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The Bulls were fortunate to win the NBA draft lottery, as they had only a 1.7% chance of winning it; just another absurd chapter in the NBA under David Stern. It amazes me how consistently teams with the best chance of winning the lottery never win it. Since its inception, only two teams with the worst overall record have gotten the first pick. I used the ESPN draft simulator, and had to click ... [link]

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Reading is Great! Wednesday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 5/21/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... Racine Journal-Times - The Bucks are working the phones shopping Michael Redd. Detroit Bad Boys - The Pistons lost Game 1 of the series to the Celtics, and that’s OK. Larry Brown Sports - Lamar Odom says The Lake Show wanted San Antonio all along. High Five Hoop School - Mike D’Antoni is wishing he had let Chicago make an offer. Lakers Library - Breaking down the lottery picks after the ping-pong balls have settled. ...

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