{"id":824060,"date":"2011-05-17T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T23:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cowbellkingdom.com\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2011-05-17T16:30:50","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T23:30:50","slug":"2011-nba-draft-lottery-good-to-be-fifth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/2011-nba-draft-lottery-good-to-be-fifth\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 NBA Draft Lottery: Good To Be Fifth?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kings have the fifth-best odds of winning today\u2019s NBA Draft Lottery.\u00a0 And based on history, that could be a good thing.\u00a0 The team in said position has landed a top-three pick 10 times under the current system.<\/p>\n

1st<\/sup> Overall Pick<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2010<\/span><\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/span><\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/span><\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/span><\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2nd<\/sup> Overall Pick<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2007<\/span><\/td>\nSeattle SuperSonics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/span><\/td>\nVancouver Grizzlies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/span><\/td>\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/span><\/td>\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3rd<\/sup> Overall Pick<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
2005<\/span><\/td>\nPortland Trailblazers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/span><\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

So how\u2019s that rank against other top projected slots in the draft lottery era?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Projected Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLottery Births<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5th<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4th<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Kings had the third-best odds of winning the lottery last year but ended up selecting fifth.\u00a0 They had the best odds of winning in 2009 and fell to fourth.\u00a0 If you believe in karmic justice, perhaps luck will be in the Kings favor today.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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