ESPN.com · May 19, 2015
How the draft lottery works
How the draft lottery works
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Ned Dishman/NBAE/Getty ImagesBaxter Holmes, ESPN Staff Writer CloseCovers the Los Angeles Lakers for ESPN.com
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NEW YORK -- The Lakers have won more games than any other NBA franchise, so it's no surprise that they're rare visitors to the draft lottery. In fact, Tuesday’s 31st annual lottery will mark just their fourth appearance -- but second consecutive appearance -- since the NBA created it in 1985.
That’s the second-fewest appearances among NBA teams behind the San Antonio Spurs, who have gone three times but haven’t been since they drafted Tim Duncan in 1997.