Draft Lottery A Week Away

May 15, 2007

The NBA Draft lottery held next week will determine which teams Greg Oden and Kevin Durant will end up playing for. They are considered locks for the number 1 and 2 picks.

The odds of lottery teams winning are:

Memphis 25%
Boston 19.9%
Milwaukee 15.6%
Atlanta 11.9% This pick could go to Phoenix
Seattle 8.8%
Portland 5.3%
Minnesota 5.3%
Charlotte 1.9%
New York 1.9% This pick could go to Chicago
Sacramento 1.8%
Indiana 0.8% This pick could go to Atlanta
Philadelphia 0.7%
New Orleans 0.6%
LA Clippers 0.5%

When I look at the top 5 teams I think the Oden would fit best is Atlanta and Durant would fit best in Milwaukee because those teams already have solid players. Memphis and Boston have dead rosters and Seattle has a decent roster but they already have about 4 centers and Rashard Lewis at the 3.