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Who are the team representatives at the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery?

The group of 14 representatives includes five players, five executives and four head coaches.

The 2016 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Tuesday night in New York in advance of the Eastern Conference Finals. As always, 14 representatives from the 14 teams in the lottery will be on-stage as the results are revealed. Who are these 14 people?

Philadelphia 76ers: Head coach Brett Brown will represent the Sixers, who have the best chance of winning the lottery thanks to winning a league-worst 10 games this season. Brown has been the head coach the last three years during the team's ambitious rebuild, which hasn't been the beneficiary of much lottery luck yet. Despite holding a 47-199 record, Brown got a two-year extension in December, and perhaps this lottery will give him something to smile about.

Los Angeles Lakers: General manager Mitch Kupchak will be on the stage for the Lakers. Los Angeles has a 19.9 percent chance at the top pick, but they also have a 44.2 percent chance of losing it to Philly if it falls outside the top three. Kupchak played for the Lakers in the 1980s and soon transitioned into a management role when his playing days were over, so he's been a part of numerous titles with the purple-and-gold, and this pick could help them get back to those glory days.

Boston Celtics: Thanks to the Brooklyn Nets, the Celtics have a spot in the lottery, and they'll be represented by All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas. Boston acquired Thomas in a trade last season, and he immediately became a spark plug for the team off the bench. The pint-sized point guard took his game to new heights this year by making his first All-Star appearance and leading the Celtics to the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Phoenix Suns: Devin Booker, the 13th pick in the 2015 draft, will be on-stage for the Suns, who suffered through a brutal season and a coaching change. However, Booker was a silver lining in a dark campaign, as the youngster took advantage of the injuries to backcourt mates Brandon Knight and Eric Bledsoe. The 19-year-old finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting.

Minnesota Timberwolves: The Wolves won the No. 1 pick last year after finishing with the worst record, and they used it on Karl-Anthony Towns, who just became the unanimous Rookie of the Year thanks to a historic debut campaign in the Association. Now Towns will try to bring the team more luck at the lottery as they look to potentially add another blue-chip prospect to a loaded young team.

New Orleans Pelicans: Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is hoping his team will have way more luck in the lottery than they did during the season. Gentry joined a Pelicans team seemingly on the rise after winning a title as a member of Steve Kerr's staff with the Golden State Warriors last year, but injuries to basically every key player resulted in a huge step back.

Denver Nuggets: The Nuggets have a 6.2 percent chance of getting the top pick between their own selection and the New York Knicks' pick, and head coach Michael Malone will be the man who hopes to strike gold on the dais. Malone took over as Nuggets head coach at the start of this season after a short stint as headmaster out in Sacramento, and he'd surely love to have another elite prospect to coach up.

Sacramento Kings: Booker and Towns played together for a year at Kentucky, and so did Willie Cauley-Stein, the Kings' representative. Cauley-Stein had an uneven rookie season, but it's hard to fault him much given the dysfunction with Sacramento. Cauley-Stein and the Kings can't bring home the No. 1 pick thanks to a pick swap scenario with the Sixers, but Sacramento should end up with a nice pick barring a disaster that pushes them outside the top 10.

Toronto Raptors: Right before his Raptors tip off their first Eastern Conference Finals game ever, president and general manager Masai Ujiri will be taking part in the lottery festivities. Ujiri joined the Raptors in 2013, and they have this lottery selection thanks to the Andrea Bargnani trade he made with New York. Toronto gets the lower of the Knicks pick and Nuggets pick.

Milwaukee Bucks: After a surprise playoff appearance in 2014-15, the Bucks took a major step back this season, which resulted in some questions about the future of head coach Jason Kidd. But it'll be Kidd representing Milwaukee at the lottery, so it appears he's safe for now heading into his third season at the helm.

Orlando Magic: It's been quite the whirlwind week for general manager Rob Hennigan. First Hennigan had to deal with Scott Skiles' abrupt resignation, and now he has the honor of representing the Magic at the lottery. The 34-year-old became the youngest GM in the league when he was hired at the age of 30 in 2012, right before the Dwight Howard deal.

Utah Jazz: Just over a year ago, Steve Starks was named president of Miller Sports Properties, which oversees the operation of the Jazz. Now Starks will be on-stage to try to give Utah some good fortune after a bummer of an end to the 2015-16 campaign that saw the team barely miss the postseason.

Washington Wizards: The Wizards are owned by Ted Leonsis, and his son, Zach, will be representing the team at the lottery. Zach is the vice president of Monumental Sports Network, which is a part of Monumental Sports and Entertainment, the company owned by Ted that owns the Wizards and several other teams. Washington's pick goes to Phoenix if it falls outside the top nine, so some luck will be needed to keep it.

Chicago Bulls: The Bulls find themselves in the lottery after a wildly disappointing season, and they'll be represented by star Jimmy Butler. Butler was an All-Star for the second consecutive season, but a prolonged injury absence plus chemistry issues that stemmed from the swingman trying to take over as a leader doomed Chicago. While some trade rumors have swirled around Butler, perhaps him being at the lottery is the organization trying to show its faith in him as the franchise player.

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