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Mavericks' draft lottery history: In 2013, Dallas whiffed on a 'freak' star-to-be

Photo credit, L to R: Getty Images / The Dallas Morning News / AP Photo

Pictured from L to R: Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo / former Maverick Shane Larkin / Boston's Kelly Olynyk

The Mavericks don't have much recent history with the NBA draft lottery, but in their previous incarnation they had a long, storied history of hoping for the ping-pong ball gods to look favorably upon them.

Alas, they did not.

In fact, the Mavericks' 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 Dallas during its dips into the lottery.