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	NBADraft.net \| 2005 NBA Draft Lottery
		On May 24th, the NBA will hold it's annual draft lottery to determine the top 3 picks of the NBA draft.
		Clevaland lost the lottery protection on their 2005 first rounder when they made the trade for Jiri Welsch, due to a rule regarding trading away first round picks in succesive years.
		The extra lottery combination will also be determined for the (Charlotte and New Orleans) and (New York and Toronto) ties.
	www.nbadraft.net /2005lottery.asp (252 words)

	NBA Draft Lottery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1986, many lottery teams had traded their first-round draft picks, and as a result, the top two teams in the Draft Lottery were playoff teams, with the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics picking second, a pick (the late Len Bias) which would eventually haunt the franchise.
		As of 2005, with 30 NBA teams, 16 qualify for the playoffs and the remaining 14 teams are entered in the draft lottery.
		For the 2006 NBA Draft, the NBA determined tie breakers on April 21st.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NBA_Draft_Lottery (1105 words)

	The Sporting News : NBA - Draft 2001
		As lotteries go, the NBA's draft lottery doesn't exactly compare to winning $60 million in the Powerball lottery, but it is compelling to those franchises that are lottery-bound as well as NBA fans.
		That's why the NBA should give the team with the worst record the first overall pick with the 12 remaining non-playoff teams thrown into a lottery to determine the rest of the draft order.
		While the NBA started the lottery to avoid having teams dump games in pursuit of the league's worst record and the first overall pick, that shouldn't be a concern in today's NBA where some teams just can't help being bad.
	tsn.sportingnews.com /nba/draft/lottery.html (745 words)

	Raptors win NBA draft lottery - Boston.com
		Under the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, this is the first year high school players won't be eligible for the draft.
		There were a couple of notable losers in the lottery, the New York Knicks and the Portland Trail Blazers, the league's two worst teams.
		NBA commissioner David Stern refused to be drawn into the Knicks' problems, which include rumors that Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown won't be back for a second season.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/05/23/raptors_win_nba_draft_lottery (728 words)

	lowpost.net/blog - Lucky in the Lottery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It could be argued that the modern draft lottery process began in 1990—the first year that the lottery odds were weighted toward the teams with the worst regular season records.
		Using the results of each of the 17 draft lotteries held since 1990, it's possible to determine which teams have been luckiest, and which teams got the short end of the stick over that period.
		Because the lottery is used only for the top 3 picks, with all other teams drafting according to their regular season records, most teams don't have too far to fall relative to their expected results.
	www.lowpost.net /blog/2006/05/24/lucky_in_the_lottery.html (598 words)

	ESPN.com: NBA - Lottery picks, draft lists
		While Duke's Mike Dunleavy weighs a decision on whether or not to declare, he should consider that the consensus is that he would be in the top 10 in the NBA draft.
		The lottery is 13 deep and the teams involved have been determined with the NBA playoffs set to begin this season.
		NBA scouts don't necessarily advocate more early entrants, but do want the best underclassmen in the draft to ensure that the draft is filled with quality players at each position, especially in the first round.
	espn.go.com /nba/columns/katz_andy/1364351.html (2453 words)

	ArmchairGM - NBA Draft - Sports Wiki, Sports Blog, Sports Resource, Sports Community, Sports 2.0
		The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the National Basketball Association's (NBA) thirty teams can select young players who wish to join the league.
		From the first NBA Draft in 1947 until 1965, the league allowed a team to forfeit its first round pick and, instead, select a player from its immediate area.
		The NBA Lottery has transitioned over the years from a full unweighted lottery for non-playoff teams to a more limited, weighted lottery.
	www.armchairgm.com /mwiki/index.php?title=NBA_Draft (1268 words)

