2014 NBA Draft Lottery: Bucks hoping best odds will land them No. 1 pick
The NBA Draft Lottery will be held Tuesday night at Times Square Studios in New York to decide the top three picks in the June 26 draft.
The lottery will take place at 8 p.m. ET, prior to the start of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Milwaukee Bucks finished with the worst record in the league this season at 15-67 and will now have the best chance to land the top pick. If that happens, they will have an opportunity to select from a class that includes top prospects Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Joel Embiid.
"I've never been first before," Bucks general manager John Hammond said, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
"Obviously sitting today in our position, there's a real sense of anticipation and hoping for the best."
The teams' odds of gaining the No. 1 pick are listed below.
| Rank | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 25.0 % |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 19.9 % |
| 3 | Orlando Magic | 15.6 % |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 10.4 % |
| 5 | Boston Celtics | 10.3 % |
| 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 6.3 % |
| 7 | Sacramento Kings | 4.3 % |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 2.8 % |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1.7 % |
| 10 | New Orleans Pelicans | 1.1 % |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets (via NYK) | 0.8 % |
| 12 | New York Knicks (to DEN or to ORL via DEN) | 0.7 % |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 0.6 % |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 0.5 % |
Charlotte could win up with Detroit's pick if the Pistons were to fall beyond the No. 8 selection.
Philadelphia will snag New Orleans's pick if the Pelicans do not climb inside the top five.
Minnesota's pick will go to Phoenix if the Timberwolves fall beyond No. 13.
Additionally, Orlando will receive either Denver's first round pick, or New York's via Denver, whichever is higher.
Picks 4-14 are assigned by inverse order of regular season record.