SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) -- During the Michael Jordan era, the only reason the Chicago Bulls came to the New York area in May was for a playoff showdown with the Knicks. The post-Jordan era has supplied a new reason -- the NBA Draft Lottery. Coming off their worst season (13-37) in franchise history, the Bulls on Saturday will be part of the lottery for the first time since 1989. ``We haven't been here in a while and we're proud of that,'' Jerry Krause, the Bulls' vice president of basketball operations said by telephone. ``I don't want to make a habit of it.'' With their last lottery pick, the Bulls took Stacey King with the sixth pick overall. Two years earlier, they engineered a trade with Seattle and got the rights to Scottie Pippen, the fifth pick overall. No one will forget 1984 when Chicago got Jordan with the third pick overall. Winning six of the last eight championships kept the Bulls far away from the pingpong ball lottery used to determine the top three picks in the draft, which will be held June 30 at the MCI Center in Washington. Twelve teams, including two that made the playoffs this season, will have a shot at one of the three top picks. Vancouver, which won only eight games in the lockout-shortened season, has the best chance (25 percent) of having one of its four-digit combinations drawn in the event at the headquarters of NBA Entertainment. The Los Angeles Clippers, who used the No. 1 pick in last year's draft to select center Michael Olowokandi, have a 20 percent shot followed by the Bulls, who will have 157 of the 1,001 combinations, or a 16 percent chance at the top choice. Toronto has two shots at the top pick, including the fourth best overall, because of a trade that sent Chauncey Billups to Denver. Minnesota, Washington, Boston, Phoenix, Golden State, Cleveland, Toronto, Seattle and Charlotte have the next best chances, in that order. After the top three picks are determined, choices four through 13 are based on the records of the teams not getting a pick in the top three. Minnesota, which was beaten by San Antonio in the first round of the playoffs, is in the lottery because it owns New Jersey's pick, acquired in the Stephon Marbury trade earlier this season. Phoenix, beaten by Portland in the playoffs, has Dallas' pick because of a trade involving Steve Nash last year. Vancouver has the right to convey its pick to Detroit but that's unlikely since it cannot be lower than fourth overall. Cleveland has the right to take Boston's pick if it is not among the top three under terms of the deal that sent Vitaly Potapenko to the Celtics this season. Whoever gets the top pick will not face an easy choice, like two years ago when San Antonio won the right to take Tim Duncan. Elton Brand of Duke, Richard Hamilton of Connecticut, Lamar Odom of Rhode Island and Steve Francis of Maryland head the group of underclassmen who have made themselves eligible for the draft. Guards Andre Miller of Utah, Jason Terry of Arizona, Trajan Langdon of Duke and forward Wally Szczerbik of Miami, Ohio are among the more well-known seniors eligible for the draft. Krause refused to discuss anyone eligible, saying it would be foolish to do that without speaking to them, testing them and getting to know them. He also doesn't intend to bring a good luck charm or even worry about the lottery. ``I'll have a good breakfast in the morning, work out and have a good lunch,'' he said. ``What can you do? You can't manufacture it.'' The lottery will be broadcast live on NBC-TV around 6:30 p.m. EDT. -=-=- 