NBA Trivia

Sam Cartwright
May 14, 2024

Happy Tuesday! Four more playoff games for you today across the NBA and NHL.

TODAY’S TRIVIA — The Atlanta Hawks won this year’s NBA lottery even though they had just a 3% chance to win it—the Wizards, Rockets, Spurs, and Pistons round out the top five.

Question: Name the last 5 first overall picks.

_{Answer revealed at the bottom}

_{One hint today if you need it (scroll past it if you don’t)}

Yesterday’s Trivia: The stat we were looking was the average attendance by division:

1. NL West: 34,592

2. AL East: 28,154

3. NL East: 27,700

4. NL Central: 27,278

5. AL West: 25,599

6. AL Central: 17,934

The MLB attendance is led by the Dodgers (46,149), Padres (39,430), and the Phillies (38,226), while the bottom three are the Rays (15,932), Marlins (12,751), and A’s (6,222).

2023: Spurs
2022: Magic
2021: Pistons
2020: Timberwolves
2019: Pelicans

_{Got it yet? Go on to hint number 2 if you’re still not sure.}

2023: Spurs - 🇫🇷👽
2022: Magic - Duke alum
2021: Pistons - Oklahoma State alum
2020: Timberwolves - 🐜
2019: Pelicans - Also the name of a National Park

_{Answer revealed below}

2023: Spurs: Victor Wembanyama
2022: Magic: Paolo Banchero
2021: Pistons: Cade Cunningham
2020: Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards
2019: Pelicans: Zion Williamson

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