After the 2012 draft lottery, the basketball gods owe the Charlotte Hornets one, right?
That was the spring that followed the worst season, by winning percentage, in NBA history. The then-Bobcats went an unprecedented 7-59 in the lockout-shortened season, 13 losses worse than any other team that season.
The NBA has a tradition of putting the non-playoff teams in a weighted lottery to determine the top 14 spots in the resulting draft. The Bobcats had a 25 percent chance of the top pick in that lottery, but instead slipped to No. 2, with New Orleans (now the Pelicans) jumping into the top spot.