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks and steals, respectively. Clifford Robinson of the Los Angeles Clippers contributed 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a losing effort.

1995X: “NBA, I Love This Game” All-Star Game

11/26/2025

1996X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Traded Draft Picks

1985
No traded Picks

1986
Phoenix Suns take Seattle Supersonics 1986 1st Round Pick (Malone/Short)
Houston Rockets take Boston Celtics 1986 1st Round Pick (Turpin/Stipanovich)
Indiana Pacers take Portland Trail Blazers 1986 1st Round Pick (86/87 1st Round Swap)

1987
Phoenix Suns take Seattle Supersonics 1987 1st Round Pick (Malone/Short)
Portland Trail Blazers take Indiana Pacers 1987 1st Round Pick (86/87 1st Round Swap)

1988
Indiana Pacers take Los Angeles Lakers 1988 1st Round Pick (Williams/Brickowski)
Indiana Pacers take Los Angeles Lakers 1988 2nd Round Pick (Williams/Brickowski)
Cleveland Cavaliers take Boston Celtics 1988 1st Round Pick (Tripucka/McHale)

1989
Indiana Pacers take Los Angeles Lakers 1989 1st Round Pick (Williams/Brickowski)
Indiana Pacers take Los Angeles Lakers 1989 2nd Round Pick (Williams/Brickowski)
Cleveland Cavaliers take Boston Celtics 1989 1st Round Pick (Tripucka/McHale)
Seattle SuperSonics take Houston Rockets 1989 1st Round Pick (Parish/Kerr)
Toronto Raptors take Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1989 1st Round Pick (Perdue/Eaton)

1990
Cleveland Cavaliers take Boston Celtics 1990 1st Round Pick (Sichting/Whittman)
Seattle SuperSonics take Houston Rockets 1990 1st Round Pick (Parish/Kerr)
Toronto Raptors take Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1990 1st Round Pick (Perdue/Eaton)
Phoenix Suns take Milwaukee Bucks 1990 2nd Round Pick (Mychal Thompson)

1991
Seattle SuperSonics take Boston Celtics 1991 1st Round Pick (Sikma/Wilkins)
Kansas City-Omaha Kings take Milwaukee Bucks 1991 1st Round Pick (Eaton/Wood)
Charlotte Hornets take Indiana Pacers 1991 1st Round Pick (Jordan/Hawkins)
Indiana Pacers take Charlotte Hornets 1991 2nd Round Pick (Jordan/Hawkins)
Seattle SuperSonics take Utah Jazz 1st Round Pick (Olden Polynice)

1992
Kansas City-Omaha Kings take Milwaukee Bucks 1992 1st Round Pick (Eaton/Wood)
Seattle SuperSonics take Utah Jazz 1992 1st Round Pick (Olden Polynice)
Seattle SuperSonics take Indiana Pacers 1992 1st Round Pick (Smith/Ellison)

1993
Seattle SuperSonics take Indiana Pacers 1993 1st Round Pick (Smith/Ellison)
Orlando Magic take San Antonio Spurs 1993 1st Round Pick (Dominique Wilkins)
Miami Heat take Boston Celtics 1993 1st Round Pick (McMillan/Gminski)
Miami Heat take Toronto Raptors 1993 1st Round Pick (Mutombo/Olajuwon)

1994
Houston Rockets take San Antonio Spurs 1994 1st Round Pick (KMalone/AMourning)
Houston Rockets take Toronto Raptors 1994 1st Round Pick (Perdue/Cage)
Seattle SuperSonics take Boston Celtics 1994 2nd Round Pick (Scott Burrell)
Miami Heat take Seattle SuperSonics 1994 1st Round Pick (Mason/Mutumbo)
Miami Heat take Seattle SuperSonics 1994 2nd Round Pick (Mason/Mutumbo)

1995
Houston Rockets take San Antonio Spurs 1995 1st Round Pick (KMalone/AMourning)
Phoenix Suns take Indiana Pacers 1995 1st Round Pick (Blaylock/Grant/Vaught)

1996
Phoenix Suns take Indiana Pacers 1996 1st Round Pick (Blaylock/Grant/Vaught)
Phoenix Suns take Charlotte Hornets 1996 1st Round Pick (Mashburn/Douglas)
Cleveland Cavaliers take Milwaukee Bucks 1996 1st Round Pick (Anderson/Elliott)

