With the NBA Draft lottery happening Tuesday night, there is only one given: As has been the case since they were awarded the No. 1 pick in 1997 and chose Tim Duncan, the Spurs will be nowhere near the ping-pong balls. It's been an incredible run of playoff success, 18 consecutive years out of the lottery and counting. Whether it's the Timberwolves, Knicks, Sixers, Lakers or somebody else, the team that lands the No. 1 pick Tuesday night will be touted as the lottery winner. As the Spurs have proved time and again, the best way to win the lottery is to avoid it. But the five-time champions have decisions to make this summer as they try to reload for one more title run. It will start with decisions from Duncan and Manu Ginobili about whether they will return next season – on contracts that allow San Antonio to max out Kawhi Leonard and pursue a marquee free agent. As of Tuesday, the Spurs have not received any indication one way or the other about whether Duncan or Ginobili will be back. The prevailing wisdom among those in close contact with the organization is the same as it was the night the Spurs lost in Game 7 to the Clippers: Duncan, 39, likely will be back for one more hurrah, and Ginobili, 37, is leaning toward retirement. After San Antonio's first-round loss to LA, Ginobili said retirement “could happen, easily.” - See more at: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer...ing-back-duncan-leonard-and-go-after-aldridge
