21.   Day in, day out, playing against Elton, Shane and Chris, guys that are lottery picks, I feel my game has gotten better.

22.   During the last few years, Antoine Walker and Ron Mercer each left after their sophomore seasons to become NBA draft lottery picks.

23.   Duke sophomore guard William Avery of Augusta says he would turn pro if he is assured of being a lottery pick.

24.   Finley and Bennett were projected as lottery picks in some circles.

25.   Four meaningless games, a lottery pick and a franchise full of long faces.

26.   Given all the criticism Nelson has taken in Dallas over the lottery pick, he might not be accepting calls from Phoenix.

27.   He became a lottery pick, chosen by the Kings with the eighth pick.

28.   Had he stayed in college, a lot of general managers said he could have been a lottery pick easy.

29.   He is Kevin Garnett, the Chicago prep star who Wednesday becomes an NBA lottery pick.

30.   He might not even be a lottery pick.