If the Suns lose tonight, The Thunder have a 9.4% chance of Top 4 pick this year

Lottery odds for play-in losers go in reverse order of record, so if Suns lose tonight the order is:

11th: Clippers 42-40 (pick goes to Thunder)

12th: Heat 43-39

13th: Magic 45-37 or Hornets 44-38

14th: Suns 45-37

Their lottery odds would then be:

No. 1: 2.0%

No. 2: 2.2%

No. 3: 2.4%

No. 4: 2.8%

Top 10 pick: 9.4%

If the Suns win, the Clippers fall to 12th behind the Warriors, and have a 7.2% chance at a Top 10 pick.

Can’t blame Steve Ballmer for cheating- after all it created a superteam!