The Mavericks don't have a recent history of being in the NBA draft lottery, but in their previous incarnation, they had a long, storied history of hoping for the pingpong ball gods to look favorably upon them.
Alas, they did not.
In fact, their history in the lottery is anything but storied.
But it's a past worth chronicling, so we will have an occasional look back at what's happened to the Mavericks in their dips into the lottery as they prepare to have a chance at lottery gold in May (assuming they don't trade the pick).