The NBA Draft Lottery is coming, and the landscape of the future of the NBA will once again shift.
On May 16, the lottery will take place prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. With the game likely to tip off at 8 p.m. on ESPN, the lotto will take place just beforehand, as each non playoff team will send a representitive to wait for the order of ping pong balls pulled to determine the order of the 2017 NBA draft — which takes place just over a month later in June.
The top few picks are especially coveted this season as guards Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz are expected to go off the board at Nos. 1 and 2 with a bevy of lottery talent also expected to be snatched in the picks following.
Below are the odds of each team getting the No. 1 overall pick, along with their records respectively from this past season:
1. Brooklyn Nets (20-62) The Celtics own the rights to this pick
25.0%
2. Phoenix Suns (24-58)
19.9%
3. Los Angeles Lakers (26-56)
15.6%
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4. Philadelphia Sixers (28-54)
11.9%
5. Orlando Magic (29-53)
8.8%
6. Minnesota Timberwolves (31-51)
5.3%
7. New York Knicks (31-51)
5.3%
8. Sacramento Kings (32-50) — Sixers have right to swap for this pick
2.8%
9. Dallas Mavericks (33-49)
1.7%
10. New Orleans Pelicans (34-48)
1.1%
11. Charlotte Hornets (36-46)
0.8%
12. Detroit Pistons (37-45)
0.7%
13. Denver Nuggets (40-42)
0.6%
14. Miami Heat (41-41)
0.5%
