Last season I ended up with the second worst record in my league, giving me the #2 pick in the draft. However, the team finishing with the worst record turned BOT like a week before the draft, giving me the edge in the draftpick... Just that my number one choice, a 18-y-o PF 5 / 5 / A+ guy, was the number 1 guy in the draftlist... so I thought that since the BOT team had #1 pick I would lose him... BUT as it turns out, BOT teams doesn't follow the 1-48 list, instead that team ended up with a 2k salary nobody, and I got my #1 pick!
(Not sure if this is what you were wondering about, but I thought I'd share my joy anyways...)