That was the very first NBA Draft Lottery, so the odds probably weren't the same as now.
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That was the very first NBA Draft Lottery, so the odds probably weren't the same as now.
If you watch the video the person doing it bent the corner of the Knicks envelope and then picked it out.
Each non-playoff team in that lottery had the exact same chance of winning. So as far as the highest seed to jump up, it might be when the Magic won the lottery the 2nd year in a row and ended up with Penny Hardaway. I think they just missed the playoffs the previous season.
Since there were 27 teams that season, the Magic had the 11th best (aka worst) chances of all the lottery teams of winning the lottery and won it.
There was only six envelopes, not sure where 14 came from.
Park Bites
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it was the frozen lotto ticket scandal.
The 14 came from the fact that there are 14 lottery teams currently. Obviously that wasn't the case 30 years ago.
Joe Bagadonuts
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The corner was bent before they picked it out. That's how they knew which one to pick. Pretty insane that there was such a blatant fix.
we are writing history bros.
No teams in nba won the lottery as 12th pick. We are doing it. Beginning of new era!!!
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No teams in nba won the lottery as 12th pick. We are doing it. Beginning of new era!!!
#BelieveIn2.5%