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The Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery, their second consecutive No.1 pick after last year's pick of Anthony Bennett. The Cavaliers with a 1.7 percent chance, landed the top pick. From there, it was chalk.
The Milwaukee Bucks kept a top three spot, landing No.2, removing the pressure of taking the No.1 pick. That might actually work out better for them. The Sixers meanwhile landed top-three, staying in what's considered the elite tier of this draft. The Magic stay in a great spot, with the 4th and 12th pick in the draft. They'll be in range for either Dante Exum or Julius Randle in that spot, most likely.
The big losers? The Lakers and Celtics who didn't move up to help them in their pursuit of trading for Kevin Love. The Pistons lost their pick, getting bumped by Cleveland and falling to 9th, which means the Bobcats get the pick via trade.
| NBA Draft Lottery Order | |
| 1. | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2. | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 3. | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 4. | Orlando Magic |
| 5. | Utah Jazz |
| 6. | Boston Celtics |
| 7. | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 8. | Sacramento Kings |
| 9. | Charlotte Hornets |
| 10. | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 11. | Denver Nuggets |
| 12. | Orlando Magic |
| 13. | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 14. | Phoenix Suns |
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Lottery hands Cleveland Cavaliers No. 1 pick in NBA Draft. Again.
It’s on new GM David Griffin not to blow this one.
For the second year in a row the Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery and will select No. 1 in the upcoming NBA Draft (June 26). The Cavaliers won the lottery with the ninth-best odds — they had a 1.7 percent chance of getting the top pick. But the basketball gods like them. The Milwaukee Bucks will draft No. 2, the Philadelphia 76ers third.
All are assured a top flight player — likely one of Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker. At least so long as Griffin doesn’t go off the rails with his pick like his predecessor.
This is the third time the Cavaliers will select No. 1 since LeBron James left them for Miami (the past four years). That’s a lot of Karma (and they didn’t need Dan Gilbert’s son Nick on the podium this year, it was Griffin).
The Cavs had the top pick last year and in a down draft then GM Chris Grant surprised everyone by selecting Anthony Bennett of UNLV, a guy who was injured and was already considered a project. He had just about as bad a rookie year one could have, with a PER of 1.1 midway through the season that climbed all the way up to a “not sure this guy lasts in the D-League” 6.9 by the end of the season.
But they have some interesting pieces, starting with Kyrie Irving (who will get a max contract extension this summer and he will sign it). Guys like Dion Waiters and Tristan Thompson can be rotation players. This might spur Luol Deng or Spencer Hawes, two free agents, to consider staying. The Cavs have an open coaching vacancy that just got a lot more attractive.
The biggest loser with the Cavaliers leapfrogging everyone is the Detroit Pistons — by falling one spot from the No. 8 slot their pick goes to the Charlotte Bobcats, part of the Ben Gordon-Corey Maggette trade. Stan Van Gundy did not bring the Pistons luck.
Here is the first round draft order for the 2014 NBA Draft.
1. Cleveland
2. Milwaukee
3. Philadelphia
4. Orlando
5. Utah
6. Boston
7. Los Angeles Lakers
8. Sacramento
9. Charlotte (via Detroit)
10. Philadelphia (via New Orleans)
11. Denver
12. Orlando (from New York via Denver)
13. Minnesota
14. Phoenix
The rest of the draft (non-lottery):
15. Atlanta
16. Chicago (via Charlotte)
17. Boston (via Brooklyn
18. Phoenix (via Washington)
19. Chicago
20. Toronto
21. Oklahoma City (via Dallas, Houston and LA Lakers)
22. Memphis
23. Utah (via Golden State)
24. Charlotte (via Portland)
25. Houston
26. Miami
27. Phoenix (via Indiana)
28. LA Clippers
29. Oklahoma City
30. San Antonio
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