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2012 NBA Draft Order For All 60 Picks

Hint: The 2012 NBA draft will begin with Anthony Davis going first overall to New Orleans. But from No. 2 on, we’re not really sure what will happen, as 59 other players figure out their NBA destinations.

Here’s the order for Thursday night’s draft, barring the 40 or so trades that will happen by the end of the evening.

First round:

  1. New Orleans Hornets
  2. Charlotte Bobcats
  3. Washington Wizards
  4. Cleveland Cavaliers
  5. Sacramento Kings
  6. Portland Trail Blazers
  7. Golden State Warriors
  8. Toronto Raptors
  9. Detroit Pistons
  10. New Orleans Hornets
  11. Portland Trail Blazers
  12. Houston Rockets
  13. Phoenix Suns
  14. Milwaukee Bucks
  15. Philadelphia 76ers
  16. Houston Rockets
  17. Dallas Mavericks
  18. Houston Rockets
  19. Orlando Magic
  20. Denver Nuggets
  21. Boston Celtics
  22. Boston Celtics
  23. Atlanta Hawks
  24. Cleveland Cavaliers
  25. Memphis Grizzlies
  26. Indiana Pacers
  27. Miami Heat
  28. Oklahoma City Thunder
  29. Chicago Bulls
  30. Golden State Warriors

Second round (also known as “The Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver Show”):

  1. Charlotte Bobcats
  2. Washington Wizards
  3. Cleveland Cavaliers
  4. Cleveland Cavaliers
  5. Golden State Warriors
  6. Sacramento Kings
  7. Toronto Raptors
  8. Denver Nuggets
  9. Detroit Pistons
  10. Portland Trail Blazers
  11. Portland Trail Blazers
  12. Milwaukee Bucks
  13. Atlanta Hawks
  14. Detroit Pistons
  15. Philadelphia 76ers
  16. New Orleans Hornets
  17. Utah Jazz
  18. New York Knicks
  19. Orlando Magic
  20. Denver Nuggets
  21. Boston Celtics
  22. Golden State Warriors
  23. Los Angeles Clippers
  24. Philadelphia 76ers
  25. Dallas Mavericks
  26. Toronto Raptors
  27. Brooklyn Nets
  28. Minnesota Timberwolves
  29. San Antonio Spurs
  30. Los Angeles Lakers

For more on the 2012 NBA draft, visit SB Nation’s NBA draft page. the NBA in general, visit SB Nation’s dedicated NBA hub.

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