Official 2016 NBA Draft Lottery Thread

[FAH1223]

It's on tonight before Cavs-Raps on ESPN/WatchESPN @ 8:00PM ET



I wish the Wizards could get a pick

Some basic rules:

The actual Lottery procedure will take place in a separate room just prior to the national broadcast on ESPN. Select media members, NBA officials and representatives of the participating teams and the accounting firm of Ernst & Young will be in attendance for the drawing.

Fourteen ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 will be placed in a lottery machine. There are 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of 14, without regard to their order of selection. Prior to the lottery, 1,000 of those 1,001 combinations will be assigned to the 14 participating lottery teams.

The lottery machine is manufactured by the Smart Play Company, a leading manufacturer of state lottery machines throughout the United States. Smart Play also weighs, measures and certifies the ping-pong balls prior to the drawing.

The drawing process occurs in the following manner: All 14 balls are placed in the lottery machine and they are mixed for 20 seconds; then the first ball is removed. The remaining balls are mixed in the lottery machine for another 10 seconds, and then second ball is drawn. There is a 10-second mix, and then the third ball is drawn. There is a 10-second mix, and then the fourth ball is drawn. The team that has been assigned that combination will receive the number one pick. The same process is repeated with the same ping-pong balls and lottery machine for the second pick and then again for the third pick.

If the same team comes up more than once, the result is discarded and another 4-ball combination is selected. Also, if the one unassigned combination is drawn, the balls are drawn to the top again.

The length of time the balls are mixed is monitored by a timekeeper who faces away from the machine and signals the machine operator after the appropriate amount of time has elapsed.

The Philadelphia 76ers finished the season with the NBA's worst record (10-72), so they will be assigned the first 250 combinations. The Chicago Bulls, the best team in the lottery at 42-40, will have only five combinations out of 1,000.

The order of selection for the teams that do not win one of the top three picks will be determined by inverse order of their regular-season record. Thus, Philadelphia can pick no lower than fourth, LA Lakers (17-65) no lower than fifth and Boston (48-34) no lower than sixth (Boston received Brooklyn's pick via trade).

The team whose logo is in the last envelope opened will pick first in the 2016 NBA Draft, to be held on Thursday, June 23 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Draft position and No. 1 pick odds

First round
1. Philadelphia 76ers (25 percent)
2. Los Angeles Lakers (19.9 percent)
3. Boston Celtics (via Nets, 15.6 percent)
4. Phoenix Suns (11.9 percent)
5. Minnesota Timberwolves (8.8 percent)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (6.3 percent)
7. Denver Nuggets (via Knicks, 4.3 percent)
8. Sacramento Kings (1.9 percent)
9. Toronto Raptors (via Nuggets, 1.9 percent)
10. Milwaukee Bucks (1.8 percent)
11. Orlando Magic (0.8 percent)
12. Utah Jazz (0.7 percent)
13. Phoenix Suns (via Wizards, 0.6 percent)
14. Chicago Bulls (0.5 percent)
15. Denver Nuggets (via Rockets)
16. Boston Celtics (via Mavericks)*
17. Memphis Grizzlies*
18. Denver Nuggets (via Trail Blazers)*
19. Detroit Pistons*
20. Indiana Pacers
21. Philadelphia 76ers (via Heat)*
22. Boston Celtics*
23: Atlanta Hawks*
24. Charlotte Hornets*
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Philadelphia 76ers (via Thunder)
27. Toronto Raptors
28. Phoenix Suns (Via Cavaliers)
29. San Antonio Spurs
30. Golden State Warriors.

Second round
31. Celtics (via 76ers)
32. Lakers
33. Clippers (via Nets)
34. Suns
35. Celtics (via Timberwolves)
36. Bucks (via Pelicans)
37. Rockets (via Knicks)
38. Pelicans (via Nuggets)
39. Bucks
40. Pelicans (via Kings)
41. Magic
42. Jazz
43. Rockets
44. Hawks (via Wizards)
45. Celtics (via Grizzlies)*
46. Mavericks*
47. Magic*
48. Pistons*
49. Bulls (via Trail Blazers)*
50. Pacers
51. Hawks*
52. Celtics (via Heat)*
53. Jazz (via Celtics)*
54. Nuggets (via Hornets)*
55. Nets (via Clippers)
56. Nuggets (via Thunder)
57. Grizzlies (via Raptors)
58. Celtics (via Cavaliers)
59. Kings (via Spurs)
60. Jazz (via Jazz)

*Pending tiebreaks

 

[I_Got_Da_Burna]

I wish the Wizards could get a pick

we do have a pick...markieff morris

 

[Recca Gatsby]

What time is this?

Lakeshow with the number one pick

 

[#StarkSet]

 

[FAH1223]

What time is this?

Lakeshow with the number one pick

8 pm on ESPN

 

[Stinky Diver]

You don't think the sixers NBA got rid of hinkie for nothing, do you?

#1 pick coming up

 

[valet]

Kobe hater but I hope the Lakers get it. The league needs the Lakers to get to prominence

 

[_DC]

I hope we can get that number 1 pick & then stick it to the Lakers for their pick for that fukk ass deal they pulled with Andrew Bynum...

 

[CarltonJunior]

Boston in the cut like

I hope we can get that number 1 pick & then stick it to the Lakers for their pick for fukk ass deal they pulled with Andrew Bynum...

If you're a Philly fan then you probably should know that Simmons isn't a good fit and probably not your savior. You might even do better at #2 or #3 with Ingram/Dunn because they can be plugged in seamlessly.

Btw Lakers threw y'all a bone, Bynum was looking like the #1 center in the league the year they gave him to you

 

[KangCraSS]

It's low key a weak draft .. But I'm hoping my Magic make some sound choices.

 

[str8up]

Let's go, we gon sneak in that number one slot and pair Simmons up wit the brow

 

[CarltonJunior]

It's low key a weak draft .. But I'm hoping my Magic make some sound choices.

Magic set themselves back trading away Tobias Harris for peanuts.

 

[MustafaSTL]

Come on Lake Show...

 

[Brady-Carter]

Get to watch the Raps in their first ECF game in franchise history. Plus watch the Raps hopefully get a top 10 pick. Today is looking like a good day.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Have to wait till Next year.