
So much was made of the team that received the top pick in next month's NBA draft—the Dallas Mavericks—that fans largely forgot about the franchises that fell immediately behind it.
The San Antonio Spurs came away from Monday's draft lottery wielding the No. 2 pick—a nice consolation prize for a team whose season went up in smoke with center Victor Wembanyama's Feb. 20 deep vein thrombosis diagnosis. The Philadelphia 76ers, whose season was also marred by injuries, came in at No. 3.