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Chart: Wolves third time with best lottery odds

May 17, 2015 at 2:01AM
Louisiana State University player Shaquille O'Neal waves to the crowd after he was picked first by the Orlando Magic team in NBA Draft at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore., June 25, 1992. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) ORG XMIT: APHS142
Louisiana State University player Shaquille O'Neal waves to the crowd after he was picked first by the Orlando Magic team in NBA Draft at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore., June 25, 1992. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) ORG XMIT: APHS142 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The history

This will be the 19th time the Wolves have participated in the draft lottery and the third time they go in with the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick. The first two times were misses:

1992: Third in the lottery. Drafted Christian Laettner after Shaquille O'Neal (pictured) and Alonzo Mourning.

2011: Second in the lottery. Drafted Derrick Williams after Kyrie Irving.

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