no point in worrying about the exact probabilty as the season isn't over and there are about 7 teams within 2 games of each other so there can be alot of wiggle room.
Yeah, but it only takes one in real life (a la Yao). Think we can hire Steve Francis or Charlie Thomas to attend the draft for us?
i got the rockets the third pick on the 65th try...but hey if we got yao ming when we didn't have a good chance...maybe lightning will strike twice
First try, no kidding! NBA Draft Lottery Generator DISLIKE THE RESULTS? JUST HIT REFRESH TO RUN ANOTHER NBA DRAFT LOTTERY Team W L PCT # Balls 1. TORONTO RAPTORS 25 43 .368 88 Mike James is either going to get a hefty paycheck in Canadian dollars or he's bolting the Raptors, so drafting a top guard could be important... but Rafael Araujo was a massive bust and they still need a top five. 2. Houston Rockets 30 39 .435 7 (SWEET!) The Rockets desperately need shooters - guys who could make you pay for doubling Yao Ming. They also need a tough PF who isn't old/bland or immature/apathetic, so LaMarcus Aldridge, Tyrus Thomas or Joakim Noah could get strong looks. It's a toss-up which need is more glaring, but their backcourt is in shambles. 3. Chicago Bulls 19 48 .284 178 The Bulls steal this one from the Knicks thanks to the utter stupidity of Isiah Thomas. Chicago has a lot of question marks, but a top three pick could help them bolster the frontcourt. LaMarcus Aldridge would get a strong look here. 4. Charlotte Bobcats 19 50 .275 250 5. Portland Blazers 20 48 .294 177 6. Atlanta Hawks 21 45 .318 119 7. Orlando Magic 25 43 .368 63 8. Seattle Sonics 27 40 .403 36 9. Minnesota Timberwolves 28 40 .412 35 10. Boston Celtics 29 40 .420 14 11. Chicago Bulls 29 39 .426 14 12. Golden State Warriors 29 38 .433 8 13. Utah Jazz 32 36 .471 6 14. New Orleans Hornets 32 34 .485 5 15. Philadelphia Sixers 32 35 .478 -- 16. Sacramento Kings 34 34 .500 -- 17. Milwaukee Bucks 34 34 .500 -- 18. Los Angeles Lakers 36 34 .514 -- 19. Indiana Pacers 34 32 .515 -- 20. Washington Wizards 35 32 .522 -- 21. Denver Nuggets 39 30 .565 -- 22. Memphis Grizzlies 39 29 .574 -- 23. Cleveland Cavaliers 39 29 .574 -- 24. New Jersey Nets 39 28 .582 -- 25. Los Angeles Clippers 39 28 .582 -- 26. Miami Heat 45 23 .662 -- 27. Phoenix Suns 46 21 .687 -- 28. Dallas Mavericks 53 16 .768 -- 29. San Antonio Spurs 53 15 .779 -- 30. Detroit Pistons 54 13 .806 --
36 balls to 7 balls is a huge difference, the Rockets need to do some serious tanking and move in that 7th spot. Even without getting in the top 3, that 7th pick could be Brandon Roy or Rodney Carney territory, no way they drop further than that.
i got the rockets the second pick on the very first try but nowhere in the top 3 for the like the next twenty.
Here are the order of the lottery results for the last 16 years. No.5 seems to be lucky ! 2005 Original order 1st pick 6 2nd pick 1 3rd pick 5 2004 Original order 1st pick 1 2nd pick 4 3rd pick 2 2003 Original order 1st pick 1 2nd pick 5 3rd pick 2 2002 Original order 1st pick 5 2nd pick 2 3rd pick 1 2001 Original order 1st pick 3 2nd pick 8 3rd pick 5 2000 Original order 1st pick 5 2nd pick 4 3rd pick 1 1999 Original order 1st pick 3 2nd pick 1 3rd pick 13 1998 Original order 1st pick 3 2nd pick 5 3rd pick 1 1997 Original order 1st pick 3 2nd pick 5 3rd pick 2 1996 Original order 1st pick 2 2nd pick 3 3rd pick 1 1995 Original order 1st pick 5 2nd pick 1 3rd pick 4 1994 Original order 1st pick 4 2nd pick 1 3rd pick 2 1993 Original order 1st pick 11 2nd pick 5 3rd pick 7 1992 Original order 1st pick 2 2nd pick 8 3rd pick 1 1991 Original order 1st pick 5 2nd pick 4 3rd pick 3 1990 Original order 1st pick 1 2nd pick 10 3rd pick 8
Summary of the last 16 yrs of NBA draft Lottery. i.e In the last 16 years, 4 teams with the 5th worst record won the lottery compared with only 3 teams with the worst record. Original Order 1st 2nd 3rd 1*3 4 5 2*2 1 4 3*4 1 1 4*1 3 1 5*4 4 2 6*1 0 0 7*0 0 1 8*0 2 1 9*0 0 0 10*0 1 0 11*1 0 0 12*0 0 0 13*0 0 1
