When the Knicks won the first NBA draft lottery and picked Patrick Ewing in 1985 | ESPN Archives

On May 12, 1985, the New York Knicks were the beneficiaries of the first ever NBA draft lottery, in which the big prize was star Georgetown Hoyas big man Patrick Ewing. ✔ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: ✔ Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: ✔ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: ✔ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: Exclusive interviews with Rachel Nichols Stephen A. Smith on