Tom Ziller

Frozen envelopes. Loaded balls. Corrupted officials. It's the NBA Draft Lottery, Super Bowl for sports conspiracy theorists. Here's all the ammo you need heading into Tuesday's big event.

Rumors will begin to overwhelm us by the end of Tuesday. Gird thyself.

All final four NBA teams in the 2013 playoffs have elite defenses. What's most interesting about that is that three of the teams have manageable payrolls, too.

The Hook previews the Western Conference Finals, where a team of bruisers will face off against a sharpshooting squad that relies on accuracy in all it does.

The similarities in the data and slander are spooky.

The Kings have been neglected for so long that the mere presence of someone who cares will drastically alter the course of the franchise.

The Kings are staying in Sacramento. We look at some big-picture implications, what happens next and some amusing anecdotes from the whole saga.

This was not merely a nightmare. Kevin Durant and the Thunder are done.