It has become a delightful NBA Draft tradition of sorts: ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski finding some creative ways to tip picks as he reports them before the official announcements.
Well, it’s hours before the draft. We’re talking morning of, not even close to Thursday night when we’ll learn who goes where.
And Woj has already appeared to spoil some picks. The first three, in fact.
Who knows? Maybe this tweet means it COULD happen and that maybe there’s a last-minute change? Also, it’s worth noting the odds on Paolo Banchero dropped significantly in recent days. Hmm. Can’t imagine any odds on the top picks are on the board anymore.
But when you see him saying it’s “increasingly firm” that the first three picks are in … it could mean we’ve gotten a spoiler already.
Check out the reaction:
Here's the report
As team boards finalize today, the 1-2-3 of the NBA Draft is increasingly firm, per sources: Jabari Smith to Orlando, Chet Holmgren to Oklahoma City and Paolo Banchero to Houston.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2022
Fans are mad
WoJ you know the NBA community loves you but you gotta stop leaking draft news . It's these players big day and they probably don't want it to be spoiled or maybe if you want to spoil it, spoil it like 10 Min before the drafts starts not like the first couple hours of the day.
— Broncos network (@broncosvision) June 23, 2022
Woj is that kid whose parents would let them stay out late on a school night to go to the midnight premiere of a movie then spoil the whole thing to everyone in class the next day. https://t.co/8WXP2elrsi
— Junior Maruwa (@juniormaruwa) June 23, 2022
Now all we need is 55 more pre-draft newsbreaks and we can get to bed nice and early tonight. https://t.co/fL3uhzQkN5
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) June 23, 2022
Woj out here spoiling the draft ANNND giving a big middle finger to Vegas https://t.co/BOclgILEWl
— Dirt & Sprague (@DirtAndSprague) June 23, 2022
Waking up on draft day to a Woj tweet that contains the phrase “increasingly firm.”
Let’s get this money. https://t.co/vTDlohH5fD
— Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) June 23, 2022
This what type of time you on today???? https://t.co/ChAiCeI18k
— Michael Sykes, II (@MikeDSykes) June 23, 2022
Increasingly firm https://t.co/TrsR602nh8
— Real Hooper Pilled Trill (@TrillBroDude) June 23, 2022
The Draft getting spoiled before 9 am lmao https://t.co/K8iWZwirIU
— Shake4ndbake (@ItsShake4ndbake) June 23, 2022
Spoiling the draft before 9 AM now https://t.co/pFguuWcgkp
— semaJ (@semaJ7272) June 23, 2022
It’s not a huge surprise, but still, so funny!