The List
1986
Record: 32-50
Place: 8th Worst
Lottery Odds: 14.29%
Lottery Spot: 6th (up two)
First Overall Pick: Brad Daugherty (Cleveland)
Selection from Original Non-Lottery Spot: Ron Harper (Cleveland)
Suns’ Selection: William Bedford
1987
Record: 36-46
Place: 7th Worst
Lottery Odds: 14.29%
Lottery Spot: 2nd (up five)
First Overall Pick: David Robinson (San Antonio)
Selection from Original Non-Lottery Spot: Kevin Johnson (Cleveland)
Suns’ Selection: Armen Gilliam
YouTube Video: Part I and Part II
1988
Record: 28-54
Place: 5th Worst
Lottery Odds: 14.29%
Lottery Spot: 7th (down two)
First Overall Pick: Danny Manning (Clippers)
Selection from Original Non-Lottery Spot: Mitch Richmond (Golden State)
Suns’ Selection: Tim Perry
1999
Record: 27-23
Lottery Spot: 9th (down one)
Lottery Odds: 3.6%
First Overall Pick: Elton Brand (Chicago)
Selection from Original Non-Lottery Spot: Andre Miller (Cleveland)
Suns’ Selection: Shawn Marion
YouTube Video: HERE
2002
Record: 36-46
Place: T-10th Worst
Lottery Odds: 1.5%
Lottery Spot: 9th (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Yao Ming (Houston)
Suns’ Selection: Amar’e Stoudemire
2004
Record 29-53
Place: 6th Worst
Lottery Odds: 6.4%
Lottery Spot: 7th (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Dwight Howard (Orlando)
Suns’ Selection: Luol Deng
2009
Record: 46-36
Place: 14th worst
Lottery Odds: .5%
Lottery Spot: 14th (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Blake Griffin (Clippers)
Suns’ Selection: Earl Clark
2011
Record: 40-42
Place: 13th Worst
Lottery Odds: .6%
Lottery Spot: 13th (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Kyrie Irving (Cleveland)
Suns’ Selection: Markieff Morris
YouTube Video: HERE
2012
Record: 33-33
Place: 13th Worst
Lottery Odds: .6%
Lottery Spot: 13th Worst (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Anthony Davis (New Orleans)
Suns’ Selection: Kendall Marshall
YouTube Video: HERE
2013
Record: 25-57
Place: 4th Worst
Lottery Odds: 11.9%
Lottery Spot: 5th (down one)
First Overall Pick: Anthony Bennett (Cleveland)
Selection from Original Non-Lottery Spot: Cody Zeller (Charlotte)
Suns’ Selection: Alex Len
YouTube Video: HERE
2014
Record: 48-34
Place: 14th Worst
Lottery Odds: .5%
Lottery Spot: 14th (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Andrew Wiggins (Cleveland)
Suns’ Selection: T.J. Warren
YouTube Video: HERE
2015
Record: 39-42
Place: 13th Worst
Lottery Odds: .6%
Lottery Spot: 13th (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota)
Suns’ Selection: Devin Booker
YouTube Video: HERE
2016
Record: 23-59
Place: 4th Worst
Lottery Odds: 11.9%
Lottery Spot: 4th (no movement)
First Overall Pick: Ben Simmons (Philadelphia)
Suns’ Selection: Dragan Bender
YouTube Video: HERE
2017
Record: 24-58
Place: 2nd Worst
Lottery Odds: 19.0%
Lottery Spot: 4th (down two)
First Overall Pick: Boston Celtics
Selection from Original Non-Lottery Spot: Lonzo Ball
Actual Selection: Josh Jackson
YouTube Video: HERE
2018
Record: 21-61
Place: 1st Worst
Lottery Odds: 25.0%
Lottery Spot: ?
First Overall Pick: ?
Selection from Original Non-Lottery Spot: ?
Actual Selection: ?