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pick would finish fourth (the lowest possible drop for the team with the lowest record) [refer to table 1]. The worst team would only acquire the first pick once throughout the duration of the old system.

Position

Team Dallas

Record

Chance

Probability

1 2

11-71 19-63

11 10

16.67% 15.15%

Minnesota

3

Washington

22-60

9

13.64%

4

Sacramento

25-57

8

12.12%

5

Philadelphia

26-56

7

10.61%

6

Milwaukee

28-54

6

9.09%

7

Golden State

34-48

5

7.58%

8

Denver

36-46

4

6.06%

9

Miami

36-46

3

4.55%

10

Detroit

40-42

2

3.03%

11

Orlando

41-41

1

1.52%

Table 1 - NBA Draft 1993 Probabilities (to three significant figures) under the old system 4

Table 2 - NBA Draft Probabilities (to three decimal places) under the new system 5

4 (May 22, 2007) “League has used variety of methods to determine No. 1 pick". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 4, 2009. 5 Pineda, Matt (April 16, 2015) “The numbers and the odds of Miami keeping their draft pick” Hothothoops.com. SB Nation

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