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| NBA draft lottery: Timberwolves get No1 pick – as it happened | |
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| 9.18pm ET02:18 | |
| Signing off | |
| That’s all for now from the Hilton Midtown. Enjoy the Rockets-Warriors game and check back this week for further draft analysis. | |
| With the lottery order determined, who will go No. 1? http://t.co/iSYhRP8kwb pic.twitter.com/0HNjDyJmk6 | |
| Updated at 9.20pm ET | |
| 9.14pm ET02:14 | 9.14pm ET02:14 |
| Don’t fret, Philly | Don’t fret, Philly |
| Sixers fans may be disappointed with only getting the No3 pick, but Philadelphia has a surplus of young bigs and Karl Towns and Jahlil Okafor almost certain to go No1 and No2. That means they should have their choice of Mudiay or Russell. | Sixers fans may be disappointed with only getting the No3 pick, but Philadelphia has a surplus of young bigs and Karl Towns and Jahlil Okafor almost certain to go No1 and No2. That means they should have their choice of Mudiay or Russell. |
| 9.05pm ET02:05 | 9.05pm ET02:05 |
| Magic speaks | Magic speaks |
| With the #2 pick we can get a great big man, add some good free agents this summer & we will be right back as a contender next season! | With the #2 pick we can get a great big man, add some good free agents this summer & we will be right back as a contender next season! |
| 9.03pm ET02:03 | 9.03pm ET02:03 |
| The winning combination | The winning combination |
| Minnesota won tonight’s lottery with the number combination 1-3-7-6. Might be worth a play in tomorrow’s lotto, Timberwolves fans. | Minnesota won tonight’s lottery with the number combination 1-3-7-6. Might be worth a play in tomorrow’s lotto, Timberwolves fans. |
| 9.01pm ET02:01 | 9.01pm ET02:01 |
| Early takeaways | Early takeaways |
| Barring a trade, the Timberwolves will have the No1 picks from back-to-back-to-back drafts on next year’s roster. Not a terrible prospect moving forward. | Barring a trade, the Timberwolves will have the No1 picks from back-to-back-to-back drafts on next year’s roster. Not a terrible prospect moving forward. |
| . @MNTimberwolves mood. pic.twitter.com/9uMwfXrc6o | . @MNTimberwolves mood. pic.twitter.com/9uMwfXrc6o |
| The Knicks may have taken one on the chin by falling down to No4, but they badly need a point guard and either Emmanuel Mudiay or D’Angelo Russell should be there. | The Knicks may have taken one on the chin by falling down to No4, but they badly need a point guard and either Emmanuel Mudiay or D’Angelo Russell should be there. |
| 8.56pm ET01:56 | 8.56pm ET01:56 |
| Minnesota on top | Minnesota on top |
| “We just want a young man that’s got a great heart and a great mind,” Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says. | “We just want a young man that’s got a great heart and a great mind,” Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says. |
| 8.53pm ET01:53 | 8.53pm ET01:53 |
| No1: Minnesota Timberwolves | No1: Minnesota Timberwolves |
| For just the fourth time since the weighted lottery was instituted in 1990, the team with the best odds of winning the lottery has actually won it. | For just the fourth time since the weighted lottery was instituted in 1990, the team with the best odds of winning the lottery has actually won it. |
| 8.52pm ET01:52 | 8.52pm ET01:52 |
| No2: Los Angeles Lakers | No2: Los Angeles Lakers |
| The Lakers will pick at No2! | The Lakers will pick at No2! |
| 8.52pm ET01:52 | 8.52pm ET01:52 |
| No3: Philadelphia 76ers | No3: Philadelphia 76ers |
| Oh dear. Sorry Philly. | Oh dear. Sorry Philly. |
| 8.52pm ET01:52 | 8.52pm ET01:52 |
| No4: New York Knicks | No4: New York Knicks |
| Huge groans as the hometown Knicks find themselves on the outside of the top three looking in. | Huge groans as the hometown Knicks find themselves on the outside of the top three looking in. |
| 8.51pm ET01:51 | 8.51pm ET01:51 |
| No5: Orlando Magic | No5: Orlando Magic |
| The Magic at five. | The Magic at five. |
| 8.51pm ET01:51 | 8.51pm ET01:51 |
| No6: Sacramento Kings | No6: Sacramento Kings |
| The Kings will pick at six entering their last season in their familiar home. | The Kings will pick at six entering their last season in their familiar home. |
| 8.51pm ET01:51 | 8.51pm ET01:51 |
| No7: Denver Nuggets | No7: Denver Nuggets |
| The Nuggets will choose at No7. | The Nuggets will choose at No7. |
| 8.50pm ET01:50 | 8.50pm ET01:50 |
| No8: Detroit Pistons | No8: Detroit Pistons |
| Some audible groans for this one but all holding to form. | Some audible groans for this one but all holding to form. |
| Updated at 8.51pm ET | Updated at 8.51pm ET |
| 8.49pm ET01:49 | 8.49pm ET01:49 |
| No9: Charlotte Hornets | No9: Charlotte Hornets |
| All chalk so far. | All chalk so far. |
| 8.48pm ET01:48 | 8.48pm ET01:48 |
| No10: Miami Heat | No10: Miami Heat |
| No real shockers yet. | No real shockers yet. |
| 8.47pm ET01:47 | 8.47pm ET01:47 |
| No11: Indiana Pacers | No11: Indiana Pacers |
| Still chalk. | Still chalk. |
