On Sunday, we had a surprise at the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago when the Atlanta Hawks, who had a three percent chance of getting the number one pick, defied the odds and were awarded the number pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
The Hawks win draft lottery for the first time in team history, and t’s just the second time in Atlanta history that the club owns the first overall pick. The Hawks selected David Thompson with the first pick in the 1975 NBA Draft.
Atlanta is expected to grab Frenchman Alex Sarr with the top pick.
The Washington Wizards, who were represented by guard/forward Bilal Coulibaly, received the second overall pick.
Washington, who had a 13.41% chance of getting the second overall pick, was initially slotted to pick second overall before the unveiling of the draft order.
The Detroit Pistons had the worst record in the NBA, but they will pick number five.
The first round will occur on Wednesday, June 26, at the Barclays Center, while the second round will occur at ESPN’s Seaport District Studios on Thursday, June 27. The first round will continue to have five minutes between draft picks, and the second round will increase to four minutes from two minutes.
Here is the complete order for the first round below:
Atlanta
2. Washington
3. Houston (from Brooklyn)
4. San Antonio
5. Detroit
6. Charlotte
7. Portland
8. San Antonio (from Toronto)
9. Memphis
10. Utah
11. Chicago
12. Oklahoma City (from Houston)
13. Sacramento
14. Portland (from Golden State via Boston and Memphis)
15. Miami
16. Philadelphia
17. Los Angeles Lakers1
18. Orlando
19. Toronto (from Indiana)
20. Cleveland
- 21. New Orleans (from Milwaukee)
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