Re: Dallas

[arsilva@ix.netcom.com]

JFairba568@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-03-01 17:29:35 EST, you write:
> 
> << DRAFT QUESTION: In the past, has any team holding the worst record suffer
>  from bad luck and landed on a pick other than #1? Or has any team not
>  holding the worst record benefited from good luck and landed on a #1 pick?
> >>
> 
> The Magic a couple years ago had a record of 40-42 or something and just
> missed the playoffs and they somehow managed to get the first pick overall.
>  They traded that pick to Golden State for Penny and something like 4 first
> round picks.  I think Dallas had the worst record that year and ended up
> picking 4th.
> 
> later, Jake

As a result of that year the lottery system was redone. Greatly
increasing the chances of the teams with the poorest records. I think
for the most part it's been the team with the worst or second to worst
record that has ended up with the number #1 pick.