Celtics' Draft Lottery Failure
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On this day: Cs whiff '97 lottery, miss Duncan; Mercer, Vincent born

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On this day , the Boston Celtics flop in the '97 NBA draft lottery.
The team had the highest odds of landing the top overall pick of the 1997 NBA draft.
That year 's pick would send Tim Duncan to the San Antonio Spurs .
On the same day , former Celtics small forward Ron Mercer was born in Nashville .
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