| Updated at 8.47pm ET | Updated at 8.47pm ET |
| 8.47pm ET01:47 | 8.47pm ET01:47 |
| No12: Utah Jazz | No12: Utah Jazz |
| The Jazz at No12, things holding to form so far. | The Jazz at No12, things holding to form so far. |
| 8.47pm ET01:47 | 8.47pm ET01:47 |
| No13: Phoenix Suns | No13: Phoenix Suns |
| It’s the Suns at No13. | It’s the Suns at No13. |
| 8.46pm ET01:46 | 8.46pm ET01:46 |
| No14: Oklahoma City Thunder | No14: Oklahoma City Thunder |
| The Thunder at No14. | The Thunder at No14. |
| 8.44pm ET01:44 | 8.44pm ET01:44 |
| The envelopes have been delivered to the stage | The envelopes have been delivered to the stage |
| Denise Pelli, a partner of the accounting firm Ernst & Young, has delivered the envelopes to the stage. And then ... a commercial break. She’s the only person in the ballroom who knows what’s inside. The other 20 or so people in the room have been sequestered until the reveal is complete. | Denise Pelli, a partner of the accounting firm Ernst & Young, has delivered the envelopes to the stage. And then ... a commercial break. She’s the only person in the ballroom who knows what’s inside. The other 20 or so people in the room have been sequestered until the reveal is complete. |
| 8.37pm ET01:37 | 8.37pm ET01:37 |
| Not much longer now | Not much longer now |
| Heather Cox doing a series of on-camera interviews: Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Duke’s Jahlil Okafor then ‘mystery man’ Emmanuel Mudiay, who played last year with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the CBA. They all seem quite thrilled about the prospect of getting paid to play basketball for a living. | Heather Cox doing a series of on-camera interviews: Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Duke’s Jahlil Okafor then ‘mystery man’ Emmanuel Mudiay, who played last year with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the CBA. They all seem quite thrilled about the prospect of getting paid to play basketball for a living. |
| 8.31pm ET01:31 | 8.31pm ET01:31 |
| The telecast has started | The telecast has started |
| ESPN’s Heather Cox is going over the process for tonight’s lottery. But you already knew that. We’re also messing around with Periscope tonight so feel free to watch here and let us know what you think. | ESPN’s Heather Cox is going over the process for tonight’s lottery. But you already knew that. We’re also messing around with Periscope tonight so feel free to watch here and let us know what you think. |
| 8.25pm ET01:25 | 8.25pm ET01:25 |
| Warming up the crowd | Warming up the crowd |
| ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth has taken the stage here and brings out Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein for an brief interview before a nearly full room. | ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth has taken the stage here and brings out Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein for an brief interview before a nearly full room. |
| “We had seven of us leave for the draft,” Cauley-Stein says. “That’s what we were practicing against every day. Our record said it all.” | “We had seven of us leave for the draft,” Cauley-Stein says. “That’s what we were practicing against every day. Our record said it all.” |
| Next comes Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky. When asked to pinpoint his favorite memory over four years at Madison, he’s straight to the point. | Next comes Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky. When asked to pinpoint his favorite memory over four years at Madison, he’s straight to the point. |
| “Definitely playing in the national title game,” the Naismith Player of the Year says. “It was an amazing experience and I’m so happy I went through it.” | “Definitely playing in the national title game,” the Naismith Player of the Year says. “It was an amazing experience and I’m so happy I went through it.” |
| Frost v Nixon this is not. Telecast set to begin in five minutes or so. | Frost v Nixon this is not. Telecast set to begin in five minutes or so. |
| 8.18pm ET01:18 | 8.18pm ET01:18 |
| Philly’s lucky numbers: 1, 6, 11 | Philly’s lucky numbers: 1, 6, 11 |
| By now you’re no doubt aware of the Philadelphia 76ers’ unorthodox, asset-based approach to building a winner under general manager Sam Hinkie. But while the Sixers have been accused of tanking in order to obtain the best chance at the No1 pick, they in fact finished ahead of two teams and have only a 15.6% chance at the top choice tonight. | By now you’re no doubt aware of the Philadelphia 76ers’ unorthodox, asset-based approach to building a winner under general manager Sam Hinkie. But while the Sixers have been accused of tanking in order to obtain the best chance at the No1 pick, they in fact finished ahead of two teams and have only a 15.6% chance at the top choice tonight. |
