On Tuesday, the Detroit Pistons won the lottery and the right to the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft after entering the evening with a 14% chance of landing the first selection.
The Pistons, who finished with one of the three worst records in the NBA, won their first No. 1 overall pick since 1970 when the organization selected Hall of Famer Bob Lanier. They were represented in the lottery by future Hall of Famer and former Pistons legend Ben Wallace.
After winning the top overall pick, the Pistons are expected to be the front-runners to draft Cade Cunningham. Following the lottery, it was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that Cunningham will only visit with the Pistons prior to July 29.
WE’RE OFFICIALLY ON THE CLOCK! For the THIRD time in franchise history, the #Pistons will have the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft!!!!! pic.twitter.com/LbhKNEqLlt
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) June 23, 2021
While Cunningham will likely now prepare to begin his career in Detroit, some of the other top prospects also have a better understanding of where they can potentially land. Players and their representation can now schedule interviews and workouts with teams in their projected range.
The top of the draft likely may not change much between now and July 29, but the rest of the first and second rounds figure to see plenty of movement. Prospects will continue private workouts while some underclassmen may elect to return to school by July 7.
Now that we know where each team will be selecting, we took a look at all 60 picks in the latest Rookie Wire Mock Draft. Player fit is taken into consideration in the picks.