Now that the NBA season is concluded, we pretty much know which teams have the best shot at landing Anthony Davis in the draft. There are a few exceptions due to tiebreakers, but for the most part, the 2012 NBA Draft lottery odds have been finalized. Here are each team’s chances at landing the No. 1 overall pick and moving into the top three.
2012 NBA Draft Lottery Odds: Charlotte Bobcats Have Best Shot In Anthony Davis Derby
The Charlotte Bobcats will have the top chance to land Anthony Davis in the NBA Draft lottery. Here’s a full list of odds.
Charlotte Bobcats (7-59): 25-percent chance at No. 1, 64.3 percent at top three
Washington Wizards (20-46): 19.9-percent chance at No. 1, 55.8-percent chance at top three
Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Hornets (21-45): 13.8-percent chance at No. 1, 42.4-percent chance at top three.
Sacramento Kings and New Jersey Nets (22-44): 7.6-percent chance at No. 1, 25.3-percent chance at top three.
Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors* (23-43): 3.6-percent chance at No. 1, 12.5-percent chance at top three.
Detroit Pistons (25-41): 1.7-percent chance at No. 1, 6.1-percent chance at top three.
Minnesota Timberwolves** (26-40): 1.1-percent chance at No. 1, 4-percent chance at top three.
Portland Trail Blazers (28-38): 0.8-percent chance at No. 1, 2.9-percent chance at top three.
Milwaukee Bucks (31-35): 0.7-percent chance at No. 1, 2.5-percent chance at top three.
Phoenix Suns (33-33): 0.6-percent chance at No. 1, 2.2-percent chance at top three.
Houston Rockets (34-32): 0.5-percent chance at No. 1, 1.8-percent chance at top three.
A random drawing will break all ties. The winner of the drawing will receive one more ping-pong combination to gain the top overall pick and will also pick one spot ahead of the loser should both not receive a top-three pick.
*=Pick goes to Utah Jazz if outside the top seven.
**=Pick goes to the New Orleans Hornets.
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