9/1/2025

1995X: "NBA, I Love This Game" Awards

MVP – Dana Barros (Boston Celtics)
Defensive POY – Scottie Pippen (Philadelphia 76ers)
6th Man – Dana Barros (Boston Celtics)
Rookie of the Year – Grant Hill (Indiana Pacers)
All-Star MVP – Shaquille O’Neal (San Antonio Spurs)
Finals MVP – Karl Malone (San Antonio Spurs)

ALL-NBA Team (MVP Points)
PG Dana Barros (Boston Celtics)
SG Mitch Richmond (Atlanta Hawks)
SF Scottie Pippen (Philadelphia 76ers)
PF Karl Malone (San Antonio Spurs)
C David Robinson (Cleveland Cavaliers)

ALL-Defensive Team (DOY Points)
PG Mookie Blaylock (Phoenix Suns)
SG Clyde Drexler (Milwaukee Bucks)
SF Scottie Pippen (Philadelphia 76ers)
PF Karl Malone (San Antonio Spurs)
C David Robinson (Cleveland Cavaliers)

ALL – Rookie Team
PG Jason Kidd (New York Knicks)
SG Eddie Jones (Denver Nuggets)
SF Grant Hill (Indiana Pacers)
PF Juwan Howard (Houston Rockets)
C Eric Montross (Philadelphia 76ers)

Division Winners
Atlantic Division Champion – Philadelphia 76ers
Central Division Champion – Toronto Raptors
Midwest Division Champion – San Antonio Spurs
Pacific Division Champion – Los Angeles Lakers

Conference Winners
Eastern Conference Champion – Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference Champion – San Antonio Spurs

1995X: “NBA, I Love This Game” Champions – San Antonio Spurs

Potholes League History

8/9/2025

NBA Draft Lottery History

What is the history of the NBA Draft Lottery and when was it first used?

— 1966-1984: From 1966 through 1984, the NBA team that finished with the worst record in each conference participated in a coin flip. The team that won the coin flip received the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. That team that lost the coin flip received the No. 2 overall pick. The remaining teams picked in inverse order of their regular-season records.

— June 1984: The NBA Board of Governors voted to adopt a lottery system among the non-playoff teams (or the teams holding their picks through trades) to determine their order of selection in the first round of the NBA Draft, beginning in 1985. Teams would pick in inverse order of their regular-season records in the second round (or, before the draft was reduced to two rounds in 1989, in all succeeding rounds).

— April 1986: Under a procedural change adopted by the Board of Governors, the lottery would determine the order of selection for the first three teams only. The remaining non-playoff teams would select in inverse order of their regular-season records. Therefore, the team with the worst record would be assured of picking no worse than fourth, the team with the second-worst record no worse than fifth and so on.

— October 1989: The NBA Board of Governors adopted a weighted system, beginning with the 1990 NBA Draft Lottery, which included 11 teams due to expansion (Charlotte and Miami joined the NBA for the 1988-89 season and Minnesota and Orlando followed in 1989-90). The team with the worst regular-season record received 11 chances at the top pick (out of a total of 66), the second-worst team got 10 chances and the team with the best record among the non-playoff teams was given one chance.

— November 1993: The NBA Board of Governors approved a modification that, effective with the 1994 NBA Draft Lottery, increased the chances of the teams with the worst records to win one of the top three picks while decreasing the chances of the teams with the best records. The new system increased the chances of the team with the worst record of drawing the first pick from 16.7 percent to 25 percent, and it decreased the chances of the team with the best record among lottery teams from 1.5 percent to 0.5 percent.

— October 1995: The NBA Board of Governors increased the number of teams participating in the lottery from 11 to 13 to account for the addition of expansion teams Toronto and Vancouver. Starting in 1996, the team with the worst record would continue to have a 25 percent chance of winning the first pick. Teams two through six would have slightly fewer chances, team seven would have the same chances and teams eight through 12 would have slightly more chances. The number of chances for team 13 did not change.

— 2004: The 2004 NBA Draft Lottery increased to 14 teams with the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats. However, as part of their expansion agreement, the Bobcats were locked into the fourth position in the 2004 NBA Draft and therefore did not have a chance to receive other picks in the lottery.

— September 2017: The NBA Board of Governors approved changes to the lottery system effective with the 2019 NBA Draft, reducing the odds so that the teams with the three worst records would share the same chance (14 percent) of receiving the No. 1 overall draft pick. The odds for the remaining participants in the 14-team lottery would be reduced gradually after the top three. Drawings would be conducted for the first four picks of the NBA Draft. The other lottery teams would continue to pick in inverse order of their regular-season record.

