The 2022 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Tuesday and the NBA released the odds for every lottery team ahead of the event. Fourteen teams that did not make the playoffs will be eligible for the lottery.
The three teams with the worst record from last season will have the best odds to land the no.1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. The three teams with the best odds are the Houston Rockets, the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons.
Per NBA.com:
Team > Odds for No. 1 Pick
Team 1 > 14.0%
Team 2 > 14.0%
Team 3 >14.0%
Team 4 > 12.5%
Team 5 > 10.5%
Team 6 > 9.0%
Team 7 > 7.5%
Team 8 > 4.5%
Team 9 > 4.5%
Team 10 > 4.5%
Team 11 > 1.8%
Team 12 > 1.7%
Team 13 > 1.0%
Team 14 > 0.5%
The Draft selections for the remainder of the first round (No. 15-30) and the entire second round (No. 30-60), are determined by reverse order of regular season record. The announcement of the lottery results will be made by Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum.
The Detroit Pistons were the last teams to win the lottery selecting Cade Cunningham as the no.1 overall pick of the 2021 Draft. Jalen Green at 2 and Evan Mobley at 3 were the other two top prospects to be selected in the top 3 by the Rockets and Cavaliers, respectively.
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