The 2018 NBA Draft lottery wasn’t the most exciting, but there were some twists. The draft order isn’t what we thought it would be, save for the Suns keeping the No. 1 pick.
NBA Draft Lottery results: Suns win No. 1 pick, Kings and Hawks go Nos. 2-3
Phoenix earns the No. 1 pick.
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Here are the results:
- Phoenix Suns
Looks like Luka Doncic might be headed to Phoenix.
Not bad for the Kings! They were expected to have the No. 7 pick.
Hawks moved up from No. 4. Not bad!
Oh you poor, poor Grizz fans.
HAWKS MOVE INTO THE TOP 3!
Welp.
KINGS MOVE UP TO THE TOP 3!
Dang :(
The Kristaps/Luka dream is dead.
10. Philadelphia 76ers via Los Angeles Lakers
Philly gets this pick instead of the Celtics! Boston could’ve had it if it was the No. 2 or No. 3 pick overall, but Philly strikes gold again.
Charlotte needs to hit this pick big.
12. Los Angeles Clippers via Detroit Pistons
L.A. gets back-to-back picks. They need someone to replace Blake Griffin.
13. Los Angeles Clippers
Yeah, that. ^
14. Denver Nuggets
No surprises here.
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8:10 p.m. ET: Almost there, folks.
8:00 p.m. ET: PIIICKS WHERE ARE YOU?!?
7:55 p.m. ET: GIVE US THE PICKS.
7:50 p.m. ET: Just announce the freakin picks.
7:45 p.m. ET: Folks when are they just gonna announce the picks already.
The 2018 NBA Draft lottery will decide the top 14 selections in the draft on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET, ahead of the Cavaliers and Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Game 2. The Suns have the best odds to land the No. 1 pick, with a 25 percent chance, followed by the Grizzlies at 19.9 percent, Mavericks at 13.8 percent, Hawks at 13.7 percent and Magic at 8.8 percent.
This post will be updated live throughout the lottery reveal.
This year, teams likely want to snag the top overall pick for either Arizona center Deandre Ayton or Slovenian forward Luka Doncic, who are the consensus top-2 prospects. Ayton is a seven-foot big, who is a force on the boards and the interior, and has shown some semblance of shooting promise. Doncic is a do-it-all point forward who has starred for Real Madrid, the team considered to be the best outside of the NBA.
Our most recent mock draft by Ricky O’Donnell randomly selected the Bulls to land the top pick, and they selected Luka Doncic.
Here are the odds for each team in the lottery to land each pick in the draft:
2018 NBA Draft Lottery Odds
Pick | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suns | 25.00% | 21.50% | 17.70% | 35.80% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Grizzlies | 19.90% | 18.80% | 17.10% | 31.90% | 12.40% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Mavericks | 13.80% | 14.20% | 14.50% | 23.80% | 29.00% | 4.50% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Hawks | 13.70% | 14.20% | 14.50% | 8.50% | 32.30% | 15.50% | 1.30% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Magic | 8.80% | 9.60% | 10.60% | Can't | 26.20% | 35.90% | 8.40% | 0.4 | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Bulls | 5.30% | 6.00% | 7.00% | Can't | Can't | 44.00% | 33.10% | 4.50% | 0.10% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Kings | 5.30% | 6.00% | 7.00% | Can't | Can't | Can't | 57.30% | 22.60% | 1.80% | Basically no | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Nets | 2.80% | 3.30% | 3.90% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | 72.5 | 16.80% | 0.8 | Basically no | Can't | Can't | Can't |
| Knicks | 1.70% | 2.00% | 2.40% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | 81.30% | 12.20% | 0.4 | Basically no | Can't | Can't |
| Lakers | 1.10% | 1.30% | 1.60% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | 87.00% | 8.90% | 0.2 | Basically no | Can't |
| Hornets | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.20% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | 90.80% | 6.30% | 0.1 | Basically no |
| Pistons | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.00% | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | 93.50% | 3.90% | Basically no |
| Clippers | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | 96.00% | 1.80% |
| Nuggets | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | Can't | 98.20% |
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