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Milwaukee Bucks: The 2005 NBA Draft and the roads not taken

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

15 years ago today, the Milwaukee Bucks held the first overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, leaving them with the choice of selecting either Andrew Bogut or Marvin Williams.

The Milwaukee Bucks have a way of winning the first overall pick in NBA Draft through unlikely odds.

Perhaps the lucky charms that then-Bucks general manager Larry Harris had on the night of the NBA Draft Lottery helped the Bucks land the first overall pick 15 years ago today for the 2005 NBA Draft.