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(Fifth) worst to first The Sonics finished with the fifth-worst record, which gives them an 8. 8 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick in Tuesday's...
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| The Sonics finished with the fifth-worst record, which gives them an 8.8 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick in Tuesday's draft lottery. Since the lottery was modified in 1994, three teams with the fifth-worst record have won the top pick. | |||
| Year | 5th-worst team | Pick | Player |
| 2006 | Toronto | 1st | Andrea Bargnani |
| 2005 | Portland | 6th | Martell Webster |
| 2004 | L.A. Clippers* | 4th | Shaun Livingston |
| 2003 | L.A. Clippers | 6th | Chris Kaman |
| 2002 | Houston | 1st | Yao Ming |
| 2001 | Atlanta** | 3rd | Pau Gasol |
| 2000 | Atlanta | 6th | DerMarr Johnson |
| 1999 | New Jersey*** | 6th | Wally Szczerbiak |
| 1998 | Vancouver | 2nd | Mike Bibby |
| 1997 | Philadelphia | 2nd | Keith Van Horn |
| 1996 | Minnesota | 5th | Ray Allen |
| 1995 | Golden State | 1st | Joe Smith |
| 1994 | Washington | 5th | Juwan Howard |
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*Clippers won a tiebreaker against Atlanta.
**Atlanta made draft-day trade with Vancouver. ***New Jersey traded pick to Minnesota. |
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