Explore the latest predictions on the Brooklyn Nets and Cam Johnson after they lucked out in the NBA Draft lottery.

The ping pong balls didn't bounce the Brooklyn Nets ' way at Monday's draft lottery. After entering the night with the sixth-best odds, the Nets fell to No. 8. It was a disappointing outcome after Brooklyn reacquired its first-round pick from the Houston Rockets last summer and tanked in hopes of landing a top selection.

When Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks and team governor Joe Tsai pivoted and made the tough decision to tank this season for a high draft pick, it ended up giving them the sixth-best odds.

I sent a letter to every NBA team and asked if they could please send me any autographs or merchandise! Last year I had a goal to get an autograph from a player on every NFL team, so a few months ago I decided to try the same thing with the NBA by sending a handwritten letter to every team in the league.

The most likely answer won't excite fans. Brooklyn entered the offseason with hopes of landing a franchise-altering talent. They had two clear avenues to do so: spiking a top draft pick or cashing in their chips for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Nets head to Chicago with the sixth-best odds to win the lottery — a 9 percent chance of winning the right to select Cooper Flagg.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Favors wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 6.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

Joe and Clara Wu Tsai had just decided to get involved in pro sports as an investment. Sports had been part of their personal development, Joe played collegiate lacrosse at Yale and Clara was raised on the-hoop-happy campus of the University of Kansas during the Danny Manning era.