Since 1990, when the NBA Draft Lottery underwent significant reform, 18 different teams have jumped from the No. 6 odds or worse into a top-3 selection. That's what the Bulls will be hoping for on May 15.

1990: Seattle jumps from No. 10 to No. 2 (3.6% chance)

In the first year of Lottery reform, the Sonics moved up eight spots and changed the fortunes of the franchise. After the Nets selected center Derrick Coleman the Sonics drafted a senior point guard from Oregon State named Gary Payton. The Glove led Seattle to the playoffs in each of the following seven seasons, including an NBA Finals berth in 1996. Payton spent 13 seasons in Seattle, averaging 18.2 points, 7.4 assists and 2.1 steals and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013.

1992: Charlotte jumps from No. 8 to No. 2 (7.1% chance)

Though they would have liked the top spot in the draft and a chance to draft Shaquille O’Neal, the Hornets’ consolation prize was a fellow center named Alonzo Mourning. Zo spent only three seasons in Charlotte, but he led the Hornets to the playoffs twice alongside Larry Johnson, and averaged 21.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in 215 games.

1993: Orlando jumps from No. 11 to No. 1 (1.5% chance)

The Magic had 1 of 66 ping-pong balls in the 1993 Lottery but hit on the first pick anyway. They drafted consensus top pick Chris Webber, but then shipped him to Golden State for fellow rookie Penny Hardaway and three future first-round picks. Hardaway wound up forming a lethal 1-2 punch with Shaq, and while the future picks didn’t amount to anything it was a haul for the Magic, who defied serious odds to earn the No. 1 pick (a Shaq/C-Webb frontcourt would have been stunning, too).

1993: Golden State jumps from No. 7 to No. 3 (8.6% chance)

The Warriors selected Penny Hardaway with the third pick and immediately flipped him to Orlando for No. 1 pick Chris Webber. Though they had to give up three future picks, obtaining the first sophomore selected first overall since Magic Johnson seemed like a good deal. The Warriors dealt Webber after just one season after the Rookie of the Year demanded a trade. Golden State wound up recouping the three first-round picks they dealt a year earlier to obtain Webber.

1999: Charlotte jumps from No. 13 to No. 3 (0.7% chance)

The most unlikely jump in NBA Lottery history, the Hornets had gone 26-24 in a lockout-shortened year and missed the postseason by a single game. Then they hit the jackpot, jumping 10 spots to No. 3 and a chance to select UCLA sophomore Baron Davis. Davis flourished in Charlotte (and later New Orleans), making two All-Star teams and leading the Hornets to the playoffs in three straight years. Injuries and clashes with coaches/front office led New Orleans to deal him in 2005.

2000: New Jersey jumps from No. 7 to No. 1 (4.4% chance)

The 2000 NBA Draft produced just three All-Stars, and one of them was Jamaal Magloire (the worst All-Star of all-time). So it turned out to be even more significant when the Nets jumped six teams and into the top spot, selecting Cincinnati power forward Kenyon Martin. He was a force in New Jersey, averaging 15.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in four seasons. He helped the Nets to back-to-back Finals appearances in his second and third NBA seasons. He was dealt to the Nuggets for three picks in 2004.

2001: Los Angeles Clippers jump from No. 8 to No. 2 (3.4% chance)

The Clippers jumping into the second spot was significant, but it turned out to be even more critical as they flipped that pick – HS center Tyson Chandler – to the Bulls for 2000 Rookie of the Year and back-to-back 20 and 10 forward Elton Brand. Brand then became the face of the Clips franchise, averaging 20.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in seven seasons. He brought Los Angeles back to the postseason in 2006 for the first time since 1997. An Achilles rupture in 2008 ended his Clippers tenure but the jump from No. 8 to No. 2 changed the course of the franchise.

2003: Memphis jumps from No. 6 to No. 2 (7.2% chance)

Oh, what could have been? The Pistons owned the Grizzlies’ first-round pick and essentially had their pick of any player after LeBron James went first to Cleveland. In a loaded class the Pistons opted for Darko Milicic, a supremely talented 7-foot European. We all know how that wound up. Despite the Pistons winning the title a year later, they passed on Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. Perhaps their run atop the Eastern Conference would have lasted longer had they hit on that pick in one of the best classes ever.

2005: Milwaukee jumps from No. 6 to No. 1 (6.3% chance)

The 2005 class was nothing special, but it was still significant for the Bucks to jump to the top spot. They opted for Australian center Andrew Bogut, who had dominated at Utah for two years. And while they passed on the likes of Deron Williams (third overall) and Chris Paul (fourth), the rookie Bogut helped lead the Bucks back to the postseason in 2006 and 2010, and in seven seasons averaged a respectable 12.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks. He signed with the Warriors in 2012 and won a title in 2015.

2007: Portland jumps from No. 7 to No. 1 (5.3% chance)

Perhaps the most significant jump – at the time – on this list. The Blazers, already with Zach Randolph and Brandon Roy in tow, moved to the top of the draft for the chance to select generational talent Greg Oden. Yes, they passed on Kevin Durant but selecting Oden was the right move at the time. Of course, myriad knee injuries plagued Oden his entire three-year NBA career. Durant had just a bit more success.

