The 2018 NBA Draft Lottery is Tuesday, and here’s everything you need to know about it.
The Lottery will air on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Here is the full list of on-stage representatives for each team:
- Atlanta Hawks: Jami Gertz (owner)
- Boston Celtics: Rich Gotham (president)
- Charlotte Hornets: Mitch Kupchak (president of basketball operations)
- Chicago Bulls: Michael Reinsdorf (president and chief operating officer)
- Cleveland Cavaliers: Nick Gilbert (son of team owner)
- Dallas Mavericks: Michael Finley (assistant vice principal of basketball operations)
- Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray (player)
- Detroit Pistons: Luke Kennard (player)
- Los Angeles Clippers: Jerry West (team consultant)
- Memphis Grizzlies: Elliot Perry (minority owner)
- New York Knicks: Scott Perry (general manager)
- Orlando Magic: Jeff Weltman (president of basketball operations)
- Philadelphia 76ers: Elton Brand (general manager of Delaware Blue Coats)
- Phoenix Suns: Josh Jackson (player)
- Sacramento Kings: De’Aaron Fox (player)
Here is the full list of lottery-room representatives for each team:
- Atlanta Hawks: Michelle Leftwich (vice president of salary cap administration)
- Boston Celtics: Mike Zarren (assistant general manager)
- Charlotte Horners: Buzz Peterson (assistant general manager)
- Chicago Bulls: Joey Reinsdorf (son of team owner)
- Cleveland Cavaliers: Brock Aller (senior director of basketball operations)
- Dallas Mavericks: Keith Grant (assistant general manager) and Neil Herskowitz (assistant equipment manager)
- Denver Nuggets: Tim Connelly (president)
- Detroit Pistons: Cletus Lewis (senior director of public relations)
- Los Angeles Clippers: Rishabh Desai (basketball operations manager)
- Memphis Grizzlies: Chris Wallace (general manager)
- New York Knicks: Michael Arcieri (director of basketball strategy)
- Orlando Magic: Pat Williams (senior vice president)
- Philadelphia 76ers: Vince Rozman (senior director of basketball operations)
- Phoenix Suns: Jim Pitman (chief financial officer)
- Sacramento Kings: Ken Catanella (assistant general manager
The lottery odds for each team are as follows:
- Phoenix Suns: 25 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 64.3 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Memphis Grizzlies: 19.9 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 64.3 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Dallas Mavericks: 13.8 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 42.6 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Atlanta Hawks: 13.7 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 42.3 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Orlando Magic: 8.8 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 29.1 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Chicago Bulls: 5.3 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 18.3 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Sacramento Kings: 5.3 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 18.3 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Cleveland Cavaliers (via Brooklyn Nets): 2.8 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 9.9 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- New York Knicks: 1.7 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 6.1 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Philadelphia 76ers (via Los Angeles Lakers; unless 2-5, then pick goes to the Boston Celtics): 1.1 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 4.0 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Charlotte Hornets: 0.8 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 2.9 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Los Angeles Clippers (via Detroit Pistons): 0.7 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 2.5 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Los Angeles Clippers: 0.6 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 2.2 percent chance at a top-three pick.
- Denver Nuggets: 0.5 percent chance at the no. 1 overall pick, 1.8 percent chance at a top-three pick.
It looks like Celtics Assistant General Manager Mike Zarren will wear his lucky jacket in the lottery room – if he adheres to the results of his Twitter poll, that is:
We have a 2.87% chance of getting pick 2 or 3. I’ve worn the same jacket to every Celtics home game since it replaced a smaller one when I was a kid. Never worn it anywhere else. Do I wear the jacket in the room with the ping-pong balls?
— Mike Zarren (@mikezarren) May 14, 2018
Responses to some q’s: I wasn’t wearing the jacket last yr. But I also was not at the lottery last yr; was sitting @ office. Can’t do that again since I have to be in Chicago for league mtgs tmrw anyway. And no, I don’t usually wear it when we’re playing but I’m not at the game.
— Mike Zarren (@mikezarren) May 14, 2018
