The NBA Draft Lottery was conducted on Tuesday night in Chicago prior to Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals in Denver between the Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers. The San Antonio Spurs won the rights to the #1 pick and are expected to pick 19 year old big man Victor Wembamyama from France.
San Antonio, who finished 22-60 this past season, hit the jackpot with the rights to draft one of the most highly touted prospects in history. Not since LeBron James made the jump from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, to the NBA two decades ago has a player come with this much fanfare. At 7-foot-3 and with the ability to shoot like a wing player and pass like a point guard, the 19-year-old Wembanyama is expected to make an immediate impact. “I’m trying to win a ring ASAP,” Wembanyama told ESPN after the lottery results. “So be ready.”
The full results below are for the first round from Tuesdays lottery. The Boston Celtics won’t have a first round pick when the draft starts on June 22 in Brooklyn, as they select at #35 in the second round:
1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Charlotte Hornets
3. Portland Trail Blazers
4. Houston Rockets
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Orlando Magic
7. Indiana Pacers
8. Washington Wizards
9. Utah Jazz
10. Dallas Mavericks
11. Chicago Bulls
12. Oklahoma City Thunder
13. Toronto Raptors
14. New Orleans Pelicans
15. Atlanta Hawks
16. Minnesota Timberwolves (to Utah)
17. Los Angeles Lakers
18. Miami Heat
19. Golden State Warriors
20. LA Clippers (to Houston)
21. Phoenix Suns (to Brooklyn)
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. New York Knicks (to Portland)
24. Sacramento Kings
25. Memphis Grizzlies
26. Cleveland Cavaliers (to Indiana)
27. Denver Nuggets (to Charlotte via New York and Oklahoma City)
28. Philadelphia 76ers (to Utah via Brooklyn)
29. Boston Celtics (to Indiana)
30. Milwaukee Bucks (to the LA Clippers via Houston)
Story by Chris Lessner/Info gathered courtesy of the NBA website
