The NBA Draft is tomorrow at 8:30pm ET but the hype and speculation surrounding the ultimate winner is just getting started. Adding to the drama is the fact that unlike years past there isn’t a clear cut No. 1 overall pick waiting to be selected by the winner of the lottery on Tuesday. Some people view Kentucky center Nerlens Noel as the best player in the draft but guys like Trey Burke, Ben McLemore and Otto Potter are giving convincing cases for themselves to be the top pick.
But before we can speculate over who will be the top pick, we need to find out who will be picking there. Here’s a look at the odds for this year’s NBA Draft Lottery:
NBA Draft Lottery Odds 2013:
1. Orlando Magic, 25 percent
2. Charlotte Bobcats, 19.9 percent
3. Cleveland Cavaliers, 15.6 percent
4. Phoenix Suns, 11.9 percent
5. New Orleans Pelicans, 8.8 percent
6. Sacramento Kings, 6.3 percent
7. Detroit Pistons, 4.3 percent
8. Washington Wizards, 2.8 percent
9. Minnesota Timberwolves, 1.7 percent
10. Portland Trail Blazers, 1.1 percent (Belongs to CHA of outside of top-12)
11. Philadelphia 76ers, 0.8 percent
12. Toronto Raptors, 0.7 percent (Belongs to OKC if outside of top-3)
13. Dallas Mavericks, 0.6 percent
14. Utah Jazz, 0.5 percent
Remainder of Draft Order
15. Milwaukee Bucks
16. Boston Celtics
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Atlanta Hawks (via Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Los Angeles Lakers)
20. Chicago Bulls
21. Utah Jazz (via Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors)
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. Indiana Pacers
24. New York Knicks
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies)
27. Denver Nuggets
28. San Antonio Spurs
29. Oklahoma City Thunder
30. Phoenix Suns (via Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat)
Stay tuned to FanSided all summer to get the latest up-to-date news and rumors about the 2013 NBA Draft.