What: NBA Draft Lottery
Where: Times Square Studio in New York City
When: Tuesday May 20 at 8:00PM ET
Live Stream: ESPN
The NBA draft lottery is Tuesday night from New York City where it will finally be revealed who the top three teams in the NBA draft will be. To the victor go the spoils in one of the deepest and talented drafts in recent memory.
The Bucks, 76ers and Magic all hope that the ping-pong balls bounce their way as they vie of the chance to draft Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker or Joel Embiid. After the lottery the real fun begins as the draft order will likely make determining where the prospects will land. The Milwaukee Bucks have the honor of holding the best chances of getting the first pick at 25 percent. The Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic round out the top three with 19.9 and 15.6 percent respectively. The full lottery odds are as follows:
1. Milwaukee Bucks 25.0%
2. Philadelphia 76ers 19.9%
3. Orlando Magic 15.6%
4. Utah Jazz 10.4%
5. Boston Celtics 10.3%
6. Los Angeles Lakers 6.3%
7. Sacramento Kings 4.3%
8. Detroit Pistons* 2.8%
9. Cleveland Cavaliers 1.7%
10. New Orleans Pelicans* 1.1%
11. Denver Nuggets (via New York Knicks) 0.8%
12. Orlando Magic (via Denver Nuggets) 0.7%
13. Minnesota Timberwolves 0.6%
14. Phoenix Suns 0.5%
The lottery will take place before the start of game two of the Eastern Conference Finals as the Miami Heat look to rebound against the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers lead the series 1-0. Look out for Sports World News’ NBA mock draft in the coming days following the lottery.
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