NBA Draft Lottery Odds 2016: Chances Each Team Has To Win No. 1 Pick

by abournenesn

May 16, 2016

The night Boston Celtics fans have been waiting for is right around the corner.

The 2016 NBA Draft Lottery is scheduled for Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, right before the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Celtics have the third-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick, thanks to their 2013 trade with the Brooklyn Nets.

The Philadelphia 76ers have the best odds at 25 percent, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers at 19.9 percent. If the Lakers’ pick isn’t in the top three, though, they will lose it to the 76ers.

Both the Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors can’t earn the No. 1 spot because of swap rights. The Nuggets would receive the No. 1 pick if the Raptors win it, and the 76ers and Kings would swap picks if Sacramento finishes ahead of Philadelphia in the lottery.

The top two selections in the 2016 NBA Draft are expected to be LSU’s Ben Simmons and Duke’s Brandon Ingram.

Here are the full odds for the draft lottery:

1. Philadelphia 76ers: 25 percent
2. Los Angeles Lakers: 19.9 percent
3. Boston Celtics (via Brooklyn Nets): 15.6 percent
4. Phoenix Suns: 11.9 percent
5. Minnesota Timberwolves: 8.8 percent
6. New Orleans Pelicans: 6.3 percent
7. Denver Nuggets (via New York Knicks): 4.3 percent
8. Sacramento Kings: 1.9 percent
9. Toronto Raptors (via Nuggets): 1.9 percent
10. Milwaukee Bucks: 1.8 percent
11. Orlando Magic: 0.8 percent
12. Utah Jazz: 0.7 percent
13. Phoenix Suns (via Washington Wizards): 0.6 percent
14. Chicago Bulls: 0.5 percent

Click to see our 2016 NBA mock draft >>

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