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Originally published May 21, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified May 21, 2007 at 4:50 PM

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Fifth worst to first

(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...

(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 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
*Clippers won a tiebreaker against Atlanta.

**Atlanta made draft-day trade with Vancouver.

***New Jersey traded pick to Minnesota.

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