Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Blazzers win the top pick in NBA Draft Lottery

A general view of the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery on May 22, 2007 at the NBATV Studios in Secaucus.

The Blazers, Sonics and Hawks have the first three picks in the upcoming NBA Draft on June 28.
The ping-pong balls bounced the Blazers' way at the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, as Portland won the top pick in the June 28 NBA Draft in New York. Coming in to the lottery, the Blazers had the sixth-best chance at getting the No. 1 pick. The Sonics moved up from the fifth spot to second and the Hawks advanced from fourth to third. The Grizzlies, who had the best chance at getting the top pick coming in to the lottery will select fourth.

Following are the results from the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery, which was conducted this evening at NBA TV’s studio in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Portland Trail Blazers, who had a 5.3 percent chance of obtaining the first selection, will have the first overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, which will be held in New York City at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, June 28, 2007.

1. Portland
2. Seattle
3. Atlanta
4. Memphis
5. Boston
6. Milwaukee
7. Minnesota
8. Charlotte
9. New York (pick may be conveyed to Chicago)
10. Sacramento
11. Indiana (To Atlanta)
12. Philadelphia
13. New Orleans
14. LA Clippers

Following is the order for the remainder of the 2007 NBA Draft:

15. Orlando (To Detroit)
16. Washington
17. New Jersey
18. Golden State
19. LA Lakers
20. Miami
21. Denver (To Philadelphia)
22. Toronto (To Charlotte via Cleveland)
23. Chicago (pick may be conveyed to New York)
24. Cleveland (To Phoenix via Boston)
25. Utah
26. Houston
27. Detroit
28. San Antonio
29. Phoenix
30. Dallas (To Philadelphia via Denver and Golden State)


2007 SECOND ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER

31. Memphis (To Seattle)
32. Boston
33. Milwaukee (To San Antonio)
34. Atlanta (To Dallas)
35. Seattle
36. Minnesota (To Golden State)
37. Portland
38. New York (To Philadelphia via Chicago)
39. Sacramento (To Orlando via Utah)
40. Charlotte (To LA Lakers)
41. Philadelphia (To Minnesota)
42. Indiana (To Portland)
43. New Orleans
44. Orlando
45. LA Clippers
46. New Jersey (To Golden State)
47. Washington
48. LA Lakers
49. Golden State (To Chicago via Denver, Boston and Phoenix)
50. Miami (To Dallas via LA Lakers)
51. Denver (To Chicago)
52. Toronto (To Portland)
53. Chicago (To Portland)
54. Cleveland (To Orlando)
55. Utah
56. Houston (To Milwaukee)
57. Detroit
58. San Antonio
59. Phoenix
60. Dallas

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