Despite the odds, the ping pong balls came up in the Charlotte Sting's favor in the 2005 WNBA Draft Lottery. Barring a trade, Trudi Lacey's team holds the first pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft.

Pick	Team	2004 Record
1.	Charlotte	16-18
2.	Indiana	15-19
3.	Phoenix	17-17
4.	San Antonio	9-25
5.	Houston	13-21

WNBA.com breaks down the five teams in this year's WNBA Draft Lottery with a focus on each team's needs for 2005.

The 2005 Draft marks the fourth year that the team receiving the top pick in the WNBA Draft has been decided by lottery. So just how much of an impact does that coveted No. 1 pick (like Lauren Jackson in the 2000 WNBA Draft) deliver?

Prior to the WNBA Draft Lottery, the odds were in San Antonio's favor.
(listed in parentheses, out of 1000):

San Antonio	(420)
Houston	(261)
Indiana	(167)
Charlotte	(97)
Phoenix	(55)