Tonight the annual NBA Draft lottery was held to determine the order of the first 13 picks of next month’s NBA Draft. In a surprise lottery win, the New Orleans Hornets were awarded the first overall pick in the draft.
Here’s the complete first round draft order.
1. New Orleans Hornets
2. Charlotte Bobcats
3. Washington Wizards
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Sacramento Kings
6. Portland Trail Blazers (from Brooklyn Nets)
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Toronto Raptors
9. Detroit Pistons
10. New Orleans Hornets (from Minnesota Timberwolves, via Los Angeles Clippers)
11. Portland Trail Blazers
12. Milwaukee Bucks
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Houston Rockets
15. Philadelphia 76ers
16. Rockets (from New York Knicks)
17. Dallas Mavericks
18. Timberwolves (from Utah Jazz)
19. Orlando Magic
20. Denver Nuggets
21. Boston Celtics
22. Celtics (from Clippers via Oklahoma City Thunder)
23. Atlanta Hawks
24. Cavaliers (from Los Angeles Lakers)
25. Memphis Grizzlies
26. Indiana Pacers
27. Miami Heat
28. Thunder
29. Chicago Bulls
30. Warriors (from San Antonio Spurs)