Crooked Media - New #HallofShame: The 1985 NBA Draft was the first time a lottery was used to award the top pick, and like many others, Rachna thinks the Knicks got a
![NBA Draft Lottery: 7 Alternatives to Consider | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report NBA Draft Lottery: 7 Alternatives to Consider | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/003/492/793/7464692_crop_exact.jpg?w=2975&h=2048&q=85)
NBA Draft Lottery: 7 Alternatives to Consider | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![The Top 3 NBA Draft Picks From 1981 To 1990: Portland Trail Blazers Selected Sam Bowie Over Michael Jordan - Fadeaway World The Top 3 NBA Draft Picks From 1981 To 1990: Portland Trail Blazers Selected Sam Bowie Over Michael Jordan - Fadeaway World](https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/t_share/MTkwNjU4MjE3Nzc1MjEyNDEy/291458004_401066752061791_8879246809577905297_n.jpg)
The Top 3 NBA Draft Picks From 1981 To 1990: Portland Trail Blazers Selected Sam Bowie Over Michael Jordan - Fadeaway World
![Re-Drafting Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone and the 1985 'Frozen Envelope' Draft | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report Re-Drafting Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone and the 1985 'Frozen Envelope' Draft | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/004/396/999/780a509c16fa3685e23d7ec3a490e230_crop_exact.jpg?w=2975&h=2048&q=85)
Re-Drafting Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone and the 1985 'Frozen Envelope' Draft | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![A brave new world': How the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery changed the Knicks and set the league on a new course - The Athletic A brave new world': How the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery changed the Knicks and set the league on a new course - The Athletic](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2019/05/14085701/GettyImages-670261814-683x1024.jpg)
A brave new world': How the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery changed the Knicks and set the league on a new course - The Athletic
![Front Office Sports on X: "The very first NBA Draft Lottery was held in 1985. That year, the Knicks won and later selected Patrick Ewing first overall. This is what it looked Front Office Sports on X: "The very first NBA Draft Lottery was held in 1985. That year, the Knicks won and later selected Patrick Ewing first overall. This is what it looked](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1128458429960470528/pu/img/pFD2UhD5cj8h-vl9.jpg)