The Knicks have been regulars at the NBA Draft Lottery, equipping the team representative with a good luck charm each time. But no matter what the team has tried to utilize to change its fortunes, karma has caught up with the Knicks and left them faltering in the lottery ever since the team won the very first one.
In 1985, armed with a horseshoe, former star and then general manager Dave DeBusschere presided over the Knicks celebration as they got Patrick Ewing and a lingering belief of a conspiracy to land the consensus No. 1 pick at Madison Square Garden.