16 teams make lottery.
"3": balls in the lottery hamper go to each of the 7 teams in each conference who finish with the 4th through 10th worst records.
"2": balls in hamper to the four teams, two in each conference, who finish 9th or 10th in their conference, and to the bottom three teams, dubbed the "relegation zone" for Lizards and like that.
"1": ball in hamper for losers of 7 vs 8 play-in games
In total, this means there would be 37 lottery balls assigned to 16 teams. CBS