this is the stupidest [expletive] thing the spurs didn't "get lucky," they held robinson out and tanked for a chance at number 1 because they wanted duncan. Oden was the consensus first pick, and even if the thunder had taken them, they would have moved on from oden, and have a core of westbrook/ibaka/harden (forgetting for a moment that having oden would have thrown the future off entirely and they'd probably not have any of that group.) your bulls and pacers points are nonsense. the heat won three titles by drafting wade and him being attractive enough to entice FAs the Celtics had paul pierce, drafted well with rondo and then added through trades, not FA the Mavs won by surrounding their uber talented PF they acquired in the draft with capable vets. LA won by being [expletive] los angeles, they aren't analogous to this discussion at all. It's like debating why the rays don't play baseball like the yankees.