Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, left, celebrates with Ausar Thompson in the second half during Game 5 of an NBA first-round playoff series against the Knicks on April 29 in New York. (AP file photo)

The 40th anniversary of the NBA’s draft lottery is this year and Utah, Washington and Charlotte have the best chances of winning tonight — and earning the right to possibly draft Duke star Cooper Flagg.

But those teams might also be set up for disappointment. In 1985, Golden State finished tied for the league’s worst record, but New York walked away with the top pick and drafted Patrick Ewing.

The Associated Press reviewed how each franchise has fared in the lottery, with this look at the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks. The review includes when teams received the top pick, other high picks that teams landed and times the lottery knocked a team out of the top three.

Detroit Pistons

Lottery Wins: 2021 (Cade Cunningham)

Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2003; No. 3 in 1994

Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2022, 2023 and 2024

Details: For a while, the Pistons weren’t doing well in the lottery because they were never quite bad enough to improve their odds that much. But after landing Cunningham, Detroit won just 64 games over the next three seasons — and fell to the No. 5 pick each time.

Milwaukee Bucks

Lottery Wins: 1994 (Glenn Robinson) and 2005 (Andrew Bogut)

Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2014

Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2007

Details: Neither of those No. 1 picks was as much of a game changer for the Bucks as Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was taken outside the lottery in 2013.

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(AP reviewed data on realgm.com as part of its research to compile this report.)

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