As is becoming a regular feature around here (unfortunately, for certain reasons), we have deduced which four-number lottery combinations the Kings own in tomorrow's ping pong jumble wumble. The full list of 156 combinations is after the jump.
UPDATE: Sorry for failing to explain what these numbers mean. There are 14 ping pong balls, numbered 1-14. To begin the lottery, an NBA official draws four balls. That combination -- and every combination except for 11-12-13-14 -- is assigned to a team. If the first combination belongs to the Kings, we win the No. 1 pick. Order of the numbers does not matter -- 2-7-8-9 is the same as 7-2-9-8. The balls go back in the cage after the first pick is awarded, and the same process goes for the No. 2 and 3 picks. The Kings have 156 of 1,000 valid combinations. These are those combinations.
2,6,11,12
2,6,11,13
2,6,11,14
2,6,12,13
2,6,12,14
2,6,13,14
2,7,8,9
2,7,8,10
2,7,8,11
2,7,8,12
2,7,8,13
2,7,8,14
2,7,9,10
2,7,9,11
2,7,9,12
2,7,9,13
2,7,9,14
2,7,10,11
2,7,10,12
2,7,10,13
2,7,10,14
2,7,11,12
2,7,11,13
2,7,11,14
2,7,12,13
2,7,12,14
2,7,13,14
2,8,9,10
2,8,9,11
2,8,9,12
2,8,9,13
2,8,9,14
2,8,10,11
2,8,10,12
2,8,10,13
2,8,10,14
2,8,11,12
2,8,11,13
2,8,11,14
2,8,12,13
2,8,12,14
2,8,13,14
2,9,10,11
2,9,10,12
2,9,10,13
2,9,10,14
2,9,11,12
2,9,11,13
2,9,11,14
2,9,12,13
2,9,12,14
2,9,13,14
2,10,11,12
2,10,11,13
2,10,11,14
2,10,12,13
2,10,12,14
2,10,13,14
2,11,12,13
2,11,12,14
2,11,13,14
2,12,13,14
3,4,5,6
3,4,5,7
3,4,5,8
3,4,5,9
3,4,5,10
3,4,5,11
3,4,5,12
3,4,5,13
3,4,5,14
3,4,6,7
3,4,6,8
3,4,6,9
3,4,6,10
3,4,6,11
3,4,6,12
3,4,6,13
3,4,6,14
3,4,7,8
3,4,7,9
3,4,7,10
3,4,7,11
3,4,7,12
3,4,7,13
3,4,7,14
3,4,8,9
3,4,8,10
3,4,8,11
3,4,8,12
3,4,8,13
3,4,8,14
3,4,9,10
3,4,9,11
3,4,9,12
3,4,9,13
3,4,9,14
3,4,10,11
3,4,10,12
3,4,10,13
3,4,10,14
3,4,11,12
3,4,11,13
3,4,11,14
3,4,12,13
3,4,12,14
3,4,13,14
3,5,6,7
3,5,6,8
3,5,6,9
3,5,6,10
3,5,6,11
3,5,6,12
3,5,6,13
3,5,6,14
3,5,7,8
3,5,7,9
3,5,7,10
3,5,7,11
3,5,7,12
3,5,7,13
3,5,7,14
3,5,8,9
3,5,8,10
3,5,8,11
3,5,8,12
3,5,8,13
3,5,8,14
3,5,9,10
3,5,9,11
3,5,9,12
3,5,9,13
3,5,9,14
3,5,10,11
3,5,10,12
3,5,10,13
3,5,10,14
3,5,11,12
3,5,11,13
3,5,11,14
3,5,12,13
3,5,12,14
3,5,13,14
3,6,7,8
3,6,7,9
3,6,7,10
3,6,7,11
3,6,7,12
3,6,7,13
3,6,7,14
3,6,8,9
3,6,8,10
3,6,8,11
3,6,8,12
3,6,8,13
3,6,8,14
3,6,9,10
It kind of looks like a totem pole if you scroll and squint. I believe that means the power of a Tortoise Mother is with us. Hallelujah! This Indian burial ground thing is finally paying off.