Drafts by Egantx7

Since 1985 when the modern lottery was instituted to make sure Patrick Ewing would end up in New York (allegedly), which team has made the most #1 picks in the NBA draft, a whopping 5 of them (two, thanks to trades with other teams). It hasn't helped much, because this team has only won a single NBA Championship over that time.

The modern Major League draft began in 1965, and notably no player who was drafted #1 overall ever made it to the Hall of Fame ... until 2016. Who is about to become the only #1 overall draft pick in MLB history to be inducted into the Hall of Fame?

Phil Flanagan, a guard out of Holy Cross was the first person to earn this title, though the title itself would not come around until 1976. Former player Paul Salata traditionally announces this man at the NFL draft. Give this title traditionally bestowed on the last man to be drafted in the NFL draft.

Current or past name acceptable. It took 20 years in the NHL draft for an American to be taken as the #1 overall pick (Brian Lawton in 1983), with the second being Mike Modano in 1988. Both of these men were drafted by this franchise. This team relocated in 1993, despite its losing record in 1991 that resulted in a miracle run to the Stanley Cup Finals (which they lost to Pittsburgh) - that relocation was pushed by the owner's (Norm Green) wife who demanded the team move after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against her husband. Identify this franchise that finally did win the Cup in 1999 with Mike Modano.

Doing so in 1992 and 1993, which NBA team became the first in the lottery era to make the first selection of the draft in consecutive years? Their 1993 lottery victory was a total shock since this team had only one ping pong ball in the drum, giving them a 1.52% chance of winning that lottery (assuming it wasn't fixed, allegedly). This franchise is still waiting for their first NBA championship. Their 1993 #1 selection was "Mr. Timeout", Chris Webber.

Gilbert Perreault was the first player to be selected first overall in the NHL draft (1970), and then go to the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1970, there were two new franchises in the NHL, and they were assigned spaces on a roulette wheel to decide which would get the first pick. The Buffalo Sabres won and picked Perreault. Which team lost to the Sabres, selecting instead Dale Tallon. This team still hasn't won a Stanley Cup, and as of 2016 is the last Canadian team to have even appeared in the Finals.

This outfielder hit the game winning home run in the deciding game of the 1981 NLCS, denying the Montréal Expos a trip to the World Series, though he is likely best remembered for snatching away an American flag from some Dodger fans who were trying to burn the flag on the outfield grass while he was playing for the Cub. Identify this 2-time All-Star who played for both the Dodgers and Cub after playing his first five years for the A's, the team that made him the first ever draft pick in the first ever MLB draft in 1965.

This former Ohio State Buckeye is the only person ever selected in the NFL Supplemental Draft to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, having been picked in 1987 by the Philadelphia Eagles. This man later thanked Buddy Ryan for throwing him off the Eagles for drug problems, and this man played his last games in Miami. Identify this receiver who did not create The X-Files, but did catch a lot of footballs in Minnesota, where his number 80 is currently retired.

The Trailblazers continue to this day to take heat for drafting Sam Bowie ahead of Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft, but there was a good reason why they didn't take His Ariness. Which shooting guard from Houston had the Trailblazers drafted in 1983, making them veer away from drafting Michael Jordan and toward Sam Bowie in the 1984 NBA Draft? This guy was named to the "50 Greatest" team on the NBA's 50th anniversary, and was a member of the 1992 "Dream Team" in Barcelona. Name this 10-time NBA All-Star who eventually rejoined his Phi Slama Jama teammate, Hakeem Olajuwon, to win the 1995 NBA Championship.

Forget that whole Bowie-Jordan thing ... the 1965 NFL Draft might have been an even bigger debacle. After the Giants took Tucker Fredericksen with the first pick, and the San Francisco 49ers took Ken Willard with the second pick, the Bears had the third and fourth picks, and picked a pair of legends. Identify either one of the two Hall of Fame players the Bears drafted back-to-back in the first round of the 1965 NFL draft, one a linebacker, the other a running back

Dave Winfield is likely one of the most underrated athletic talents of all time. He was a first round pick in the MLB draft, a third round pick in the NBA draft, a 6th round pick in the supplemental ABA draft, and a 17th round pick in the NFL draft (note: Winfield never played football in high school or college). Identify any one of the four teams to have drafted Dave Winfield.

Charles Barkley once publicly said he would kiss Kenny Smith's ass if this man scored more than 19 points in any game his rookie season, yet, in 2016, this person became the first player in any of the big four leagues to be drafted in the 21st century to be elected to their sport's Hall of Fame. This man was drafted number one overall in 2002 (ahead of Dukies Jay Williams and Mike Dunleavy, Jr.) and retired in 2011. At least one book postulates that his parents were forced to marry to produce a great athlete. Name this 8-time NBA All-Star center whose professional career began in 1997, five years before he was drafted in 2002.