While this year's strong teams are fighting in the playoffs, the 14 teams that have been excluded from the playoffs will also start their battles, but what they compete for is "luck."
The 1,001 number combinations generated by 14 table tennis balls will be distributed to 14 teams. The teams determine the number of winning numbers based on their record. This is why the lottery for draft picks is called a "lottery."
As a fan of a team with a sluggish record, what I pray hard for is that the God of Luck can favor my team and bring good luck to my team with a few lottery tickets and a single-digit % chance of winning.
Since the current lottery method was adopted in 1990, 6 teams have won the No. 1 pick in 25 years with a probability of less than 5 %, changing the history of the team. These 6 super lucky teams are...
1993 Orlando Magic - 1.52 % / Tank pick: 11 / First pick: Chris Webber (Trading Penny Hardaway)
The Magic can be said to be the biggest winner in the history of the lottery. Not only have they had the top pick three times in franchise history, but the back-to-back top picks in 1992-93 shocked the league.
The Magic selected monster center Shaquille O'Neal with the No. 1 pick in 1992. The following year, they were the lottery team with the best record and won the No. 1 pick. At that time, they selected Chris Webber and then traded the legendary high point guard Anfernee Hardaway with the Warriors. The Magic's excessive good luck also caused the league to modify the probability of winning, and it also made it more difficult for teams with lower tank picks to win the No. 1 pick.
Within four years of joining the team, they had two talented No. 1 picks, and the Magic immediately entered the ranks of an elite team. However, after the failure to renew the contract with O'Neal, Hardaway supported the team's strength, but excessive injuries interrupted Penny's momentum with the first-generation Magic...
If it's the 11th pick, the Magic could draft: Allan Houston, Sam Cassell or Nick Van Exel
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2000 New Jersey Nets - 4.40% / Tank pick: 7 / No. 1 pick: Kenyon Martin
Stephon Marbury's Nets' strength declined in the latter part of his era, and Keith Van Horn, the No. 2 pick in 1997, couldn't get the Nets back to the playoffs. But not so good luck came quietly. The Nets, who ranked seventh in the tank pick in 2000, won the No. 1 pick in a so-called super weak year of the draft!
The selected beast dunk king Kenyon Martin did not save the Nets by himself, but he and Jason Kidd, who joined the team the following year, had a good chemistry and reached the championship game for two consecutive years. The Nets and Martin also ran into contract extension issues, and he left for Denver four years later at the cost of three first-round picks.
K-Mart left the Nets with three playoff appearances under their belt, but they never made it to the Eastern Conference Championship Game again.
If it's the 7th pick, the Nets could draft: Jamal Crawford, Hedo Turkoglu or Jamaal Magloire
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2007 Portland Trail Blazers - 5.30% / Tank pick: 7 / No. 1 pick: Greg Oden
After ending their 21-year streak of reaching the playoffs, the Trail Blazers began a rebuilding journey. Several consecutive years of high draft picks have also allowed them to find cornerstone players such as LarMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy who are worthy of important responsibilities.
Just when they were about to start climbing up, the god of luck gave this veteran power in the Western Conference another big gift. In the end, they selected super center Greg Oden with the No. 1 pick. Unfortunately, due to frequent injuries, the Trail Blazers' excellent performance in recent years has almost nothing to do with Oden.
If it is the 7th pick, the Trail Blazers can select: Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah or Marc Gasol hidden in the second round
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2008 Chicago Bulls - 1.70% / Tank pick: 9 / No. 1 pick: Derrick Rose
After the disintegration of the six consecutive championship teams, the Bulls spent six years accumulating talent and energy, and finally blossomed in 2004 and returned to the playoffs. However, three years later, the Bulls interrupted their playoff journey. In this lottery draw, they got another MVP, No. 1 pick Derrick Rose.
However, Rose suffered several serious injuries, which caused the Bulls, who had rekindled their championship hopes, to float in the playoffs for another four years. Maybe Rose, who has played a healthy season, can finally give the Bulls a more complete new look next year. ball season.
If it's the 9th pick, the Bulls could draft: Brook Lopez, Serge Ibaka or Goran Dragic hidden in the second round
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2011 Cleveland Cavaliers - 2.80% / Tank pick: 8 / No. 1 pick: Kyrie Irving
Just like to make up for LeBron James leaving Cleveland, luck favored the Cavaliers. He made the eighth lottery pick, traded from the Clippers, become the No. 1 pick in one fell swoop. At that time, the Clippers, which did not have any protection system for this draft pick, may not have thought that the 2.8 % chance would really win!
After sending away Mo Williams and receiving the aging Baron Davis, the Cavaliers began to build the team with the new generation of No. 1 pick Kyrie Irving. After three years of hard work, Irving gradually showed his star talent, and James' return allowed the former and future generations of Kremlin saviors to work together to create a better present and future...
If it is the 8th pick, the Cavaliers can select: Jimmy Butler, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard
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2014 Cleveland Cavaliers - 1.70% / Tank pick: 9 / No. 1 pick: Andrew Wiggins
If you want to say who is the team with the most "number one pick" in recent years, it has to be the Cavaliers. In the year James returned, the Cavaliers hit the jackpot again with their own 1.7 % shooting percentage.
However, the Cavaliers, who were originally able to form a combination of three homegrown No. 1 picks, sent No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota in exchange for star power forward Kevin Love after a summer of torture in order to balance the lineup.
Although it is quite embarrassing for Wiggins, after a season, both teams have developed well, each getting what they need. We are also looking forward to the story of Wiggins becoming the new Wolf King in Minnesota!
If it is the 9th pick, the Cavaliers can select: Elfrid Payton, Zach LaVine, Jusuf Nurkic
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all in all…
Looking back from history, the lowest winning rate is 1.52 % Magic, and the ninth pick's 1.7 has also appeared twice. Judging from the probability of winning the No. 1 pick of 6 out of 25, teams with low tank picks have no chance of winning the No. 1 pick or at least moving forward, and 4 of them have happened in the past 9 years, which really arouses expectations and daydreams.
In the new system that started this year, only the 10th to 14th picks are left with a probability of winning lower than 5%, while 12th, 13th, and 14th pick each have a 1% chance of winning the top pick.
Fans of teams with low tank rankings, expect miracles to come!
