The Detroit Pistons were tied with the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs for the top odds (14.0%) to win the 2023 NBA draft lottery. However, the ping pong balls didn’t fall Detroit’s way on Tuesday night, as in a worst-case scenario, the Pistons fell to No. 5. That came as the San Antonio Spurs won the draft lottery, followed by the Charlotte Hornets at No. 2. The top 4 was rounded out by the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets.NBA@NBAThe results are in for picks 1-4 in the 2023 #NBADraftLottery presented by State Farm:1. Spurs2. Hornets3. Trail Blazers4. Rockets2866505The results are in for picks 1-4 in the 2023 #NBADraftLottery presented by State Farm:1. Spurs2. Hornets3. Trail Blazers4. RocketsBleacher Report@BleacherReportPistons fans rn98741042Pistons fans rn https://t.co/UGAZcHk87XFollowing the results of the draft lottery, Pistons fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment. That comes as Detroit missed out on the opportunity to draft 7' 5" French basketball phenom Victor Wembanyama, despite finishing with a league-worst 17-65 record.“Tanked for nothing,” one fan said.َ@HoodiGuWop@BleacherReport Tanked for nothing45@BleacherReport Tanked for nothing💀💀💀💀“Can't have sh*t in Detroit,” another said.Yb Adams 🇺🇸 (Alpha Male)@AlphasOfAmerica@BleacherReport Can't have shit in Detroit1152@BleacherReport Can't have shit in DetroitHowever, there were a few Pistons fans who tried to remain optimistic following the announcement of Detroit landing the fifth pick:“Sometimes life throws curveballs like Detroit got screwed, but remember, setbacks are just setups for comebacks. Stay resilient, rise above, and rewrite your own success story!” one fan said.Carlos Gil@carlosgil83@BleacherReport Sometimes life throws curveballs like Detroit got screwed, but remember, setbacks are just setups for comebacks. Stay resilient, rise above, and rewrite your own success story!9@BleacherReport Sometimes life throws curveballs like Detroit got screwed, but remember, setbacks are just setups for comebacks. Stay resilient, rise above, and rewrite your own success story!“I’m glad he’s in the Western Conference if we couldn’t have him,” another said.MiSportsNutGuy@MittenSports52@BleacherReport I’m glad he’s in the Western Conference if we couldn’t have him@BleacherReport I’m glad he’s in the Western Conference if we couldn’t have himHere are a few more of the top fan reactions on Twitter to the Detroit Pistons falling to No. 5 in the draft lottery:Pal | CDL Memes@YourCDLPal@BleacherReport1221@BleacherReport https://t.co/rccOdkSycHboredjesse@boredjesse@BleacherReport Pistons Fans: WE'RE GETTING VICTOR WEMBANYAMA!!!The NBA Draft Lottery:31@BleacherReport Pistons Fans: WE'RE GETTING VICTOR WEMBANYAMA!!!The NBA Draft Lottery: https://t.co/87n1J9XzhaHBA@HBAcrypto@BleacherReport8@BleacherReport https://t.co/gxNz3zY8Q1Austin@AustinPlanet@BleacherReport Pistons fans right now.822@BleacherReport Pistons fans right now. https://t.co/NnTBfJgcKLJose@Phinatic9591@BleacherReport Pistons organization right now-215@BleacherReport Pistons organization right now- https://t.co/pOiHQ89gXnPikachu 🇦🇷@Pikachu_Rangers@BleacherReport Detroit fans1@BleacherReport Detroit fans https://t.co/wlAxFZCZJfLBJ@BronsBurnerrr@BleacherReport They fr dont wanna see Detroit win8@BleacherReport They fr dont wanna see Detroit winEvan Alexa@curlyman123@BleacherReport Told ya. No way they let Wemby go to Detroit. I think everyone knew the NBA wouldnt let it happen hahaha.@BleacherReport Told ya. No way they let Wemby go to Detroit. I think everyone knew the NBA wouldnt let it happen hahaha.Trev☄️@69warriorsfan69@BleacherReport Pistons fans5@BleacherReport Pistons fans https://t.co/ovQJIN91ZJ2Fly Graffiti@TEN21Graffiti@BleacherReport OUR CITY IS LITERALLY A FRENCH NAME. IT WAS ONLY RIGHT.3@BleacherReport OUR CITY IS LITERALLY A FRENCH NAME. IT WAS ONLY RIGHT.²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞@BronGotGame@BleacherReport They had to deal with a season of Killian Hayes and Cade being injured just to not get the top 4 picks26@BleacherReport They had to deal with a season of Killian Hayes and Cade being injured just to not get the top 4 picksFranklin Parks Jr.@Franklinparks3@BleacherReport They still got a top 5 pick@BleacherReport They still got a top 5 pick https://t.co/VXQujjSpenDetroit Pistons had best odds of landing No. 5 pickDetroit Pistons fansDetroit Pistons fans may be extremely disappointed with their team falling to No. 5 in the 2023 NBA draft lottery. However, as many have pointed out, the Pistons actually had a higher chance of landing No. 5 (47.9%) than any other position:“The Pistons went into the lottery with a 14 percent chance to land the No. 1 pick and 13.4, 12.7 and 12.0 percent chances of winding up with the second, third and fourth picks. Houston and San Antonio shared those odds. The Pistons, though, had a 47.9 percent chance to land on five, their only other possible outcome,” NBA.com’s Keith Langlois wrote.The NBA decided to reduce the top lottery odds for the teams with the worst record in the league starting in 2019. The NBA did so in an effort to disincentivize tanking. Since then, most would agree that the draft lottery has been much more unpredictable. So, it looks like some Pistons fans learned the hard way that tanking doesn’t always pay off.Also Read: "I'm trying to win a ring ASAP" - Victor Wembanyama makes bold statement after Spurs land No. 1 pick in 2023 draft