2012 NBA Draft Lottery
The New Orleans Hornets won the 2012 NBA Draft Lottery and the right to select first in the draft. The Hornets finished the season last in the Western Conference at 21-45. They had a 13.7% chance at winning the lottery and moved up three spots.
The Toronto Raptors will pick eighth after moving neither up nor down in the lottery. The Raptors had just a 3.5% chance of winning the top selection after finishing the season 23-43.
The Charlotte Bobcats had the best chance at winning the lottery at 25% after winning only seven games all season and finishing with the worst winning percentage (.106) in NBA history. They slipped one spot to second overall.
Kentucky Wildcats star Anthony Davis is widely expected to be the number one selection at the draft on June 28.
NBA DRAFT LOTTERY RESULTS
| Pick |
Team |
Movement |
Odds of winning |
| 1 |
New Orleans |
+3 |
13.70% |
| 2 |
Charlotte |
-1 |
25.00% |
| 3 |
Washington |
-1 |
19.90% |
| 4 |
Cleveland |
-1 |
13.80% |
| 5 |
Sacramento |
- |
7.60% |
| 6* |
 Brooklyn |
- |
7.50% |
| 7 |
Golden State |
- |
3.60% |
| 8 |
Toronto |
- |
3.50% |
| 9 |
Detroit |
- |
1.70% |
| 10** |
New Orleans |
- |
1.10% |
| 11 |
Portland |
- |
0.80% |
| 12 |
Milwaukee |
- |
0.70% |
| 13 |
|
- |
0.60% |
| 14 |
|
- |
0.50% |
*The Portland Trail Blazers receive this pick from the Nets as part of the Gerald Wallace trade
** This pick originally belonged to Minnesota and was acquired by the Hornets in the Chris Paul trade with the LA Clippers
Toronto Raptors' Lottery History
|
| YEAR |
RECORD |
ACTUAL FINISH |
PICK |
| 1995* |
N/A |
N/A |
7 |
| 1996** |
21-61 |
3 |
2 |
| 1997 |
30-52 |
9 |
9 |
| 1998 |
16-66 |
2 |
4 |
| 1999*** |
23-27 |
11 |
12 |
| 2000 |
Qualified For Playoffs |
- |
- |
| 2001 |
Qualified For Playoffs |
- |
- |
| 2002 |
Qualified For Playoffs |
- |
- |
| 2003 |
24-58 |
3 |
4 |
| 2004 |
33-49 |
7 |
8 |
| 2005 |
33-49 |
7 |
7 |
| 2006 |
27-55 |
5 |
1 |
| 2007 |
Qualified For Playoffs |
- |
- |
| 2008 |
Qualified For Playoffs |
- |
- |
| 2009 |
33-49 |
9 |
9 |
| 2010 |
40-42 |
13 |
13 |
| 2011 |
22-60 |
3 |
5 |
| 2012 |
23-43 |
8 |
8 |
* - denotes assigned position per coin toss and expansion agreement
** - denotes Toronto won the lottery but could not select first per expansion agreement
*** - denotes Toronto also had the fifth pick in the Lottery via a trade with Denver.
