Of course few of us are really that concerned with the difference between the top pick and the second pick. Likewise, most could care less what the odds of getting the 3rd pick are vs. the 4th pick. All that matters in this draft is "are we in the top 2?" It is the haves and have-nots. Here is the breakdown of chances for each team.Source: http://www.celticsblog.com/index.php?optio...&Itemid=189The Lottery was instituted in 1985 and all 7 non playoff teams had an equal chance to win. Then in 1987 they only decided the 1st 3 by the lottery. In 1990 they went to the weighted lottery that we have today with all non playoff teams in the lottery and the worst teams having more chances than the better ones. If you go back to 1987, here are the results. Record (# of first picks)Worst (3)2 (3)3 (6)4 (2)5 (3)6 (2)7 (1)8 (0)9 (0)10 (0)11 (1)Now just going from the 1990 when the current weighted lottery was begun Record (#of 1st picks)Worst (2)2 (3)3 (4)4 (2)5 (2)6 (2)7 (1)8 (0)9 (0)10 (0)11 (1)On the other hand, the team with the worst record has only won the lottery 3 times since 1985 and only twice in the weighted lottery. Source: http://celticsgreen.blogspot.com/2007/02/s...statistics.html