2023 NBA Draft Lottery Preview
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It's a busy week in the pre-draft process, as the G League Elite Camp has already taken place, the NBA Draft Combine has kicked off and NBA Draft Lottery is set to occur tonight.
In just over a month the 2023 NBA Draft will take place, but in the meantime the lottery on Tuesday night will reveal the order of the first 14 picks.
LOTTERY PROCESS:
The NBA outlines the official lottery process very clearly for fans. The NBA Board of Governors approved changes to the lottery system on Sept. 28, 2017. Under the revamped format (which began with the 2019 Draft), the NBA Draft Lottery will ensure that the team with the worst record will receive no worse than the fifth pick. Under the pre-2019 system, the team with the worst record would pick no lower than fourth.
The new system will level the odds at the top of the NBA Draft Lottery so that the teams with the three worst regular-season records will each have a 14 percent chance of winning the lottery. In the pre-2019 structure, the top seed had a 25 percent of winning the lottery, the second seed had a 19.9 percent and the third seed had a 15.6 percent.
After drawings are conducted for the first four picks of the NBA Draft, the other lottery teams will continue to pick in inverse order of their regular-season record. The actual lottery procedure will take place in a separate room just before ESPN’s national broadcast. Select media, NBA officials and representatives of the participating teams and the accounting firm Ernst & Young will be in attendance for the drawings.
ODDS:
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Dallas’ pick will go to the Knicks if it falls outside of the top 10
Chicago's pick will go to the Magic if it falls outside of the top four
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
LOCATION:
Chicago, IL
HOW TO WATCH:
ESPN
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To simulate the lottery process ahead of Tuesday's event, visit Tankathon.