The regular season has finally come to a close, which means the NBA draft lottery order has been set. No, we don’t know which team has the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft just yet. But, we know which teams have the best odds at landing the top talents to be pumped into to the league this summer.
NBA draft 2018 order: First- and second-round pick selections set
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The Phoenix Suns have secured the NBA’s worst record, and as a result, they have 25 percent odds at the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft. The team with the worst record has won the lottery each of the past two seasons. Prior to that, the No. 1 pick hasn’t gone to the worst team since Dwight Howard landed in Orlando in 2004.
That record still gives the the Suns a 64 percent chance at landing a top-three pick with a floor of the fourth-best pick in the draft. In a loaded class featuring incredible talents like Luke Doncic, Marvin Bagley, Michael Porter Jr. and Mo Bamba, No. 4 isn’t too bad a place to be.
But quite a few teams have identical records at the end of the season. How is a tiebreaker decided? At random. How fun?
Here is the official lottery order now that the regular season is over.
2018 NBA Draft Lottery Order
- Phoenix Suns
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Atlanta Hawks or Dallas Mavericks
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- Orlando Magic
- Sacramento Kings or Chicago Bulls
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- Cleveland Cavaliers (via BKN)
- New York Knicks
- Philadelphia 76ers (via LAL, unless top 3. Then it goes to the Celtics)
- Charlotte Hornets
- Los Angeles Clippers (via DET)
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Denver Nuggets
- Phoenix Suns (via MIA) OR Washignton Wizards OR Phoenix Suns (via MIL)
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- Atlanta Hawks (via MIN) OR San Antonio Spurs
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- Chicago Bulls (via NOP) OR Indiana Pacers OR Utah Jazz OR Minnesota Timberwolves (via OKC by way of UTA)
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- Portland Trail Blazers
- Los Angeles Lakers (via CLE)
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Boston Celtics
- Golden State Warriors
- Brooklyn Nets (via TOR)
- Atlanta Hawks (via HOU by way of LAC)
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