Claim: Minnesota Timberwolves's assistant coach Joseph Blair (June 12, 1974) was drafted in the NBA, the premier men's professional basketball league in the world, in 1996.
Evidence: Joseph Blair (born June 12, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player, and current assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Though he was drafted 35th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft, by the Seattle SuperSonics, Blair didn't sign with the team, and his agent engineered his release in 1997. It is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world.