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Despite winning three out of the last six NBA championships Golden State has the best odds of securing the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Will that actually happen? We'll find out Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET in the annual NBA Draft Lottery.

The Warriors have 14% odds of winning the rights to draft No. 1, the same as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves -- all of which had the three worst regular season records this season. The flattened (and shared) odds is part of a reformatted, flattened lottery system in place for the second consecutive season. (Replacing the old system in which 25% odds were given to the team with the worst record.) The remaining 11 lottery teams have decreasing odds all the way down to 0.5%.

Below is everything you need to know ahead of Thursday.

Viewing information

  • When: Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
  • TV: ESPN | Streaming: fuboTV (try for free)  

Odds to get No. 1 pick

In the flattened lottery system, the odds of a team moving up outside the top three -- as compared to year's past -- is higher. But it's still relatively low, considering the chances one of the top three teams has, with the teams with the three worst records accounting for 42% of the total odds to win the No. 1. (Nonetheless: Yes, Memphis, I'm telling you Lloyd Christmas style that there's a chance. Just don't bank on it!)

  • Golden State: 14.0%
  • Cleveland: 14.0%
  • Minnesota: 14.0%
  • Atlanta: 12.5%
  • Detroit: 10.5%
  • New York: 9.0%
  • Chicago: 7.5%
  • Charlotte: 6.0%
  • Washington: 4.5%
  • Phoenix: 3.0%
  • San Antonio: 2.0%
  • Sacramento: 1.3%
  • New Orleans: 1.2%
  • Memphis (pick will be conveyed to Boston if it falls outside the top six): 0.5%

The New Orleans Pelicans won the lottery last year, despite having just 7.50% odds of winning the lottery. So anything is possible.