<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">NEW ORLEANS -- Hornets general manager Allan Bristow welcomes any and all good-luck charms that he can get his hands on by Tuesday night. That's when the NBA draft lottery will be held (7:30 p.m., ESPN) to determine the order of selection for the 14 teams that failed to make the playoffs. The Hornets have the second-best chance of getting the first pick, is 178 of the 1,000 ping-pong balls from which the lots will be drawn. The Atlanta Hawks (13-69) have the most, 250, and the Charlotte Bobcats have one fewer than the Hornets after losing a drawing. New Orleans and Charlotte tied for the second-worst record (18-64). The Hornets can pick no worse than fifth. "You can do so many things with the number one pick," said Bristow, who will represent the Hornets on the Lottery dais. "Besides the first pick, you can do a lot of things in marketing and it can help you attract free agents. "If you get the first pick it creates a great deal of excitement all around your organization. With the right combination of strategy and luck, we feel like we can lay a good foundation for the future."</div> Source
