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NBA Draft order 2018: Complete selection list for Rounds 1 and 2

by Matt Ellentuck
2018 NBA Draft - Media Availability
2018 NBA Draft - Media Availability
Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images

The 2018 NBA Draft starts at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, and nothing is set. Will Deandre Ayton go No. 1? Maybe Luka Doncic? An outside choice like Jaren Jackson Jr. or Marvin Bagley III?

Adding to the potential chaos of the lottery, the teams at the top of the draft are not set in stone either, with many current owners of high picks appearing willing to trade down. We’ve already seen Dwight Howard shipped from the Hornets to the Nets for second-round picks the day before the draft, and that feels like the beginning.

Below is the complete draft order as we know it for now. But, as always, expect a lot of movement all over.

  1. Phoenix Suns
  2. Sacramento Kings
  3. Atlanta Hawks
  4. Memphis Grizzlies
  5. Dallas Mavericks
  6. Orlando Magic
  7. Chicago Bulls
  8. Cleveland Cavaliers via Nets
  9. New York Knicks
  10. Philadelphia 76ers via Lakers
  11. Charlotte Hornets
  12. Los Angeles Clippers via Pistons
  13. Los Angeles Clippers
  14. Denver Nuggets
  15. Washington Wizards
  16. Phoenix Suns via Heat
  17. Milwaukee Bucks
  18. San Antonio Spurs
  19. Atlanta Hawks via Timberwolves
  20. Minnesota Timberwolves via Thunder
  21. Utah Jazz
  22. Chicago Bulls via Pelicans
  23. Indiana Pacers
  24. Portland Trail Blazers
  25. Los Angeles Lakers via Cavaliers
  26. Philadelphia 76ers
  27. Boston Celtics
  28. Golden State Warriors
  29. Brooklyn Nets
  30. Atlanta Hawks via Rockets
  31. Phoenix Suns
  32. Memphis Grizzlies
  33. Atlanta Hawks
  34. Dallas Mavericks
  35. Orlando Magic
  36. Sacramento Kings
  37. New York Knicks via Bulls
  38. Philadelphia 76ers via Nets
  39. Philadelphia 76ers via Knicks
  40. Brooklyn Nets via Lakers
  41. Orlando Magic via Hornets
  42. Detroit Pistons
  43. Denver Nuggets via Clippers
  44. Washington Wizards
  45. Brooklyn Nets via Bucks
  46. Houston Rockets via Heat
  47. Los Angeles Lakers via Nuggets
  48. Minnesota Timberwolves
  49. San Antonio Spurs
  50. Indiana Pacers
  51. New Orleans Pelicans
  52. Utah Jazz
  53. Oklahoma City Thunder
  54. Dallas Mavericks via Trail Blazers
  55. Charlotte Hornets via Cavaliers
  56. Philadelphia 76ers
  57. Oklahoma City Thunder via Celtics
  58. Denver Nuggets via Warriors
  59. Phoenix Suns via Raptors
  60. Philadelphia 76ers via Rockets
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