Cavs Get First Pick

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Lebron James and fall into the abyss this year and now they get the first pick in the 2011 NBA draft.  Something sounds fishy here.  The Cavs had a 2.8% chance of winning the top pick in the draft but it sounds more like they got the fix as compensation for losing Lebron.  Is the NBA trying to equal out revenues since the Cavs hit the skids?