For whatever reason, the NBA has decided to use an oddly archaic system of weighted ping-pong balls to decide where each teams will select between the No. 1 and No. 14 pick in its draft.

CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for.

That is because a couple of years ago, the Wizards were also one ping-pong ball away from landing Victor Wembanyama. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. If I had a nickel for ...

For a few NBA teams each season, ping pong balls matter more than basketballs. The NBA Draft Lottery can chart the course of a franchise for years to come, and under the current format ...

(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for. The ...

Sometime around 6 p.m. EDT Monday, locked inside a secure room with no way of communicating with the outside world, team executives and others will watch 14 ping-pong balls start to bounce inside ...