The Minnesota Timberwolves won the 2020 Draft Lottery, making them the first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. The Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls made a jump into the top four.
The draft order is fixed. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the 2020 Draft Lottery and are now the first to vote in the NBA Draft. The Timberwolves, which had the second-worst record in the past regular season, like the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, had the best chances of the top pick with a probability of 14 percent.
“There are still a lot of steps to be taken on our way, but today was a very important one. We are delighted with what a talented player we can now bring into our organization, but on the other hand we will be very aggressive and on Looking at every possibility that enables us to improve the team, “said Timberwolves President Gersson Rosas, delighted with the luck of the draw.
Rosas didn’t want to rule out a trade either: “With Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell, we have two young stars to work around with. We have a great young core, if not the youngest in the NBA. We still have a lot of potential. That allows us to take a big step in talent acquisition, regardless of whether it is in the draft or in the trade market. “
The Warriors, represented by Stephen Curry, get the second pick. But after that there were two surprises. The Charlotte Hornets can choose as the third team. Charlotte moved up from 8th place to the top 4. And the Chicago Bulls also made a jump from 7th to 4th place. As a result, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who also had a 14 percent chance of the top pick, dropped out of the top 4. You can now vote in fifth place.
Boston ergattert Memphis-Pick
As the Memphis Grizzlies did not get a top 4 pick, as expected, their first round pick goes to the Boston Celtics due to a trade from 2015. Boston can now vote in 14th place.
The lottery was originally supposed to take place in May, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will now be delayed and virtual. As every year, the 14 teams that did not make it into the playoffs were involved in the lottery. With a weighted probability, a draw was drawn between these teams to determine who was allowed to access the greatest young talents in which order. Here you can find detailed information about the Draft Lottery procedure.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the teams could not end their seasons as usual, eight teams were not even involved in the restart of the season in Orlando. To make it as fair as possible, the balance sheets at the time of the season break in March apply to all teams.
