Number 1 overall pick team by team (lottery)

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Thay3r asked me in the NCAA game thread where I stood on the Oden/Durant situation. I decided to break it down by every team in the lottery. As poker players we know everyone has a chance!!!

As you can see, the top 4 teams by chance would all take Oden IMO, so that means Oden is probably going #1. That said, I do think there are 6 teams out of 14 that would take Durant given the number 1 overall pick.

I went from worst to best chance at the top pick.

Golden State- Biedrins is a great young center and Golden State needs a go-to scorer. Who they take: Durant.

New Orleans- With Chandler already there and Peja's injury problems, a frontcourt of Durant-West-Chandler would be devastating. Who they take: Durant.

Atlanta- They have an infinite amount of 3/4 players in Childress, J-Smooth, Marvin. Who they take: Oden.

Minnesota- Mark Blount sucks, and Durant is just a smaller KG. Who they take: Oden

Chicago- Ben Wallace and PJ Brown are aging. Deng is a similar size and skill level to Durant. Who they take: Oden.

Sacramento- They really have problems defending opposing bigs. They have enough scoring punch with Bibby-Martin-Artest. Who they take: Oden

Seattle- If they re-sign Rashard, they take Oden. If they can't they take Durant.

Portland- With Aldridge and Randolph, they have enough beef. Who they take: Durant

Philadelphia- I'm a big Samuel Dalembert guy, and think they desperately need some more scoring punch. Who they take: Durant

Charlotte- Playing Okafor and Oden at the same time would be tough. They also have trouble scoring at times. Who they take: Durant

Phoenix- THey have 83920483290423 capable scorers at the 1-4 spots. Kurt Thomas is aging. Who they take: Oden

Milwaukee- They really suck defensively, and have enough capable scorers. Who they take: Oden

Boston- Bird, McHale, and Parish ARE walking through that door in the form of Pierce, Jefferson, and Oden. Who they take: Oden.

Memphis- I'd like to see Pau move back to the 4, and the Grizz have some really good options at the small forward already. Who they take: Oden