NBA: Cavaliers win draft lotto, get number one overall pick in 2013

The Cleveland Cavaliers were awarded the first overall selection in the 2013 NBA Draft after winning the annual draft lottery, Tuesday (Wednesday, PHL time) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The team was represented once again by Nick Gilbert, son of team owner Dan Gilbert. Nick was  on hand when the Cavaliers drew the first overall pick in 2011, which the team used to select Kyrie Irving, and in 2012, when the Cavs got the fourth choice, which eventually became Dion Waiters.

The Cavs had a 15.6 percent chance of drafting first, thanks to their 24-58 record, third-worst in the NBA. The second overall pick went to the Orlando Magic (20-62) who had the best odds of getting the top pick, 25 percent, while the Washington Wizards (29-53) will pick third.

The rest of the lottery selections, from fourth to 15th, will be made by, in order:

4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Phoenix Suns
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Toronto Raptors)
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Utah Jazz


Rounding out the rest of the first round are:

15. Milwaukee Bucks
16. Boston Celtics
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Atlanta Hawks (from Houston, via Brooklyn)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (from LA Lakers)
20. Chicago Bulls
21. Utah Jazz (from Golden State, via Brooklyn)
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. Indiana Pacers
24. New York Knicks
25. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis, via Houston)
26. Los Angeles Clippers
27. Denver Nuggets
28. San Antonio Spurs
29. Oklahoma City Thunder
30. Phoenix Suns (from Miami, via Cleveland and LA Lakers)


While this year's crop of rookies is generally not as impressive as in past seasons, players like Nerlens Noel (Kentucky), Ben McLemore (Kansas), and Trey Burke (Michigan) are some of the hot names expected to be selected in the top five. - AMD, GMA News