With the NBA regular season coming to an end, it is already time for many teams to think about the Draft.
The first 14 first-round picks will be assigned to teams that did not qualify for the Playoffs. The order, however, is yet to be determined through the Lottery, never so highly anticipated as this year, scheduled between May 16 and 17. Having the first overall pick, in fact, would mean securing the Victor Wembanyama, a player capable of changing the history of any franchise.
Let’s see which teams have greatest odds of having the No. 1 pick and drawing the French phenomenon.
14% Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs
12.5% Charlotte Hornets
10.8% Orlando Magic (9% because of the pick that belongs to them, 1.8% because they will also take the lottery pick that would have belonged to the Bulls, obtained in a past trade)
10.5% Portland Trail Blazers
9% Orlando Magic
6.8% Indiana Pacers
6.7% Washington Wizards
4.5% Utah Jazz
3% Dallas Mavericks
1.7% Oklahoma City Thunder
1% Toronto Raptors
0.5% New Orleans Pelicans
Thanks to the results, however, the order of the final part of the first round picks is determined. Here they are
15) Atlanta Hawks
16) Utah Jazz (via Minnesota Timberwolves)
17) Los Angeles Lakers
18) Miami Heat
19) Golden State Warriors
20) Houston Rockets (via Los Angeles Clippers)
21) Brooklyn Nets (via Phoenix Suns)
22) Brooklyn Nets
23) Portland Trail Blazers (via New York Knicks)
24) Sacramento Kings
25) Memphis Grizzlies
26) Indiana Pacers (via Cleveland Cavaliers)
27) Charlotte Hornets (via Denver Nuggets)
28) Utah Jazz (via Philadelphia 76ers)
29) Indiana Pacers (via Boston Celtics)
30) Los Angeles Clippers (via Milwaukee Bucks)
