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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…

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