?Got Screwed by Your Former Team?: With Victor Wembanyama?s Fate Almost Decided, NBA Star Faces Fans? Divided Approach

The draft lottery has been the talk of the town after the San Antonio Spurs won the lottery and edge closer to landing Victor Wembanyama. The French starlet is one of the most hyped prospects ever in the NBA. Many believe Wembanyama will be a force in the league and has the ability to turn the fortune of any franchise. While the Spurs seemingly won the lottery, there were some losers as well including the New York Knicks. The Knicks fell short of improving their team by a whisker.

The Knicks had an impressive regular season and clinched the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Then in the playoffs, they reached the second round for the first time since 2013. Even though the Knicks have a decent team, they wouldn’t mind adding a good young talent.

Jalen Brunson missed the ‘Victor Wembanyama lottery’

Given the potential of Victor Wembanyama, the draft lottery was closely followed by fans around the world. Interestingly, Knicks star Jalen Brunson also wanted to watch it to find out which team wins the right to pick Wembanyama. However, the two-time NCAA champion missed out on the show. He took to Twitter and revealed the hilarious reason behind it. Brunson shared, “I?m an idiot I just waited to watch this lottery and realizing the TV wasn?t on live ?????”

However, Brunson and the Knicks were not just curious about the #1 pick. They had other reasons to follow the lottery as well. When the Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks, they received two first-round draft picks, one in 2021 and a top-10 protected pick in 2023.

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The Knicks got the 21st pick in the 2021 draft which was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. With the top-10 protected pick in 2023, the Knicks could have added serious talent to their roster had the Mavericks gotten a pick outside of the top 10. Unfortunately, for the Knicks, the Mavs received the 10th pick.

Knicks fans split about the missed pick

Since the Mavericks landed the 10th pick, the Knicks have to wait until next year or 2025 for the pick from the Mavs. So understandably some fans were not happy as the team missed out on an opportunity to be stronger. As Jalen Brunson shared the reason behind missing out on the lottery on TV, fans flooded the comment section with their takes. Here are some reactions:

Many fans expressed their frustration about missing out on the pick. The fans felt the team could do well with a good young talent from the upcoming draft.

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On the other hand, a lot of fans noted the team doesn’t need a pick as long as Brunson is on the team.

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