Even in lottery Raptors can't win, will get 5th pick

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will have the No. 5 pick in next month's NBA draft.

The Raptors had the third-best chance of winning the draft lottery based on their third-worst record in the league before falling to fifth.

The Cleveland Cavaliers won the top pick.

Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo, who agreed to a multi-year contract extension with Toronto earlier in the day, represented the team at the lottery.

The Raptors had a 15.6 per cent of winning the lottery after finishing 22-60 this past season.

The Raptors won the lottery in 2006, beating big odds to move up after finishing fifth-last in the league.

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  Toronto Raptors' Ed Davis and Solomon Alabi leave the court following the Raptors' 97-79 loss to the Miami Heat during NBA basketball action in Toronto Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS)