Tanking has paid off for the Phoenix Suns, as they were awarded the #1 overall selection in the upcoming draft in June. The announcement was made Tuesday night in Chicago at the draft lottery. The Suns had the highest odds of winning the pick and you can bet new head coach, Igor Kokoskov is ecstatic.
The remainder of the lottery went as follows:
2. Kings
3. Hawks
4. Grizzlies
5. Mavericks
6. Magic
7. Bulls
8. Cavs
9. Knicks
10. Sixers
11. Hornets
12. Clippers
13. Clippers
14. Nuggets
What the Suns now do with the pick is obviously the biggest question. Arizona’s Deandre Ayton is looked at as the best player in the draft and if any other team had won the lottery he would probably be a lock to be picked first.
However, Kokoskov already has an existing relationship with European phenom, Luka Doncic, and that could very well prove to be enough for the Suns to go with him instead. It’s a pretty safe bet the deliberations of what to do with the pick will only include these two players.
The Cavaliers were also an interesting team to watch in this lottery. They acquired the Brooklyn Nets first round pick from the Boston Celtics, courtesy of the Kyrie Irving trade. The Cavs were hoping they could get lucky and wind up having a top three pick to made that trade seem a little better. So far it remains a big loss for the Cavs, although they have clearly been just fine without Irving.
The draft will be held on June 21st and we will wait till then to see what these lottery teams wind up doing.
Written by @IamJoeSports
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