As the few remaining title contenders in the 2021 NBA playoffs battle for the right to hold the Larry O’Brien trophy, other teams are turning their attention to the league’s annual NBA Draft lottery.
Regardless of which franchise lands at the top of the 2021 NBA Draft board, the No. 1 selection will likely be Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham, who has an elite combination of size, shooting and playmaking ability. There are other terrific prospects available beyond Cunningham, though, including Evan Mobley, Jalen Green and Jalen Suggs.
How will this year’s drawing play out? Follow along here for complete results from the NBA Draft lottery.
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NBA Draft lottery results 2021
| Pick | Team |
| 1. | Detroit Pistons |
| 2. | Houston Rockets |
| 3. | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 4. | Toronto Raptors |
| 5. | Orlando Magic |
| 6. | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 7. | Golden State Warriors (via Minnesota Timberwolves) |
| 8. | Orlando Magic (via Chicago Bulls) |
| 9. | Sacramento Kings |
| 10. | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 11. | Charlotte Hornets |
| 12. | San Antonio Spurs |
| 13. | Indiana Pacers |
| 14. | Golden State Warriors |
NBA Draft lottery odds chart
Under the 2021 format, the three worst teams (Rockets, Pistons and Magic) will each have a 14 percent chance of winning the lottery.
Here are each team’s lottery odds with the percent chances to land each pick (via Tankathon).
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AVG |
| Rockets | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 47.9 | 3.7 | |||||||||
| Pistons | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 27.8 | 20.1 | 3.9 | ||||||||
| Magic | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 14.8 | 26.0 | 7.1 | 4.1 | |||||||
| Thunder | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 27.1 | 18.0 | 2.4 | 4.6 | ||||||
| Cavaliers | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 18.2 | 25.5 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 4.8 | |||||
| Timberwolves | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 29.7 | 20.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 5.5 | |||||
| Raptors | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 19.8 | 33.9 | 13.0 | 1.4 | >0.0 | 6.2 | |||||
| Bulls | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | >0.0 | 7.5 | |||||
| Kings | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 46.4 | 29.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 | >0.0 | 8.1 | |||||
| Pelicans | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 60.6 | 17.9 | 1.2 | >0.0 | >0.0 | 8.7 | |||||
| Hornets | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 77.6 | 13.4 | 0.4 | >0.0 | 10.4 | ||||||
| Spurs | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 85.2 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 11.3 | |||||||
| Pacers | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 92.9 | 2.3 | 12.5 | ||||||||
| Warriors | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 97.6 | 13.7 |
2021 NBA Draft top prospects to know
SN’s NBA Draft prospect rankings, curated by Mike DeCourcy, take a look at the top players in this year’s class.
Here are DeCourcy’s top 10 prospects ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft:
1. Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
2. Evan Mobley, Southern California
3. Jalen Green, G League Ignite
4. Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
5. Davion Mitchell, Baylor
6. Jonathan Kuminga, G League Ignite
7. Sharife Cooper, Auburn
8. Keon Johnson, Tennessee
9. James Bouknight, Connecticut
10. Alperen Sengun, Besiktas (Turkey)
Check out the rest of DeCourcy’s rankings here.
2021 NBA Draft lottery team representatives
Here are the representatives who will appear on camera for each lottery team.
| Team | Representative | Position |
| Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges | Player |
| Chicago Bulls | Marc Eversley | General manager |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Koby Altman | General manager |
| Detroit Pistons | Ben Wallace | NBA legend |
| Golden State Warriors | Rick Welts | President and chief operating officer |
| Houston Rockets | Hakeem Olajuwon | NBA legend |
| Indiana Pacers | Nancy Leonard | Former Pacers executive and widow to Hall of Fame coach Bobby “Slick” Leonard |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Anthony Edwards | Player |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Swin Cash | Vice president of basketball operations and team development |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Nazr Mohammed | Oklahoma City Blue GM/Thunder pro scout |
| Orlando Magic | Jeff Weltman | President of basketball operations |
| Sacramento Kings | Monte McNair | General manager |
| San Antonio Spurs | Peter J. Holt | Managing partner |
| Toronto Raptors | Fred VanVleet | Player |