The Charlotte Hornets - an expansion team the league would understandably want to jump start - land Larry Johnson in 1991, then they defy the odds and land Alonzo Mourning in 1992.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, residents of the longest-suffering sports city in America, land hometown uber-prospect LeBron James in 2003.
The Chicago Bulls - a major market that had been in basketball hell since the breakup of the Jordan Bulls - defy the odds and land hometown hero Derrick Rose in 2008.
And less than a year after LeBron took his talents to South Beach, the Cavs - with a pick acquired in trade no less - defy the odds and land the #1 pick again.
I don't own a tinfoil hat and I'm lukewarm on conspiracy theories. But when you consider that the NBA won't let us see those ping-pong balls come out of the machine... can anyone seriously believe the draft lottery is on the level at this point?
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