NBA Teams Prepare for 2014 NBA Draft Lottery: Who Will Draft Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins?
The 2014 NBA draft lottery takes place Tuesday night in New York. The top three picks in the June 26 draft will be decided, with picks 4-14 being determined by the inverse order of their records. All fourteen teams are in with a chance, albeit an unlikely one if the team aren't placed in the top-3 of best odds. Could a team, like the Cleveland Cavaliers perhaps, shock the world again and grab another valuable top-three pick, or will it go to the struggling (deserving) teams like the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers? Take a look at the odds below:
1. Milwaukee Bucks 25.0%
2. Philadelphia 76ers 19.9%
3. Orlando Magic 15.6%
4. Utah Jazz 10.4%
5. Boston Celtics 10.3%
6. Los Angeles Lakers 6.3%
7. Sacramento Kings 4.3%
8. Detroit Pistons* 2.8%
9. Cleveland Cavaliers 1.7%
10. New Orleans Pelicans* 1.1%
11. Denver Nuggets (via New York Knicks) 0.8%
12. Orlando Magic (via Denver Nuggets) 0.7%
13. Minnesota Timberwolves 0.6%
14. Phoenix Suns 0.5%
It looks likely that the top 3 will consist of Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, but which teams are selecting and when will have a big impact on that. However, it's likely that whatever the case, this trio will remain the top 3, in some order or another. Should there be a system in place that differs to this one, or does this add some much needed excitement to proceedings?
ESPN will televise the lottery at 8 p.m. ET. It's not to be missed.