I think it will balance out over the course of the draft. The wait between 16-17 and 48-49 is a far one too. BTW, I am going to do the lottery next Tuesday evening around 9-930 CST in the chat room. We will begin the draft immediately afterwards. I'll shoot out an email to the league by the end of the week.
Any chance you could do the lottery sooner than the actual draft date? I find it useful to have that information beforehand for planning.
Maybe tonight, but I'm not 100% sure I'll be free. I might have time this weekend. I'll try and give everyone as much advanced notice as possible.
How about now? If we don't get at least 5 people in there, I will do the lottery tomorrow night at 8 or 9 CST.