So, John, do you happen to recall what you were doing in 1997, May specifically, when the San Antonio Spurs won after a one-season tank job, the right to select Tim Duncan in that draft?

I was in Portland doing something.

It probably involved coffee.

I probably wrote about it on Aleoup.com somewhere.

Yeah, I was probably watching the Chicago Bulls in the 97 playoffs.

Let's see that would have been maybe around when they were wrapping up the second round against the

Atlanta Hawks in five games.

I mean, what was famous about that lottery at the time was Petino had taken over the Celtics

and they had two shots at it somehow.

I can't remember how.

And I want to say they ended up with picks three and

six, but it was like, oh, yeah, this is perfect. Petino's going to, going to the Celtics. They're

going to get Tim Duncan. And then, you know, instead he ends up with what do you end up with like

Rod Mercer and, oh, yeah, maybe it was Billups and Antoine Walker?

No, no, no.

No, it was Johnson Billets and Ron Mercer.

Oh, okay.

That's right.

I knew Mercer was in there somewhere.

Yeah.

Yeah, because we knew he was going to coach Antoine Walker who he had already played for him.

Yes.

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