May 12, 2009 (The Daily Oklahoman delivered by Newstex ) --
The Thunder announced today that coach Scott Brooks will sit at the podium as the teams representative during next Tuesdays nationally televised announcement of the NBA Draft Lottery. Brooks will try to take some good fortune with him to the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, N.J. and serve as the good luck charm the team is looking for in hopes of landing the?No. 1 overall. Currently, the Thunder is slated to pick fourth overall. OKC has an 11.9 percent chance of winning the first overall pick and can fall no lower than seventh.
And speaking of good luck charms, Brooks actually carries a four leaf clover on his key chain. No word on whether hell take that set of keys to the Draft Lottery and rub its plastic green leafs while wishing and praying. But, hey, its worth a shot.
-DM-
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