The "LeBron Lottery" will end tonight, on national TV, in prime time.

If you thought the hype already was tremendous, wait until some certainty is injected in the process (8 p.m., ABC, WFTV-Ch. 9).

By the end of the night, the team lucky enough to get the first pick in the NBA draft -- and James, the high school prodigy from Akron, Ohio -- will be extremely happy. The teams with the Nos. 2 and 3 picks June 26 will be moderately happy, because Syracuse freshman forward Carmelo Anthony and 17-year-old Serbian 7-footer Darko Milicic are considered top prospects, too.

For the other 26 teams, prayer would be an acceptable reaction.