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Wait a minute. Why is the NBA holding its draft so soon after the Finals?
Wait, the NBA is holding its draft already? Weren't the Finals happening just a few days ago?
Yes and yes — and no, the NBA does not have any plans to change its calendar.
The question was posed this week to a top NBA official about just why the league gives its fans barely any time to digest its biggest event before another one of massive significance comes along. To Byron Spruell, the NBA's president of league operations, the biggest factor was simply a lack of impetus to fix what ain't broke.
