The Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns both ended the 2018-19 season with a record of 19-63, which resulting in them being tied for having the second-worst record in the NBA.
Now, as we’ve previously noted, the league’s new lottery rules which start in the 2019 NBA Draft reward the bottom three teams record-wise from the previous season with the best chance of winning the following draft’s lottery, which is a 14.0% chance at the number one pick (per Tankathon).
In the years prior, the team with the worst record the previous season was rewarded with the best odds of winning the next draft’s lottery (which was a 25.