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		Starting with the 1985 draft, the NBA began to use a lottery to determine the order of selection for those teams missing the playoffs (or the teams holding their picks through trades) for the first round, with teams picking in inverse order of their records in all succeeding rounds.
		Since that infamous day, the draft lottery has only been used to determine the order of the first three “lottery” picks in the first round, with all remaining (playoff and non-playoff) teams selecting in inverse order of their regular season records.
		This system was modified for the 1994 draft lottery to increase the chances of the teams with the worst records in the league winning one of the top three picks in the draft while decreasing the lottery chances of the teams with the best records.
	www.unc.edu /~mudville/OR220/lottery.html (609 words)

	ESPN.com: NBA - Duncans and O'Neals just don't grow on trees
		The last NBA lottery that meant anything was in 1997.
		He said he got only a few phone calls after the lottery, the callers always prefacing their trade remarks by acknowledging that their request was both futile and ridiculous.
		The NBA should stop crying about a minimum age limit -- that is an artificial argument -- and instead do something about a rookie wage scale that guarantees these kids millions of dollars without any certainty that they can play.
	espn.go.com /nba/columns/may_peter/1202023.html (1105 words)

	The Fix Is In
		The NBA Lottery has an interesting format that is different from any other lottery I have ever seen.
		Well, here is what we are told: Each team receives 1 or more lottery balls which are placed in a lottery picking machine and 3 balls are withdrawn.
		It's a good marketing move, but leave the lottery off TV (who tunes in specifically for this?) and just announce the order of picks.
	www.dkranch.net /sports/NBAFix.asp (531 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Jazz are longshot in NBA Lottery
		Still, the Jazz would be the biggest longshot winner in NBA lottery history should they pull out a ping-pong ball with a Jazz logo on it, giving the team the top overall pick.
		The Jazz left last season's lottery with the No. 6 pick but were able to trade up to third on draft day in a deal with the Blazers to ensure the opportunity of getting a top point guard.
		The 14 NBA teams that didn't make the playoffs are part of the lottery, but the teams with the worst records have much better odds of winning one of the first three picks.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635209598,00.html (668 words)

	2004 NBA Draft Lottery Odds Calculator/Simulator
		The NBA will use a draft lottery to assign the top picks in the upcoming draft.
		The number of lottery balls that each team gets is determined by their record.
		There are several good pages about the draft lottery on nba.com, including information about the evolution of the lottery and past lottery odds.
	www.collegehoopsnet.com /Draft/Lottery/lottoinfo.html (652 words)

	InsideHoops.com - NBA Draft Lottery
		The NBA Draft Lottery determines the exact team selections order for lottery picks, which are the first 14 picks of the NBA Draft.
		The NBA Board of Governors, meeting in Salt Lake City in June of 1984, voted to adopt a lottery system among the non-playoff teams to determine their order of selection in the first round of the NBA Draft beginning in 1985.
		Prior to the Lottery, 1,000 combinations are assigned to the Lottery teams based on their order of finish during the regular season.
	www.insidehoops.com /nba_draft_lottery.shtml (1545 words)

	www.UConnHuskies.com Mens Basketball
		Sophomore Rudy Gay and senior Hilton Armstrong were each selected in the lottery portion of the First Round, while junior Marcus Williams and junior Josh Boone were also selected in the First Round.
		The 2006 NBA Draft was held at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night.
		The lottery duo of Gay and Armstrong gives UConn nine total lottery selections in the past 12 years and marks the second time in three years that Connecticut has had a pair of lottery picks.
	www.uconnhuskies.com /AllStories/MBasketball/2006/06/28/20060628.html (1232 words)

	How does the NBA draft work?
		The NBA draft is only confusing because of the lottery which was implemented in order to keep teams from throwing games in order to gain better draft position.
		The lottery does not apply to the second round of the draft, in which the order is entirely based on records.
		The lottery is what allowed the Houston Rockets to select Yao Ming with the first pick in 2002, despite the fact that there were 4 teams with worse records than the Rockets.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view/1366 (736 words)