2008: Chicago jumps from No. 9 to No. 1 (1.7% chance)

Ah, yes. The 2008 NBA Draft Lottery. The Bulls had struggled mightily in 2007-08, winning just 33 games after three straight playoff appearances. Their core was solid – Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and a bouncy 21-year-old Tyrus Thomas – but they were still missing a point guard. Before the Lottery they may have had their sights set on a D.J. Augustin or Jerryd Bayless. Maybe Russell Westbrook if he fell. What they weren’t expecting was one of their 17 Lottery balls being selected first, allowing them to move up and choose between Chicago native Derrick Rose and pure scorer Michael Beasley.

The rest is history. Rose was the pick, he dazzled in his first postseason as a rookie, was named Rookie of the Year and then became the youngest MVP in league history. The infamous ACL injury, combined with a number of debilitating knee injuries, ended a Hall of Fame career, and the Bulls dealt him to the Knicks in 2016.

2009: Memphis jumps from No. 6 to No. 2 (8.3% chance)

Six years later the Grizzlies were back in the No. 2 spot, but this time they got to keep their pick. Unfortunately, like Detroit drafting Milicic, the Grizzlies also took a major bust in Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet at No. 2. Making matters worse, Blake Griffin went first and James Harden followed at No. 3. Tyreke Evans, Ricky Rubio, Stephen Curry and DeMar DeRozan all went in the top 10. Instead, Memphis was left with Thabeet, who averaged 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds and was out of the NBA by age 26.

2010: Philadelphia jumps from No. 6 to No. 2 (6.0% chance)

Trust the Process had not yet begun, but this was still a big jump for a Sixers team that appeared to be on the verge of contending. First-round playoff exits in 2008 and 2009 were followed by a 27-win season, but the jump to No. 2 allowed them to draft Evan Turner following the Wizards’ selection of consensus top pick John Wall. Turner helped Doug Collins and the Sixers to consecutive playoff berths, and he had a breakout campaign in 2013, averaging 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists. He was dealt at the 2013 trade deadline for Danny Granger’s expiring contract in one of the first signals of the Sixers’ tumultuous, controversial and ultimately successful rebuild.

2011: Los Angeles Clippers jump from No. 8 to No. 1 (2.8% chance)

Clippers fans, look away. The rebuilding Cavaliers took on Baron Davis’ three-year, $41 million contract in and, in exchange, Los Angeles threw in a future first-round pick. That wound up conveying – and had no protections on it – first overall a few months later, and it needed Cleveland a freshman point guard named Kyrie Irving. A Rookie of the Year, Four All-Star appearances, an All-Star Game MVP, an NBA title and one of the most historic shots in NBA Finals history, it’s safe to say the Cavaliers were happy the Lottery balls bounced the right way in 2011.

2011: New Jersey Nets jump from No. 6 to No. 3 (9.4% chance)

Deron Williams forced his way out of Utah during the 2010-11 season and the Jazz were able to secure a solid haul from New Jersey, including a young prospect in Derrick Favors and two first-round picks. One of those picks was directly from New Jersey, and bumped up to No. 3 in the Lottery. The Jazz doubled down on bigs, pairing Favors with Turkish center Enes Kanter. Kanter never found his footing in Utah and was eventually dealt to Oklahoma City, where he flourished, averaging 14.2 points and 8.0 rebounds in two-plus seasons.

2013: Washington jumps from No. 8 to No. 3 (4.8% chance)

Though they went 29-53 the previous season, it felt like the Wizards franchise was on to something. It had selected John Wall (2010) and Bradley Beal (2012) and had a few other young pieces. And in a rather ugly draft class, the jump from No. 8 to No. 3 allowed them to draft Otto Porter, who has become a core piece of the franchise. He took a few years to really get going but has improved his scoring each of his five years and has made nearly 44 percent of his 3-pointers the previous two years. He’s been the perfect sidekick to Wall/Beal.

2014: Cleveland jumps from No. 9 to No. 1 (1.7% chance)

The ramifications of the pick were enormous. The Cavaliers jumped eight spots and wound up selecting Andrew Wiggins over Jabari Parker and the injury-prone Joel Embiid. They wanted to pair Wiggins with Kyrie Irving, who signed a five-year extension a few days later at the start of free agency. Then all hell broke loose when LeBron James came home to Cleveland. That put the Cavs in win-now mode, shipping Wiggins and Anthony Bennett to Minnesota for All-Star Kevin Love. For all the criticism he takes, Love was an integral part of the Cavaliers’ championship team in 2015. It probably doesn’t happen if the Cavaliers don’t win the Lottery with the third most unlikely jump in league history.

2017: Sacramento jumps from No. 8 to No. 3 (3.9% chance)

Follow along. In 2015 the Sixers took on a number of salaries from the Kings, and in exchange received the right to swap first-rounders in 2016 and 2017 (and a 2019 first-round pick). That conveyed when the Kings jumped up from No. 8 to No. 3 and the Sixers moving from No. 4 to No. 5. So, in essence, the Sixers moved from their original No. 4 slot to No. 3 (because of the swap with Sacramento). That allowed them to package that third pick (and a future first) to Boston for the first overall pick. They used that selection on Markelle Fultz, while Jayson Tatum went third overall. Sacramento wasn’t completely left out, as they kept that fifth overall pick and selected point guard De’Aaron Fox.