The NBA Draft won’t be conducted on Monday night, but the No. 1 overall pick might as well be.
There’s as big a favorite for the top spot as there has been in a decade, and one lucky team will get to take a chance at that.
That favorite, of course, is Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg.
The big but skilled Flagg, at 6-foot-10, led his college team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. He’s the first freshman ever to do that while making the NCAA Tournament in that same season with a new team.
There are 14 NBA teams that technically have the chance to get a spot atop the draft board.
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NBA Draft Lottery No. 1 pick odds
For the sake of this story, we’re just breaking down the chances of a team getting the No. 1 pick. Flagg will surely go in the top spot.
The NBA’s odds of landing the No. 1 pick are as follows:
- Utah Jazz: 14%
- Washington Wizards: 14%
- Charlotte Hornets 14%
- New Orleans Pelicans: 12.5%
- Philadelphia 76ers: 10.5%
- Brooklyn Nets: 9.0%
- Toronto Raptors: 7.5%
- San Antonio Spurs: 6.0%
- Houston Rockets (via PHX) 3.8 %
- Portland Trail Blazers: 3.8%
- Dallas Mavericks: 1.8%
- Chicago Bulls: 1.8%
- Atlanta Hawks: 0.8%
- San Antonio Spurs: 0.8%
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