There's Much On the Line In the NBA Draft Lottery

Tomorrow night is the NBA Draft Lottery. For at least one night, NBA fans will forget all about LeBron's future (barely) and the Conference Finals and focus on those teams who didn't have great years.

John Wall is the perceived prize of this lottery. Interestingly enough, Wall may not actually be the biggest fish for the lottery winner. If a team like the Nets or Clippers get that top pick and draft Wall, it could also lead to netting LeBron James. Sure, it seems rather dumb that he'd bolt the winningest franchise of the last two years to play for two of the perennial also-rans.

But both could be very attractive. They both are in the two biggest markets in America (albeit the "other" team in their respective markets). Both have some nice young talent already. Just imagine if the Clippers won the lottery again. They already have Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, DeAndre Jordan, Craig Smith and Blake Griffin. Add John Wall to that mix and it could be extremely attractive for LeBron. The Nets don't have the same amount of talent, but Brook Lopez is a keeper and Devin Harris is an All Star. Sure, Harris may have to be moved if they bring in Wall, but that could net some nice talent.

That is all a long shot. Why wouldn't LeBron just stay in Cleveland or move on to the Knicks or Bulls (by the way, the Knicks traded away their lottery pick to the Jazz)? And even if those teams don't win the lottery, there are some nice prospects out there to fall back on.