> What is the all-time list of winning lottery teams?
Year | Team with No. 1 Pick | Winning Odds | Player Taken

2024: Atlanta Hawks | 3.00% | Zaccharie Risacher
2023: San Antonio Spurs | 14.00% | Victor Wembanyama
2022: Orlando Magic | 14.00% | Paolo Banchero
2021: Detroit Pistons | 14.00% | Cade Cunningham
2020: Minnesota Timberwolves | 14.00% | Anthony Edwards
2019: New Orleans Pelicans | 6.00% | Zion Williamson
2018: Phoenix Suns | 25.00% | Deandre Ayton
2017: Boston Celtics | 25.00% | Markelle Fultz
2016: Philadelphia Sixers | 25.00% | Ben Simmons
2015: Minnesota Timberwolves | 25.00% | Karl-Anthony Towns
2014: Cleveland Cavaliers | 1.70% | Andrew Wiggins
2013: Cleveland Cavaliers | 15.60% | Anthony Bennett
2012: New Orleans Hornets | 13.70% | Anthony Davis
2011: Cleveland Cavaliers | 2.80% | Kyrie Irving
2010: Washington Wizards | 10.30% | John Wall
2009: Los Angeles Clippers | 17.70% | Blake Griffin
2008: Chicago Bulls | 1.70% | Derrick Rose
2007: Portland Trail Blazers | 5.30% | Greg Oden
2006: Toronto Raptors | 8.80% | Andrea Bargnani
2005: Milwaukee Bucks | 6.30% | Andrew Bogut
2004: Orlando Magic | 25.00% | Dwight Howard
2003: Cleveland Cavaliers | 22.50% | LeBron James
2002: Houston Rockets | 8.90% | Yao Ming
2001: Washington Wizards | 15.70% | Kwame Brown
2000: New Jersey Nets | 4.40% | Kenyon Martin
1999: Chicago Bulls | 15.70% | Elton Brand
1998: Los Angeles Clippers | 22.56% | Michael Olowokandi
1997: San Antonio Spurs | 21.60% | Tim Duncan
1996: Philadelphia Sixers | 33.73% | Allen Iverson
1995: Golden State Warriors | 9.40% | Joe Smith
1994: Milwaukee Bucks | 16.30% | Glenn Robinson
1993: Orlando Magic | 1.52% | Chris Webber
1992: Orlando Magic | 15.15% | Shaquille O’Neal
1991: Charlotte Hornets | 10.61% | Larry Johnson
1990: New Jersey Nets | 16.67% | Derrick Coleman
1989: Sacramento Kings | 11.11% | Pervis Ellison
1988: Los Angeles Clippers | 14.29% | Danny Manning
1987: San Antonio Spurs | 14.29% | David Robinson
1986: Cleveland Cavaliers | 14.29% | Brad Daugherty
1985: New York Knicks | 14.29% | Patrick Ewing

7/12/2025

Reboot Teams

Atlantic Division
1. Miami Heat - mav54
2. New York Knicks - Ekspress
3. Orlando Magic - dgtedford
4. Boston Celtics - snowman33
5. Philadelphia 76ers - thecraftyone
6. New Jersey Nets – gbacci

Central Division
1. Milwaukee Bucks - Faker_012
2. Charlotte Hornets - Mitch44
3. Toronto Raptors - DonaldAssman
4. Indiana Pacers - dalbpho8
5. Atlanta Hawks – biggmoose
6. Cleveland Cavaliers - joshbonds25

Midwest Division
1. Utah Jazz - joeyrex
2. Denver Nuggets - potholes
3. Kansas City Kings - twolvesfan
4. Houston Rockets - bhicks42
5. San Antonio Spurs - bosox13
6. Dallas Mavericks - Vacant

Pacific Division
1. Los Angeles Clippers - scottcornelius
2. Phoenix Suns - jons_lover
3. Los Angeles Lakers - leej
4. Golden State Warriors - hinux
5. Seattle Supersonics - Vacant
6. Portland Trail Blazers – bobknightrules

Non-Reboot Teams
1. Washington Wizards (Atlantic)
2. Detroit Pistons (Central)
3. Chicago Bulls (Central)
4. Vancouver Grizzlies (Midwest)
5. Minnesota Timberwolves (Pacific)