When an NBA team wins the draft lottery, suddenly the person they sent to represent them becomes the face of a momentous occasion. That person’s job description goes from “sit there, smile, hope for the best” to “pose for a bunch of photos, do a bunch of interviews, and become forever associated with this franchise-changing stroke of luck.”
In the case of the Dallas Mavericks in 2025, that effect is particularly pronounced. It didn’t (seem to) matter all that much who Dallas sent to the lottery because they had very low odds of winning it. They sent Rolando Blackman because … well, probably because Mavs fans are still mad
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