2012 NBA Draft Lottery odds and draft order
The NBA Draft Lottery will be held Wednesday afternoon with the results revealed at 8 p.m. ET. Here are the odds for each of the lottery teams and the rest of the draft order.
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Matt Moore
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| The draft lottery Wednesday night can alter franchise history. (Getty Images) |
The NBA Draft Lottery will be held Wednesday afternoon with the results revealed at 8 p.m. ET. Here are the odds for each of the lottery teams and the rest of the draft order. We'll have complete analysis following the lottery Wednesday night.
| Lottery/Draft selection | Team | Odds (percent chance at top pick) |
| No. 1 | Charlotte Bobcats | 25% |
| No. 2 | Washington Wizards | 19.9% |
| No. 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 13.8% |
| No. 4 | New Orleans Hornets | 13.7% |
| No. 5 | Sacramento Kings | 7.6% |
| No. 6 | Brooklyn Nets or Portland Trail Blazers (top 3 protected for Nets) | 7.5% |
| No. 7 | Golden State Warriors or Utah Jazz (top 7 protected for Warriors) | 3.6% |
| No. 8 | Toronto Raptors | 3.5% |
| No. 9 | Detroit Pistons | 1.7% |
| No. 10 | New Orleans Hornets (via Minnesota Timberwolves) | 1.1% |
| No. 11 | Portand Trail Blazers | .0.8% |
| No. 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 0.7% |
| No. 13 | Phoenix Suns | 0.6% |
| No. 14 | Houston Rockets | 0.5% |
| No. 15 | Philadelphia 76ers | -- |
| No. 16 | Houston Rockets (from New York Knicks) | -- |
| No. 17 | Dallas Mavericks | -- |
| No. 18 | Minnesota Timberwolves | -- |
| No. 19 | Orlando Magic | -- |
| No. 20 | Denver Nuggets | -- |
| No. 21 | Boston Celtics | -- |
| No. 22 | Boston Celtics | -- |
| No. 23 | Atlanta Hawks | -- |
| No. 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | -- |
| No. 25 | Memphis Grizzlies | -- |
| No. 26 | Indiana Pacers | -- |
| No. 27 | Miami Heat | -- |
| No. 28 | Oklahoma City Thunder | -- |
| No. 29 | Chicago Bulls | -- |
| No. 30 | Golden State Warriors (from San Antonio Spurs) | -- |
















