Depending on your viewpoint, the Hawks’ chances of landing the first pick in the NBA Draft Lottery on May 14 hinge either on the pure randomness of flying ping-pong balls or the mystical powers stemming from the red ribbon that will be tied to actress Jami Gertz’s bra strap, as well as the chocolate cake chaser she’ll be woofing down the night before in her hotel room in Chicago.



But the woman who once played a vampire in the movie “The Lost Boys,” but otherwise claims no supernatural powers, is open to all tools of magic you can suggest.



“If anybody has any teas I can drink or shamans I can meet with, send them my way — because I’m willin’,” she said. “But right now it’s chocolate cake and a red ribbon.” (More on that shortly.)



Gertz and husband Tony Ressler are the principal owners of the Hawks. For the second consecutive year, she will represent the team at the draft lottery,...