	CNNSI.com - NBA Basketball - MJ's Wizards win top pick in draft lottery - Sunday May 20, 2001 09:31 PM
		The Clippers, who only 44 chances in the lottery, jumped from eighth to second, while the Hawks (89 chances) moved from fifth to third.
		Assistant general manager Rod Higgins, who represented the Wizards at the lottery at the headquarters of NBA Entertainment, indicated Washington might deal the pick.
		In the lottery, pingpong balls numbered one through 14 are placed in a drum and four are drawn to determine a four-digit combination.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/news/2001/05/20/nba_lottery_ap (930 words)

	THE NBA DRAFT LOTTERY Chicago Sun-Times - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Bulls entered the NBA lottery last year with the seventh- worst record, and the Ping-Pong balls bounced accordingly as the Bulls landed the No. 7 pick.
		The Bulls are about to participate in their sixth consecutive lottery, which speaks to how well they drafted in the previous five.
		The lottery will take place Wednesday in Secaucus, N.J. Here is a look at the chances of the other 13 teams landing one of the top three picks.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20040523/ai_n12547663 (848 words)

	NBA.com
		NBA TV's fantasy guru Rick Kamla breaks down all of the blockbuster trades from draft night, including J-Rich's arrival in Charlotte in his latest Living the Fantasy.
		The starters for the July 15 WNBA All-Star game were announced Tuesday night, and Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson are the two Seattle selections.
		A day after being taken with the first pick in the NBA Draft by the Blazers, Greg Oden visited Portland on Friday to meet the fans and have a press conference.
	www.nba.com (403 words)

	Toronto claims top pick in draft
		The Raptors, who had the NBA's fifth worst record at 27-55, jumped four slots in winning the lottery for the first time.
		New Orleans guard Chris Paul was the fourth pick in last year's draft and he won the rookie of the year award, averaging 16.1 points, 7.8 assists and a league-best 2.2 steals.
		His departure came less than a year after he was chosen the NBA's 2005 executive of the year for retooling the Suns' roster and winning a league-high 62 games.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/suns/articles/0523nbalottery-ON.html (558 words)

	HoopsHype - NBA Draft 2007
		Took a backseat to Duke's lottery pick seniors last year, but will be expected to step up to the massive expectations and become a star as a sophomore.
		Boasting an impressive skill-set, solid length and outstanding athletic ability, Young is a prototype for the NBA small forward position.
		While he is a good athlete, he is not as spectacular as most lottery candidates usually are, and is a bit more advanced age-wise than most players in his class.
	www.hoopshype.com /draft.htm (2512 words)

	NBA's 'LeBron Lottery today
		Denver and Cleveland have the best chance of winning the lottery under the NBA's system of weighting the draw to favor the teams with the worst records.
		The fans also gave Nuggets officials good luck charms to bring to New Jersey for the lottery, which will be held at the offices of NBA Entertainment, starting at 8 p.m.
		The NBA draft will be held on June 26.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/05/22/spt_wwwlottery.html (724 words)

	2005 NBA Draft Lottery
		It's because the NBA is full of some of the most vile and depraved humans in the sports business.
		June 21st is the last day for underclassmen to withdraw their names from the draft pool, so I'll be back with my own predictions, full player analysis and general mockery when we get a little closer to the big day.
		They say he's one of the nicest guys in the NBA, but he doesn't have to prove it every year by letting random drunks that live under the L.A. Freeway make their picks every year.
	www.docsports.com /nba-draft-lottery.html (1503 words)

	On The Clock: Toronto Gets First Pick In NBA Draft - NBA
		Even though the Bulls were in the playoffs this year, they were in the lottery for owning the Knicks' first-round draft choice, stemming from a trade in the preseason that sent Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis to New York for Michael Sweetney, Tim Thomas and Jermaine Jackson.
		The Raptors won the 1996 lottery after finishing 27th overall with a 21-61 record, but were unable to select first as per their expansion agreement with the league.
		The lottery has been in place since June of 1984 when the NBA Board of Governors voted to adopt a lottery system among the non-playoff teams to determine their order of selection in the first round of the NBA Draft beginning in 1985.
	www.wsbtv.com /nba/9264057/detail.html (670 words)