| That said, Philly’s best-case scenario is something truly extraordinary due to a pair of trades in play tonight. The Los Angeles Lakers’ pick will be sent to the Sixers if it falls outside the top five. Same for the Miami Heat’s pick if it falls outside the top 10. That means Hinkie’s team could come away with the No1, No6 and No11 picks if everything breaks correctly. (It’s even a hashtag.) | That said, Philly’s best-case scenario is something truly extraordinary due to a pair of trades in play tonight. The Los Angeles Lakers’ pick will be sent to the Sixers if it falls outside the top five. Same for the Miami Heat’s pick if it falls outside the top 10. That means Hinkie’s team could come away with the No1, No6 and No11 picks if everything breaks correctly. (It’s even a hashtag.) |
| That said, don’t hold your breath: NJ.com’s Eliot Shorr-Parks calculated the chances of that scenario to be 0.28%. | That said, don’t hold your breath: NJ.com’s Eliot Shorr-Parks calculated the chances of that scenario to be 0.28%. |
| 8.12pm ET01:12 | 8.12pm ET01:12 |
| Our view from the gallery | Our view from the gallery |
| Your faithful narrator has elbowed his way into the gallery overlooking the ballroom where tonight’s reveal will take place. Here’s our view with 20 minutes to go before tonight’s telecast. | Your faithful narrator has elbowed his way into the gallery overlooking the ballroom where tonight’s reveal will take place. Here’s our view with 20 minutes to go before tonight’s telecast. |
| 7.59pm ET00:59 | 7.59pm ET00:59 |
| A more detailed look at the odds | A more detailed look at the odds |
| Here’s a deeper look at the probabilities at play tonight: | Here’s a deeper look at the probabilities at play tonight: |
| One reason for Timberwolves fans to sweat: Only three teams with the worst record – and none since the Orlando Magic in 2004 – won the No1 pick. | One reason for Timberwolves fans to sweat: Only three teams with the worst record – and none since the Orlando Magic in 2004 – won the No1 pick. |
| And only four teams with the second-worst record won the lottery. (As if Knicks fans needed more reason for hand-wringing.) | And only four teams with the second-worst record won the lottery. (As if Knicks fans needed more reason for hand-wringing.) |
| The Draft lottery is almost here! We still don't know what this @NYDailyNews cover means: http://t.co/N4GSGq5PcV pic.twitter.com/obHaNbUBmX | The Draft lottery is almost here! We still don't know what this @NYDailyNews cover means: http://t.co/N4GSGq5PcV pic.twitter.com/obHaNbUBmX |
| The biggest upset happened when the Magic won the 1993 lottery despite a 1.5% chance of winning. (They’d Chris Webber with the No1 pick but acquire Anfernee Hardaway in a draft-day trade.) | The biggest upset happened when the Magic won the 1993 lottery despite a 1.5% chance of winning. (They’d Chris Webber with the No1 pick but acquire Anfernee Hardaway in a draft-day trade.) |
| 7.55pm ET00:55 | 7.55pm ET00:55 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| Good evening and welcome to the New York Hilton Midtown for tonight’s NBA draft lottery, where the 14 teams who missed this year’s playoffs will find out their position at the top of this year’s draft. | Good evening and welcome to the New York Hilton Midtown for tonight’s NBA draft lottery, where the 14 teams who missed this year’s playoffs will find out their position at the top of this year’s draft. |
| Here’s a boiled-down version of how tonight’s process operates: | Here’s a boiled-down version of how tonight’s process operates: |
| While the results will nationally televised on ESPN, the lottery itself took place roughly an hour ago in a conference room below the lobby of the Hilton. The New York Times had a well-reported story yesterday about the security measures taken by the NBA to keep the results embargoed. | While the results will nationally televised on ESPN, the lottery itself took place roughly an hour ago in a conference room below the lobby of the Hilton. The New York Times had a well-reported story yesterday about the security measures taken by the NBA to keep the results embargoed. |
| ESPN’s pre-show starts at 8pm ET with the lottery itself scheduled to begin at 8.30. More to come. | ESPN’s pre-show starts at 8pm ET with the lottery itself scheduled to begin at 8.30. More to come. |
| Updated at 7.55pm ET | Updated at 7.55pm ET |
| 7.45pm ET00:45 | 7.45pm ET00:45 |
| Odds of landing the No1 pick | Odds of landing the No1 pick |
| Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at the odds of each team in tonight’s draft lottery to land the No1 overall pick: | Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at the odds of each team in tonight’s draft lottery to land the No1 overall pick: |
| * The Lakers’ pick will be sent to the 76ers if it falls outside the top five as a condition of an earlier trade. | * The Lakers’ pick will be sent to the 76ers if it falls outside the top five as a condition of an earlier trade. |
| ** The Heat’s pick will be sent to the 76ers if it falls outside the top 10 as a condition of an earlier trade. | ** The Heat’s pick will be sent to the 76ers if it falls outside the top 10 as a condition of an earlier trade. |