<\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\nThe 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\n2010<\/span><\/td>\n Washington Wizards<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2006<\/span><\/td>\n Toronto Raptors<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2002<\/span><\/td>\n Houston Rockets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1995<\/span><\/td>\n Golden State Warriors<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n2nd<\/sup> Overall Pick<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n2007<\/span><\/td>\n Seattle SuperSonics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1998<\/span><\/td>\n Vancouver Grizzlies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1997<\/span><\/td>\n Philadelphia 76ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1993<\/span><\/td>\n Philadelphia 76ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n3rd<\/sup> Overall Pick<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n2005<\/span><\/td>\n Portland Trailblazers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2001<\/span><\/td>\n Atlanta Hawks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nSo how\u2019s that rank against other top projected slots in the draft lottery era?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nProjected Slot<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLottery Births<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1st<\/span><\/td>\n 12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5th<\/span><\/td>\n 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3rd<\/span><\/td>\n 8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2nd<\/span><\/td>\n 7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4th<\/span><\/td>\n 6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe 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":"The Kings have the fifth-best odds of winning today\u2019s NBA Draft Lottery.\u00a0 And based on history, that could be a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[610259261],"tags":[610259526],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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