NBA Draft

The NBA season is over. The Boston Celtics have been crowned the Champions. Now the time has come for the NBA Draft. NBA Draft is the process where the 30 teams select players who wish to join the league. The players are selectes from College and High School Level. The order of teams to pick the players is decided by the NBA Draft Lottery , where preference is given to the 14 teams which failed to qaulify for the playoffs[Poorest Win-Loss record]. The Lottery system used is a very interesting one where numbered ping pong balls are used to choose the order of teams. Its been designed in such a way that the team with the poorest performance has the maximum probability of getting number 1 draft pick. The logic of this is simple , the teams picking first get better players.

After the college level season is over there will be a few players who are expected to take the top positions in draft. The tag NBA first overall draft pick is a very coveted one and also one which becomes a household name for the media.The order for draft this year is

1. Chicago
2. Miami
3. Minnesota
4. Seattle
5. Memphis
6. New York
7. LA Clippers
8. Milwaukee
9. Charlotte
10. New Jersey
11. Indiana
12. Sacramento
13. Portland
14. Golden State

15. Atlanta (To Phoenix)
16. Philadelphia
17. Toronto
18. Washington
19. Cleveland
20. Denver
21. Dallas (To New Jersey)
22. Orlando
23. Utah
24. Phoenix (To Seattle)
25. Houston
26. San Antonio
27. New Orleans
28. LA Lakers (To Memphis)
29. Detroit
30. Boston

The Names indicated in the bracket are the teams which get the pick. They were given on a mutual basis.

There are 2 rounds of draft picks. The 2nd round is done in a different order.This year the Derrick Rose of Memphis is the NBA first overall draft pick,followed by Michael Beasley. So far the top drafts havent failed to live up to the expectation. Lets see what happens the coming year.