Since 1985, the NBA has used a lottery-style process to determine the first several picks of the league's annual draft. Since the 2019 NBA draft, the format has ensured that the team that finished the regular season with the worst record receives no lower than the fifth pick in that summer's draft.
The current system ensures that the teams with the three worst regular-season records each have a 14% chance of winning the No. 1 pick.
Here are key facts to know about the NBA draft lottery:
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