You think the Nuggets' nightmare scenario is losing out in the lottery again and winding up with the fourth pick in the draft. Actually, there's another one:

The Nuggets win the second pick in the lottery. The player staring them in the face is 7-foot Darko Milicic of Serbia-Montenegro.

"It definitely raises an interesting question for you guys," said Mike D'Antoni, laughing. Evidently, he believes I have some connection to the organization. I did not want to interrupt.