The NBA Draft Lottery, a yearly event that determines the order of selection for teams in the upcoming draft, is often viewed as a game of luck. Some franchises seem to have all the luck in the world while others can’t catch a break. This article ranks each team based on their historical lottery success.
To start off with an example, consider the Cleveland Cavaliers 🏀 who’ve had more than their fair share of good fortune over recent years. They won three out of four lotteries from 2011 to 2014 which led them to select Kyrie Irving and Andrew Wiggins among others.
On another hand, we have franchises like Minnesota Timberwolves who haven’t been quite so lucky despite having participated many times in this process. Their first overall pick didn’t come until 2020 after they spent several seasons languishing at or near bottom standings.
Then there’s also Phoenix Suns’ case where it took them five decades before finally clinching top spot during 2018’s lottery draw. Despite being one-time winners though, they still rank low due to long wait between victories compared against other teams’ quicker successes.
In contrast stands Philadelphia Sixers whose “process” has yielded two No.1 picks within span just few years apart – Ben Simmons (2016) and Markelle Fultz (2017).
Of course these are only handful examples; every franchise has its own unique story when comes down NBA Draft Lottery outcomes whether positive negative ones alike!
However if one thing remains constant throughout history then it would be unpredictability inherent nature such system – no matter how much you strategize plan ahead end day final results always hinge upon sheer randomness chance alone!
This ranking does not necessarily reflect future performance but rather gives us insight into past trends patterns observed across league thus far providing interesting talking points discussions around topic especially leading up big annual event itself!
So next time tune watch live broadcast remember keep fingers crossed favorite team because never know might just be their lucky year after all!
