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Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura is among the five active players that were chosen to represent their respective teams in the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery on Thursday night.
The teams with the three worst records in the NBA prior to the season suspension — the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves — have the highest chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick at 14% each.
| Team | Record | Win % | Lottery Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | 15-50 | .231 | 14.0% |
| Cleveland | 19-46 | .292 | 14.0% |
| Minnesota | 19-45 | .297 | 14.0% |
| Atlanta | 20-47 | .299 | 12.5% |
| Detroit | 20-46 | .303 | 10.5% |
| New York | 21-45 | .318 | 9.0% |
| Chicago | 22-43 | .338 | 7.5% |
| Charlotte | 23-42 | .354 | 6.0% |
| Washington | 24-40 | .375 | 4.5% |
| Phoenix | 26-39 | .400 | 3.0% |
| San Antonio | 27-36 | .429 | 2.0% |
| Sacramento | 28-36 | .438 | 1.3% |
| New Orleans | 28-36 | .438 | 1.2% |
| Memphis* | 32-33 | .492 | 0.5% |
The league unveiled on Tuesday the personnel that will attend the virtual lottery as the order of selection for the first 14 picks will be determined. In addition to Hachimura, Stephen Curry, D’Angelo Russell, De’Aaron Fox and Devonte’ Graham will also be part of the festivities.
Here is a list of the team representatives for the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery: pic.twitter.com/3muvwLz2FA
— Cody Taylor (@CodyTaylorNBA) August 18, 2020
Drawings will be conducted at the Draft Lottery to determine the first four picks in NBA Draft 2020. The remainder of the “lottery teams” will select in positions 5 through 14 in inverse order of their records in 2019-20 regular-season games played through March 11, 2020.
The Draft Lottery is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Related: 2020 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Updated Top 100 now that class is set
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