For the second straight year – and the third time in four years – the Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery securing the first overall pick in a draft class full of stud prospects. Perhaps it’s some sort of consolation from the basketball gods after LeBron took his talents to South Beach the Dan Gilbert’s Cavs will have their choice of Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker.
Following Cleveland will be the Milwaukee Bucks (who owned the NBA’s worst record this season) followed by the Philadelphia 76ers at No. 3. What may be the most amazing tidbit in all of this though is Cleveland entering tonight had a 1.7% chance to land that first overall pick. Odd…
The Cavaliers had a 1.7% chance to win the 1st pick in this year's lottery #longshot
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 21, 2014
Anyways other than Cleveland and the rest of the top three a few other notables is the Celtics, Lakers and Knicks missing out on a top 10 pick. Meanwhile the Pistons surrender the 9th overall pick to Charlotte basically for taking Ben Gordon’s contract off their hands.
| 2014 Draft Order: Round 1 Picks 1-30 | |||
| 1 | 
Cleveland
|
16 | 
Chicago
(From Charlotte)
|
| 2 | 
Milwaukee
|
17 | 
Boston
(From Brooklyn)
|
| 3 | 
Philadelphia
|
18 | 
Phoenix
(From Washington)
|
| 4 | 
Orlando
|
19 |
Chicago |
| 5 | 
Utah
|
20 | 
Toronto
|
| 6 |
Boston
|
21 | 
Oklahoma City
(From Dallas via HOU & LAL)
|
| 7 | 
L.A. Lakers
|
22 | 
Memphis
|
| 8 | 
Sacramento
|
23 |
Utah
(From Golden State)
|
| 9 | 
Charlotte
|
24 |
Charlotte
(From Portland)
|
| 10 |
Philadelphia
|
25 | 
Houston
|
| 11 | 
Denver
|
26 | 
Miami
|
| 12 |
Orlando
|
27 |
Phoenix
(From Indiana)
|
| 13 | 
Minnesota
|
28 | 
L.A. Clippers
|
| 14 |
Phoenix
|
29 |
Oklahoma City
|
| 15 | 
Atlanta
|
30 | 
San Antonio
|
| 2014 Draft Order: Round 2 Picks 31-60 | |||
| 31 |
Milwaukee
|
46 | 
Washington
|
| 32 |
Philadelphia
|
47 |
Philadelphia
(From Brooklyn via DAL & BOS)
|
| 33 |
Cleveland
(From Orlando)
|
48 |
Milwaukee
(From Toronto via PHX)
|
| 34 | 
^ Dallas
(From Boston)
|
49 |
Chicago
|
| 35 |
^^ Utah
|
50 |
Phoenix
|
| 36 |
Milwaukee
(From L.A. Lakers via MIN & PHX)
|
51 |
Dallas
|
| 37 |
Toronto
(From Sacramento)
|
52 |
Philadelphia
(From Memphis via CLE)
|
| 38 | 
Detroit
|
53 |
Minnesota
(From Golden State)
|
| 39 |
Philadelphia
(From Cleveland)
|
54 |
Philadelphia
(From Houston via MIL)
|
| 40 |
Minnesota
(From New Orleans)
|
55 |
Miami
|
| 41 |
Denver
|
56 |
Denver
(From Portland)
|
| 42 |
Houston
(From New York)
|
57 | 
Indiana
|
| 43 |
Atlanta
|
58 |
San Antonio
(From L.A. Clippers via NOP)
|
| 44 |
Minnesota
|
59 |
Toronto
(From Oklahoma City via NYK)
|
| 45 |
Charlotte
|
60 |
San Antonio
|
