Auburn Hills — One can imagine Pistons general manager Jeff Bower was like many of the crowd at a horse race, tearing up losing tickets and grousing to themselves.
Maybe the Pistons’ odds weren’t even that good, with only a 0.7 percent chance of getting the No. 1overall pick in Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery — and just 2.5 percent of landing anywhere in the top three.
Slim chance.
Make that no chance.
The Pistons’ draft position didn’t improve — but didn’t fall, either — as they stayed in the No. 12 spot. With their 37-45 record, they were in line to get the 12th pick and didn’t have the Denver Nuggets or Miami Heat leapfrog them into the top three.