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I can't get more explicit than may.

Let's just say it may.

It's Tuesday, May 14th, 2019.

From Slate, it's the gist I'm Mike Pasca.

In between the time, I'm saying these words.

And the time that you hear these words.

It is most likely that one big thing will change.

Well, big-to-basketball fans,

but also big as far as representatives of our species go.

The NBA will hold what is called its draft lottery,

which rewards draft picks to the worst teams in the sport.

This is not the actual players selected,

but it will be which teams get which spots.

And this year, there's such a good player that affects everything.

So vying for the top pick is the New York Knicks.

And the Knicks are owned by the sion of a billion dollar

table conglomerate, the most expensive franchise

in the center of capitalism, in the most advanced economy

in the world.

A team whose fortunes are buoyed by reams of Wall Street

traders buying luxury suites to woo corporate clients.

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