The 2019 NBA Draft Lottery is just over one month away. This year, the NBA has also tweaked the lottery system with the three worst teams during the regular season having an even shot — 14 percent — at the top pick. The three teams with the best odds are the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Phoenix Suns.
If you are the fourth worst team, you will have a 12.5 percent chance of getting the first pick and a 10.5 percent chance at fifth.
This year, the projected No. 1 pick is Duke Blue Devils star Zion Williamson.
The 2019 NBA Draft takes place Thursday, June 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft will be broadcast live on ESPN.
All of the information you need about the NBA Draft Lottery can be seen below, via Tankathon.
2019 NBA Draft Lottery Viewing Info & Details
Event: 2019 NBA Draft Lottery
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Start Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: ESPN
2019 NBA Draft Lottery Odds & Projected Order
Team | Overall Record | Top 4 Odds | No. 1 Pick Odds | |
New York Knicks | 17-65 | 52.1% | 14.0% | |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 19-63 | 14.0% | ||
Phoenix Suns | 19-63 | 52.1% | 14.0% | |
Chicago Bulls | 22-60 | 48.0% | 12.5% | |
Atlanta Hawks | 29-53 | 42.1% | 10.5% | |
Washington Wizards | 32-50 | 37.2% | 9.0% | |
New Orleans Pelicans | 33-49 | 26.3% | 6.0% | |
Dallas Mavericks (to Atlanta) | 33-49 | 26.3% | 6.0% | |
Memphis Grizzlies (to Boston) | 33-49 | 26.3% | 6.0% | |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 36-45 | 13.9% | 3.0% | |
Los Angeles Lakers | 37-45 | 9.4% | 2.0% | |
Miami Heat | 39-43 | 6.2% | 1.3% | |
Charlotte Hornets | 39-43 | 5.7% | 1.2% | |
Sacramento Kings (to Boston) | 39-42 | 0.5% |
- Cavaliers owe the Hawks a first-round pick via the Kyle Korver trade, and it is protected 1-10 this year.
- Grizzlies owe the Celtics a first-round pick via the Jeff Green trade, and it is protected 1-8 this year.
- Mavericks owe the Hawks a first-round pick via the Luka Doncic trade, and it is protected 1-5 this year.
- Kings’ first-round pick, which was owed to the Sixers via the Nik Stauskas trade, is now owed to the Celtics via the Markelle Fultz trade, and is protected No. 1 overall.