Though it's not a place we normally like to frequent, the Hawks have been in the lottery several times since it was introduced in 1985. With the NBA Draft Lottery scheduled for next Tuesday, Hawks.com takes a look at the team's history in the event:
For this year's drawing, Atlanta has 250 chances out of 1000 probabilities (25%) to
get the first pick, with a 21.46% chance on getting the second pick and a 17.74%
chance on getting the third pick. Should the Hawks fail to get one of the top
three selections, they cannot drop lower than the fourth pick in the 2005 Draft.
Here are some other Lottery-related notes:
The NBA Board of Governors approved a modification of the Lottery system in November of 1993 that, effective with the 1994 NBA Draft Lottery, increased the chances of the teams with the worst records in the league winning one of the top three picks in the draft while decreasing the lottery chances of the teams with the best records. The new system increased the chances of the team with the worst record drawing the first pick in the draft from 16.7 percent to 25 percent, while decreasing the chances of the team with the best record among lottery teams from 1.5 percent to 0.5 percent.
Under the system, 14 ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 are placed in a drum. There are 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of 14, without regard to their order of selection. Prior to the Lottery, 1,000 combinations are assigned to the Lottery teams based on their order of finish during the regular season (Cleveland's pick goes to Charlotte via a previous trade). Four balls are drawn to the top to determine a four-digit combination. The team that has been assigned that combination will receive the number one pick. The four balls are placed back in the drum and the process is repeated to determine the number two and three picks;
Following are the 13 teams in 2005 NBA Draft Lottery who did not qualify for the NBA Playoffs 2005. Each team will be assigned a certain number of combinations out of 1,000. The third column below lists the number of combinations each team will have in the NBA Draft Lottery. The three columns on the right list the percent chances that teams have at getting one of the top three picks.
2005 NBA Draft Lottery Probabilities:
| Team | Record | Chances | 1st Pick | 2nd Pick | 3rd Pick |
| Atlanta | 13-69 | 250 | 25.00% | 21.46% | 17.74% |
| New Orleans | 18-64 | 178 | 17.80% | 17.36% | 16.46% |
| Charlotte | 18-64 | 177 | 17.70% | 17.29% | 16.42% |
| Utah | 26-56 | 119 | 11.90% | 12.58% | 13.25% |
| Portland | 27-55 | 88 | 8.80% | 9.64% | 10.64% |
| Milwaukee | 30-52 | 63 | 6.30% | 7.09% | 8.09% |
| Toronto | 33-49 | 36 | 3.60% | 4.16% | 4.90% |
| New York | 33-49 | 35 | 3.50% | 4.04% | 4.77% |
| Golden State | 34-48 | 14 | 1.40% | 1.65% | 1.99% |
| LA Lakers | 34-48 | 14 | 1.40% | 1.65% | 1.99% |
| Orlando | 36-46 | 8 | 0.80% | 0.95% | 1.15% |
| LA Clippers | 37-45 | 7 | 0.70% | 0.83% | 1.01% |
| #Charlotte | 18-64 | 6 | 0.60% | 0.71% | 0.87% |
| Minnesota | 42-40 | 5 | 0.50% | 0.59% | 0.72% |
#from Cleveland (42-40)
The event will be televised on ESPN at 8:30 ET, prior to coverage of the
Western Conference final game, from Secaucus, NJ and the NBA Entertainment
Studios. EVP/GM Billy Knight will represent the organization on the podium.
The 2005 NBA Draft is set for Tuesday, June 28 from the Theater in Madison
Square Garden, and it will also be televised by ESPN.
For more Draft Lottery information, please click
here.
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