Updated NBA Draft 2016 order: Philadelphia 76ers win No. 1 pick
By Josh Hill
The NBA Draft Lottery was tonight, which means the NBA Draft order is pretty much set.
Now that the NBA Draft Lottery is behind us, we can finally look ahead to the Draft next month and have a better picture of what might happen.
There’s still a chance that teams move around the order, and lord knows we’re going to have at least one or two draft night trades that change the order of things around. But for now, the NBA Draft Lottery has set the draft order for teams looking to trade around or looking to solidify their big boards now that they know where they’re picking.
Here’s a look at the updated NBA Draft Order, now that it has been officially set with the lottery results.
1. Celtics (via Nets)
2. Lakers
3. Sixers
4. Suns
5. Timberwolves
6. Pelicans
7. Nuggets (via Knicks)
8. Kings
9. Raptors (via Nuggets, from Knicks)
10. Bucks
11. Magic
12. Jazz
13. Suns (via Wizards)
14. Bulls
15. Nuggets (via Rockets)
16. Celtics (via Mavericks)
17. Grizzlies
18. Pistons
19. Nuggets (via Trail Blazers)
20. Pacers
21. Hawks
22. Hornets
23. Celtics
24. Sixers (via Heat)
25. Clippers
26. Sixers (via Thunder)
27. Raptors
28. Suns (via Cavaliers)
29. Spurs
30. Warriors
Of course, there’s the very real possibility of trades all over the place with teams like the Lakers looking for more than just one piece in the draft and franchises like Toronto, Chicago and Minnesota looking to possibly move back and acquire what they need to truly get to the next level.
There’s plenty of time for that between now and the start of the NBA Draft on June 23rd.
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