Historic celebrations at the Atlanta Hawks – and long faces again at the Detroit Pistons! The NBA draft lottery delivered a very strange result.
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Every year the lottery determines what the draft order looks like and, above all, who gets the coveted number 1 pick.
Cade Cunningham won’t get any help from the Detroit Pistons with a No. 1 pick
Historic number 1 pick in the NBA draft for Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks, of all people, can look forward to the main prize in 2024 – although statistically they only had a 3 percent chance!
This is the fifth lowest figure since 1985, when the lottery was introduced. At the same time, it is the first number 1 pick for the Hawks since the lottery began. They last had first selection rights in 1975.
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“It was a shock,” admitted Atlanta general manager Landry Fields: “You look at the percentages beforehand, but then when we didn’t have the deep picks, I thought: OK, there’s a chance. It was a bit of a surprise, but it’s exciting.”
Detroit Pistons defeated again
However, the draw was very bitter for the Detroit Pistons, who, as the worst team of the past regular season, actually had the best chance of being number 1. In the end they “only” got the 5th selection right.
This means that unfortunate history repeats itself for Detroit. Because a year ago it was the same: The Pistons had the worst record, but had to be content with the 5th pick in 2023. That’s when they drafted Ausar Thompson.
Together with the Pistons, the Washington Wizards had the highest chances of pick number 1 at 14 percent each. Washington could at least console itself with number 2.
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The result of the 2024 draft lottery:
2024-05-13 20:57:40
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