What you need to know for the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery
  • 7 years ago
On Tuesday night, the NBA will perform its annual draft lottery, meaning 14 teams have a chance to grab the No.1 overall pick or a better draft position in a loaded rookie class. Thanks to a trade with the Brooklyn Nets, the Boston Celtics have a 25 percent chance of getting the first pick in the draft, followed by the Phoenix Suns(19.9 percent) and the Los Angeles Lakers(15.6 percent). The teams with the lowest chance at the first pick are the Miami Heat(0.5 percent), the Denver Nuggets(0.6 percent), the Detroit Pistons(0.7 percent) and the Charlotte Hornets(0.8 percent). All 14 teams will have a representative on hand, the most notable being Magic Johnson(Lakers), Devin Booker(Suns), Joel Embiid(76ers) and Walt "Clyde" Frazier(Knicks). The lottery will be broadcast at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The 2017 NBA Draft will then be held on June 22nd in Brooklyn.
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