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The NBA draft lottery never goes quite according to plan. No matter who wins the ping-pong ball sweepstakes, there will always be teams sitting in much worse position than they expected.

April 15, 2013; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Spencer Hawes shoots over Detroit Pistons power forward Jonas Jerebko during the first quarter at The Palace.

Five weeks into the Detroit Pistons' coaching search, the blend of deliberate diligence, retention of a luminary consultant and attendant delays while he was consulted, and roughly one-third of the NBA seeking new coaches from similar candidate pools have not affected the Pistons much.

King County prosecutors said they need more time to review the allegations against NBA player Terrence Williams, who was arrested Sunday after the mother of his 10-year-old son told police he had flashed a handgun at her.

Only Tim Duncan, Yao Ming and Blake Griffin have made the NBA All-Star Game as rookies .

The team doesn't have the money to sign a top-notch free agent, and it's not going to pull off any blockbuster trades.

It's hard to say what was most shocking about Tuesday night's lottery show: the Wizards getting themselves a top three pick or Cleveland not screwing themselves out of the top pick.

The 2013 NBA draft is just five weeks away and it's time to begin analyzing the best picks for every NBA team owning selections in the first round.

Key Stats : 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game; shot 60 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point territory.

Key Stats: 15.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2 assists per game; shot 49.5 percent from the field and 42 percent on 3-pointers Although McLemore was a freshman this season, this was his second year attending Kansas.

The Pistons got good news Tuesday night. They didn't win the draft lottery. They didn't even come close.

Never fear Detroit Pistons fans, your favorite optimist is here to remove some of the gloom brought on by the NBA Draft Lottery .

Though reports about this crop's weakness are premature -- it is impossible to know just how good or bad a draft is until years after it's completed -- two things are clear: There is no can't-miss superstar at the top and there are few certainties anywhere.

I didn't even get to see the ping pong balls. No one did. The NBA did end up releasing footage of the balls pinging and ponging, capturing the moment before the moment of Cleveland's second No.

Tonight at 7 pm will be the NBA draft lottery where the order of the 1st round of the draft will be decided.

The Pistons are projected by ESPN's Chad Ford to select UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett with the No.

Hopefully, the Sixers will wind up with the No. 1 pick tonight. They probably won't, however.

Max Scherzer gave up just two hits and retired the last 22 batters he faced as the Tigers beat the... Whom could Pistons take with 8th pick in NBA draft...: Free Press columnist Drew Sharp and Pistons beat writer Vince Ellis analyze the Pistons draft lottery.

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond, Portland guard Damian Lillard and New Orleans forward Anthony Davis, all top rookies last season, mingle at Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery in New York.

The 14 NBA lottery teams assembled to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers win the right to pick No.