Ahead of the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery, here’s a look back at teams that have defied the odds for miracle wins in lottery history.
Who are the unlikeliest NBA draft lottery winners of all time?
The Cavaliers going from No. 14 to No. 1 this year would be historic. Since the weighted lottery system debuted in 1990, no team with less than 1.5% odds has ever won the No. 1 pick. The Cavs and Charlotte Hornets both have lower than 1.5% odds this year. The biggest lottery miracle came back in 1993. After winning the Shaquille O'Neal sweepstakes with the second-best odds in the 1992 lottery, the Orlando Magic came into the 1993 event with the worst odds at 1.52%. But Orlando stunningly jumped from No. 11 to No. 1, becoming the first franchise to win consecutive lotteries. The Magic selected Chris Webber first overall in 1993 and then promptly traded him to theOnly two other teams with less than 2% odds have ever won the top pick. With 1.
Another team with 1.7% odds won the top pick in 2014. One year after claiming the No. 1 pick with the third-best odds, the Cavs went back-to-back by winning it with the ninth-best odds. Cleveland used the 2014 No. 1 pick on Andrew Wiggins and dealt him less than two months later to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Love.
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