"The Washington Wizards won the draft lottery on Sunday and are poised to pick first overall for the first time since choosing John Wall in that spot in 2010. Wall was the Wizards' on-stage representative for this year's lottery. Utah won the right to pick No 2, Memphis will pick No 3 and Chicago will pick No 4. Washington had a 14% chance of winning No 1, tied with Brooklyn and Indiana for the best odds. The Wizards effectively had a 50-50 chance of getting either a top-four pick or the No 5 spot."
"But three consecutive years of losing the three worst seasons in the franchise's 65-year history finally paid off Sunday for the Wizards, who went 17-65 this season and allowed Miami's Bam Adebayo to score 83 points for the league's second-highest single-game total ever. The Wizards swung deals to land Trae Young and Anthony Davis last season, and now they have a chance to add an immediate impact player with the No 1 pick."
"The Los Angeles Clippers got the fifth pick via a trade with the Pacers followed by No 6 Brooklyn, No 7 Sacramento, No 8 Atlanta, No 9 Dallas, No 10 Milwaukee, No 11 Golden State, No 12 Oklahoma City, No 13 Miami and No 14 Charlotte. The draft begins on 23 June in New York. There are four candidates considered front-runners to be the No 1 pick, all of them entering the draft after their freshman years of college."
"They are: BYU's AJ Dybantsa, who led the nation in scoring at 25.5 points per game in his lone college season. Duke's Cameron Boozer, the AP player of the year who averaged 22.5 points and 10.1 rebounds. Kansas' Darryn Peterson, who averaged 20.2 points in 24 games for the Jayhawks. North Carolina's Caleb Wilson, who averaged 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds on 58% shooting. All four of those players, and a few other likely first-round selections, were in the studio for the announcement of the lottery results Sunday at Chicago's Navy Pier."
Washington won the NBA draft lottery and will select first overall for the first time since taking John Wall in 2010. Utah won the second pick, Memphis will pick third, and Chicago will pick fourth. Washington had a 14% chance at the No. 1 pick and a roughly 50-50 chance of landing in the top four versus the No. 5 spot. The Wizards finished 17-65 and previously traded to acquire Trae Young and Anthony Davis, positioning the franchise to add an immediate impact player with the top selection. The remaining lottery picks run from fifth through 14th, with the draft scheduled to begin June 23 in New York. Front-runners for No. 1 include AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson, and Caleb Wilson.
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