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2015 NBA Draft lottery odds: Timberwolves, Knicks finish with best chance for No. 1

Will the odds be in those teams’ favor on May 19, though?

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The final games of the regular season settled who has the best odds heading into the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery, scheduled for May 19. The Timberwolves clinched the worst record in the league with a blowout loss to the Thunder, and the Knicks broke their winning streak to clinch the second worst mark.

There are a few attractive prospects at the very top of the draft, led by Duke center Jahlil Okafor, Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns and Duke wing Justise Winslow.

Here are the odds for each team to win the No. 1 pick overall in the lottery, followed by their odds of winning a top-3 pick.

Team No. 1 Top 3Timberwolves 25.0% 64.3%Knicks 19.9% 55.8%Sixers 15.6% 46.5%Lakers 11.9% 37.8%Magic 8.8% 29.2%Kings 6.3% 21.5%Nuggets 4.3% 15.0%Pistons 2.8% 10.0%Hornets 1.7% 6.1%Heat 1.1% 4.0%Jazz* 0.7% 2.7%Pacers* 0.7% 2.7%Suns 0.6% 2.2%Thunder 0.5% 1.8%

* The Jazz and Pacers both finished with 38 wins. A random draw will determine which team gets an additional tenth of a percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick.

The Lakers will lose their pick to the Sixers if it falls out of the top five, which is possible. The Heat will lose their pick to the Sixers if it falls out of the top 10, which is also possible.

Here’s our big board with the top 30 prospects available in the draft, and our hub for draft coverage.

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