The National Basketball Association conducted its draft lottery Sunday night and the Wizards, who had the worst team int he NBA this season, received the No.1-overall pick. The rest of the draft order through the lottery is:
2. Utah Jazz 3. Memphis Grizzlies 4. Chicago Bulls 5. Los Angeles Clippers (from Pacers) 6. Brooklyn Nets 7. Sacramento Kings 8. Atlanta Hawks (from Pelicans) 9. Dallas Mavericks 10. Milwaukee Bucks 11. Golden State Warriors 12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Clippers) 13. Miami Heat 14. Charlotte Hornets
The draft is scheduled for June 23-24 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
My take: Tough luck for the Clippers and Nets, who had nearly equal odds as the Wizards to land the top pick, but fell to fifth and sixth, respectively. Plenty high enough to get an impact player in a talented draft class, though after BYU's AJ Dybantsa and Kansas' Darryn Peterson, players could go in any order. That means the draft could go one of two ways — nobody trades up because there are very good players 20 deep; or tons of action as teams move up to guarantee they get the specific player they want without chancing they fall.
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Wizards win draft lottery
The National Basketball Association conducted its draft lottery Sunday night and the Wizards, who had the worst team int he NBA this season, received the No.1-overall pick. The rest of the draft order through the lottery is:
2. Utah Jazz
3. Memphis Grizzlies
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Los Angeles Clippers (from Pacers)
6. Brooklyn Nets
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Atlanta Hawks (from Pelicans)
9. Dallas Mavericks
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. Golden State Warriors
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Clippers)
13. Miami Heat
14. Charlotte Hornets
The draft is scheduled for June 23-24 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
My take: Tough luck for the Clippers and Nets, who had nearly equal odds as the Wizards to land the top pick, but fell to fifth and sixth, respectively. Plenty high enough to get an impact player in a talented draft class, though after BYU's AJ Dybantsa and Kansas' Darryn Peterson, players could go in any order. That means the draft could go one of two ways — nobody trades up because there are very good players 20 deep; or tons of action as teams move up to guarantee they get the specific player they want without chancing they fall.
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