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KoriEllis
04-03-2003, 09:03 AM
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The Associated Press
This season's NBA draft lottery will be held May 22 in Secaucus, N.J., with the full 30 minutes to be televised by ABC.

The lottery will determine who gets the first pick in the June 26 draft. It's expected to be high school star LeBron James of Akron, Ohio.

The 13 teams that miss the playoffs will participate in the lottery. The team with the worst record has a 25 percent chance of getting the first pick, and the team with the 13th-worst has a 0.5 percent chance. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the worst record in the league.

Only twice since 1988 has the team with the worst record won the lottery.

The event begins at 8 p.m. EST.