Timberwolves, Ready To Get Screwed on the NBA Lottery Again? You’re Not Alone

April 10th, 2010 by Joe Mikolai Leave a reply »
Before you read this article be sure to check out the two-part series I did last year on the NBA draft lottery and its history of screwing teams over that need the help the most. NBA Lottery, Fixes, and Spin: A History (Part One) and NBA Draft Lottery Part II: Five Teams That Desperately Need To Win.

If the NBA lottery was like every other major American sport, the worst teams would get the first picks guaranteed every year. In this regard, based on their 2009-10 records, the lottery would look like this (as of today) from best to worst of the teams not slated to make the playoffs:

14. Toronto or Chicago (whoever doesn't get the No. 8 seed in the always pathetic East): Ekpe Udoh

13. Houston (41-38): James Anderson

12. Memphis (40-39): Donatas Motiejunas

11. New Orleans (35-45): Cole Aldrich

10. Indiana (31-48): Hassan Whiteside

9. New York (to Utah) (28-51): Patrick Patterson

8. LA Clippers (27-52): Xavier Henry

7. Detroit (26-53): Greg Monroe

6. Philadelphia (26-53): Al Farouq Aminu

5. Sacramento (25-54): DeMarcus Cousins

4. Washingto ...

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