2012 NBA draft lottery fixed?

New Orleans Hornets is the first team to pick players in this year`s draft. The bare fact that the "pole-position" was granted to this team caused various reactions in the US public, and part of the public thinks that this is a clear example of fixing.

In New York it was announced in which order the teams will pick players in this year`s draft on June 28th. The center of Kentucky University - Anthony Davis - is considered to be the biggest talent and a player which every team wants to have in their squad, and the possibility for the Hornets (the only NBA team which was owned by the NBA until recently) to get this player first caused harsh reactions from other NBA teams.

The owner of the NBA league David Stern sold the Hornets in April this year to the tycoon Tom Benson, owner of a football team from the same city. Some of the highest ranking officials in the NBA league, and some of the players believe that this is the reason why the New Orleans Hornets won the lottery - this was just a charade as a part of the deal made in April.

During the live broadcast of the lottery the camera did not show the actual moment of balls being picked. At least 10 NBA players spoke out via Twitter and condemned the lottery saying it was fixed. Among them Kevin Love, Rip hamilton and DeMarcus Cousins.