**Official Celticsblog 2016 NBA Draft Lottery thread**

[GreenWarrior]

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/732675156884119553/photo/1

dikembe mutombo

The tweet was quickly deleted ummmmmm

Wow really?

they mentioned this on felger & mazz, embiid responded with something but I didn't really hear the whole thing... said something "Philly one four enjoy the processs".

again I wasn't really paying attention so if someone heard i'd like to know.

anyway, if this whole thing is real the NBA can go eff themselves.

[kozlodoev]

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/732675156884119553/photo/1

dikembe mutombo

The tweet was quickly deleted ummmmmm

Wow really?

Really what? You open something like NBADraft.net and see Philadelphia sitting on top. You post a tweet, and then realize you're an idiot and delete it.

[Donoghus]

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/732675156884119553/photo/1

dikembe mutombo

The tweet was quickly deleted ummmmmm

Wow really?

Really what? You open something like NBADraft.net and see Philadelphia sitting on top. You post a tweet, and then realize you're an idiot and delete it.

Probably just had it saved as a draft just in case & accidentally tweeted it. 

Unless he's actually in the drawing room & the balls have already been drawn (how early before the telecast are they actually drawn?), I don't see how he would actually know. 

Not to mention, I'm pretty sure all communication devices are taken from these people before they enter the drawing room.

[A Future of Stevens]

assuming this means the 6ers got the 1 and 4th, that means we could be the 2nd, 3rd, or 5th. lets hope for that 2nd

[crownontherocks]

the waiting game is terrible

[emajic1]

I really enjoyed the ride this year to be in this position.  Nice work by Danny, and the math is the math.  Of course I am hoping for the best, but what a boon to simply be in this position this year, and potentially 1-2 more times, next couple of years on Brooklyn's dime.  May the leprechauns work some magic please. 

[JSD]

For the love of God, please. Just one time let us have it

[fairweatherfan]

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/732675156884119553/photo/1

dikembe mutombo

The tweet was quickly deleted ummmmmm

Wow really?

Really what? You open something like NBADraft.net and see Philadelphia sitting on top. You post a tweet, and then realize you're an idiot and delete it.

Probably just had it saved as a draft just in case & accidentally tweeted it. 

Unless he's actually in the drawing room & the balls have already been drawn (how early before the telecast are they actually drawn?), I don't see how he would actually know. 

Not to mention, I'm pretty sure all communication devices are taken from these people before they enter the drawing room.

I think the real draw happens at about 7:30 Eastern; it's definitely shortly before the TV show to minimize leaks.

I think Koz's explanation is the best - Dikembe knew the lotto was today, and confused the #1 slot with the #1 pick.  Not that conspiracy theorists care though.  We're now up to at least the teams with the 2 best chances winning = obvious rigging.  Presumably some non-Celtics fans would apply the same "logic" to us too.

I do really like the idea that there's a massive conspiracy and somehow Mutombo of all people was in on it 


EDIT: Speculation is Mutombo saw a Joel Embiid tweet hoping for #1 + #4 (best case scenario for Philly) and thought it was the real result.

[GreenWarrior]

I can't believe some of you killing yourselves over this waiting.

[fairweatherfan]

I can't believe some of you killing yourselves over this waiting.

Yeah this is found money for me.  If we tanked all year and bottomed out with a miserable squad and still got stuck with 5 or 6 I could understand the disappointment, but we had a fun, relatively successful year and have a bright future no matter where the pick falls.  It's all gravy folks, have fun with it. 

[Vermont Green]

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/732675156884119553/photo/1

dikembe mutombo

The tweet was quickly deleted ummmmmm

Maybe he just forgot that there was a lottery.

[CelticSooner]

Getting pretty excited. May the basketball gods me kind tonight 

[Celtics18]

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/732675156884119553/photo/1

dikembe mutombo

The tweet was quickly deleted ummmmmm

Wow really?

Really what? You open something like NBADraft.net and see Philadelphia sitting on top. You post a tweet, and then realize you're an idiot and delete it.

"Really";  Deke's an idiot!!

[dreamgreen]

What time should I log on to see what they got? I am taking one for the team trying to break the curse by not watching it. Every time I watch they get screwed so this will be my part!

[Surferdad]

I can't believe some of you killing yourselves over this waiting.

Yeah this is found money for me.  If we tanked all year and bottomed out with a miserable squad and still got stuck with 5 or 6 I could understand the disappointment, but we had a fun, relatively successful year and have a bright future no matter where the pick falls.  It's all gravy folks, have fun with it.

True. Remember 2007, we got the number 5 and won a championship the next season.