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Who are the team representatives at the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery?

The group of 14 representatives includes players, team executives, a coach and an owner.

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The 2015 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Tuesday night in New York. The 14 lottery teams will have a representative on the dais when the results are announced. Who are these 14 people?

Minnesota Timberwolves: Owner Glen Taylor will represent the Wolves, who have the best chance of winning the lottery (would be their first win) at 25 percent. Taylor, who purchased majority ownership of the team in 1994, is the only owner representative. Minnesota's representative was initially going to be Taylor's wife, Becky, but the NBA has nixed having family members as representatives. Taylor told David Shama of Minnesota Sports Headliners that he won't bring a lucky charm.

New York Knicks: It won't be Knicks president Phil Jackson at the lottery. Instead, it'll be general manager Steve Mills trying to bring the team its first No. 1 pick since Patrick Ewing in 1985. Mills has been the general manager since 2013, but he was also COO of Madison Square Garden from 2003-09. Mills told Marc Berman of the New York Post that he has some ideas for good-luck charms, but he wouldn't divulge them.

Philadelphia 76ers: The Sixers will be represented by Nerlens Noel, the No. 6 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. Noel missed the entire 2013-14 season with an ACL injury, but earned All-Rookie First Team honors this season and finished third in Rookie of the Year voting. The rookie said that management has a "surprise good-luck charm" for the lottery, according to Tom Moore of Calkins Media.

Los Angeles Lakers: Head coach Byron Scott will be in New York for the Lakers, who need to stay in the top five in order to keep their pick. Scott spent 11 seasons in Los Angeles as a player, and this year was his first as head coach of the team The 54-year-old will hope his team has more luck at the lottery than his team had on the court.

Orlando Magic: CEO Alex Martins will try to bring the luck to Orlando. Martins has been with the Magic since 1989, when he started as the team's PR director. Orlando has typically had executive vice president Pat Williams on the dais, but Williams will be moved into the room where the actual drawing of the ping-pong balls will take place. In addition to that, Martins will have the ping-pong balls that got the Magic Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway in his pocket for good luck, according to John Denton of the Magic's official site.

Sacramento Kings: Vlade Divac will represent Sacramento. Divac played for the Kings from 1998-2004, and he returned to the franchise earlier this year as vice president of basketball and franchise operations. Not long after that, it came out that he had quickly become the team's "top basketball executive." Divac wouldn't divulge a specific lucky charm, but he noted to Jason Wise of the Kings' official site that Sacramento had the No. 1 pick in 1989, which was the year he was drafted.

Denver Nuggets: The Nuggets will be represented by president Josh Kroenke, the son of owner Stan Kroenke. Josh has been with the organization since 2007 and has been president since 2010. Denver has never won the lottery, so Kroenke is hoping to bring some big-time luck to New York.

Detroit Pistons: No Stan Van Gundy for Detroit. Rather, general manager Jeff Bower will be the team's representative on Tuesday night. Bower was named general manager when Van Gundy took over as president last summer. The Pistons have never won the lottery.

Charlotte Hornets: It would have been great to see Michael Jordan, but defensive ace Michael Kidd-Gilchrist got the honor of representing Charlotte. Kidd-Gilchrist was the No. 2 overall pick in 2012 behind Anthony Davis, although that year the Hornets had the best odds of getting the top pick.

Miami Heat: The Heat haven't been in the lottery since 2008, when they finished with the worst record in the league but fell to No. 2 in the draft and selected Michael Beasley. Team president Pat Riley was the representative that year, so this year, Miami is going with Alonzo Mourning. The big man played 11 seasons with the Heat and is now the team's vice president of player services. Miami is hoping Mourning is a good-luck charm to either move up in the draft or simply keep its pick, as that pick goes to Philadelphia if it falls outside the top 10.

Indiana Pacers: Team president Larry Bird will be on the dais for Indiana. Bird is an Indiana native and has been both a Pacers head coach and team executive. The NBA legend returned to the Pacers as president in 2013 after taking a year off and will try to earn Indiana its first No. 1 pick.

Utah Jazz: The Jazz will be represented by general manager Dennis Lindsey. Lindsey came to Utah as general manager in 2012 after serving as assistant general manager for the San Antonio Spurs. The Jazz have never won the lottery, and Lindsey will be bringing pictures of his family for good luck.

Phoenix Suns: The Suns will have 2013 fifth overall pick Alex Len in New York. Len is the highest pick on the roster and will try and bring some luck to Phoenix, who haven't moved up in the lottery since 1987. Len said he didn't bring any good-luck trinkets, but he's debating about using his new facial hair as a lucky charm, according to Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic.

Oklahoma City Thunder: Star point guard Russell Westbrook will hope to bring some luck to New York after the Thunder missed the playoffs for the first time since 2009. Westbrook was the fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft and will hope to pull off some lottery magic for Oklahoma City.

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