	Down-On-His-Luck Auto Mechanic Wins NBA Draft Lottery :: SportsGoons.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Jeb Jenkins, a 52-year-old auto mechanic living in a ramshackle house in Boonsville, North Carolina, shocked the NBA by winning the 2004 Draft Lottery.
		Much like the Magic, who had a 19-game losing streak and finished dead last in the NBA with a 21-61 record despite employing Tracy McGrady, one of the best players in the league, Jenkins has had a forgettable year.
		He’s hoping that winning the NBA Draft Lottery will turn his life around and bring him some good fortune.
	www.sportsgoons.com /volume2/Vol2_Iss19/mechanic_wins_NBA_lottery.htm (870 words)

	DraftExpress - NBA Draft, NCAA/International Basketball Website.
		Following the NBA lottery, Toronto Raptors General Manager Bryan Colangelo conducted a conference call with the media to discuss the implications of winning the #1 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.
		Sometimes the NBA game is the better fit for some of these players than the college game.
		I was at home watching this lottery last year, and you hear different people say different things about you and what you can’t do, but you know what you have to get better at so you just have to go out there and play as hard as you can.
	www.draftexpress.com /viewarticle.php?a=1309 (4942 words)

	NBA Draft Lottery Winners and Losers
		President Steve Patterson did not seem shaken by his team's drop in the order, hinting to the fact that last year's fourth selection, Wake Forest point guard Chris Paul, was the overwhelming NBA Rookie of the Year for the Hornets.
		The biggest loser in the lottery had to be a team that wasn't in it: the
		With the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, this will be the first year that high school seniors won't be eligible for the draft.
	golden-warrior-state.iuplog.com /default.asp?item=173680 (765 words)

	Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James, National Basketball Association - CBS SportsLine.com
		SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Winning the NBA Draft lottery a year ago turned the Cleveland Cavaliers from the league's worst team into one of its most exciting.
		Prior to that, the last team to win the lottery with the worst record was the New Jersey Nets in 1990.
		The lottery will be televised live by ESPN from 8-8:30 p.m., prior to the start of Game 3 of the Detroit-Indiana Eastern Conference final.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nba/story/7359426 (663 words)

	ESPN - Feelin' lucky? Bucks win No. 1 pick in draft lottery - NBA
		The Bucks, who had only a 6.3 percent chance of winning the lottery, now have the options of dealing the No. 1 pick in the June 28 draft, using it to entice Michael Redd to re-sign or simply choosing a talented player like center Andrew Bogut, forward Marvin Williams or point guard Chris Paul.
		The lottery didn't change picks seventh through 14 with Toronto, New York, Golden State, the Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando, the Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte and Minnesota keeping those spots.
		NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik also had some fun with Pat Williams, the Magic's senior vice president who is the king of the lottery.
	sports.espn.go.com /nba/draft2005/news/story?id=2067752 (892 words)

	NBA.com: NBA TV
		NBA TV pays tribute to Celtics legend Larry Bird on his 50th birthday.
		NBA TV will present Dreaming Green: The Making of the Celtics Dance Team, a three-part series documenting the entire audition process as well as the preparations for the inaugural performance by the Celtics Dancers.
		NBA TV is your all-access channel for everything basketball, featuring four live NBA games every week plus playoffs, behind-the-scenes access, live high-definition (HDTV) game broadcasts, new original programming and enough highlights and news to quench even the most avid fan's hoops thirst.
	www.nba.com /nba_tv (899 words)

	NBA.com NBA Draft Lottery 2006
		Bryan Colangelo and the Raptors moved up four spots in the Draft with their Lottery win.
		The balls bounced Toronto's way at the NBA 2006 Draft Lottery, as the Raptors landed the top pick in the June 28 NBA Draft in New York.
		The Portland Trail Blazers, who entered the Lottery with the best chance at winning No. 1, settled for the No. 4 pick.
	www.nba.com /features/lottery2006_index.html (212 words)

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