What would the final card say?

 
    Even after an atrocious 82 game season, an nba team can turn themselves around in an instance. An instance known as a ping pong ball.  Ask the Cleveland Cavaliers fans about the 2002-2003 campaign, in which the Cavaliers compounded only 17 wins and then  land the #1 overall pick.  They were able to land the hometown kid, LeBron James and he was able to lead them to the NBA Finals in just his 4th season. Similarly, the Blazers had the same in mind when they drafted the Bill Russell clone Greg Oden, who's enjoyed showing off his new mohawk, as opposed to the skills he posesses. The Grizzlies and Heat have absolutely nothing to show for themselves thus far this year, but everything can turn around in a second.  Each team is hoping to land the #1 pick in this years draft; a draft which, at the top, may be the deepest since 2003.      After seeing the amount of trades at the deadline this year, I got to thinking about what it would be like to be a ... [link]

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