Chart: Wolves draft lottery history

BUCKING HISTORY

The Wolves entered this year's NBA draft lottery with the best chance — 25 percent — of winning the first overall pick in the draft. Of course, given the Wolves' history, who'd have guessed they'd actually get No. 1? In 18 previous lottery tries, the Wolves had moved down eight times, and in two previous times with the best odds at No. 1 overall, they got the second and third pick. Here is a look at their previous lottery woe:

Lottery pick: 6th

Draft pick: Felton Spencer

Lottery pick: 7th

Draft pick: Luc Longley

Lottery pick: 3rd

Lottery pick: 5th

Draft pick: Isaiah Rider

Dropping three places to fifth, the Wolves took Isaiah Rider after Chris Webber, Shawn Bradley, Penny Hardaway and Jamal Mashburn went 1-4.

Lottery pick: 4th

Draft pick: Donyell Marshall

Draft pick: Kevin Garnett

Lottery pick: 5th

Draft pick: Stephon Marbury (after trading actual pick Ray Allen and future first-round pick to Milwaukee to move up to No. 4 overall)

Lottery position (via N.J.): 6th

Draft pick: Wally Szczerbiak

Draft pick: Rashad McCants

Lottery position: 6th

Draft pick: Randy Foye (after trading actual pick Brandon Roy to Portland)

Lottery position: 7th

Draft pick: Corey Brewer

Draft pick: Kevin Love (after trading actual pick O.J. Mayo to Memphis)

Lottery position: 6th

Draft pick: Jonny Flynn (after getting Ricky Rubio at No. 5 with Washington's pick)

Lottery position: 4th

Draft pick: Wes Johnson

Draft pick: Derrick Williams

Lottery pick: 10th

Draft pick: Traded to Clippers in Marco Jaric deal

Lottery position: 9th

Draft pick: Shabazz Muhammad (after trading actual pick Trey Burke to Utah; also yielded 21st pick Gorgui Dieng)