Detroit Pistons fans didn’t have to watch the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on Monday with nearly as much intrigue as the past few seasons. Five straight seasons of being a lottery team and three consecutive years of ending up with the No. 5 pick despite being in the top-three for positioning left quite a sour taste.

It’s a massive understatement to say Mark Cuban did not have high hopes when he turned on the TV in his master bedroom to watch Monday evening’s NBA draft lottery. “I fully expected what has happened every year since 1980,