(Photo : Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 21: Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons seems on within the fourth quarter on the way in which to a 119-111 loss to the Utah Jazzat Little Caesars Arena on December 21, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.
The 2024 NBA Draft order is locked in.
After this previous Sunday, we now know the destiny of all the groups across the league, by way of the place they are going to be selecting come draft day.
The Atlanta Hawks got here out victorious, successful the lottery and getting the No.1 general decide with an opportunity to take Alexandre Sarr.
Despite rumors that this yr’s NBA Draft just isn’t the perfect expertise smart, there are nonetheless lots of takeaways by way of draft order. Here are a few of the winners and losers from Sunday’s lottery pulling.
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Hawks Come Up Big
Surprisingly, the Atlanta Hawks landed this yr’s draft’s No.1 general decide, regardless of having solely a 3% probability at it.
It can be the franchise’s first time selecting at No.1 since 1975, the place they took David Thompson in that yr’s draft.
Now, the Hawks might go in a single or two totally different instructions.
They might full a rebuild by retaining their No.1 decide, taking Alex Sarr and unloading their dynamic backcourt in Trae Young and Dejounte Murray.
Or Atlanta might additionally commerce the decide to get one other star to assist them of their quest for the franchise’s first NBA Championship.
It’s a win-win state of affairs for the Hawks both method after lucking out within the draft lottery.
Atlanta Hawks: Clear Winner by Far
Spurs with Two Top 10 Picks
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After taking Victor Wembanyama with the No.1 general decide final yr, the San Antonio Spurs are again within the lottery with two picks on this yr’s draft.
The Spurs may have two picks, the No.4 and the No.8 general picks, which initially belonged to the Raptors from the commerce that introduced Jakob Poeltl to Toronto.
The Spurs are the workforce to observe on this yr’s draft. Whoever they choose might be a long-term constructing piece to maintain round Wembanyama for years to come back.
San Antonio Spurs: Winner
Rockets at No.3?
There are studies out of Houston that the Rockets might look to unload their No.3 general decide to get one other win-now piece.
The Rockets shocked the league final season by ending with 41 wins, their first above .500 file because the 2020-21 season.
Now with Houston’s eyes set on a postseason berth subsequent yr in a tricky Western Conference, they’ll possible be making an attempt to herald the additional piece wanted to place them excessive.
Any workforce trying to transfer up on this yr’s draft can be tempted to make a take care of the Rockets.
Houston Rockets: Winner
Detroit Pistons, Will They Ever Win Again?
Even within the offseason, the Detroit Pistons can not seem to win.
The Pistons for the second yr in a row, may have the No.5 decide within the NBA Draft.
It’s a disappointing sequence of occasions for a franchise that has struggled for the higher a part of the previous few years. Last season, the workforce reached an all-time low with solely 14 wins to 68 losses.
Despite the dearth of luck, Detroit has a stable younger core together with Ausar Thompson, Jaden Ivey, and Cade Cunningham, the previous first general decide within the 2021 NBA Draft.
But they do have some misses within the first spherical like Killian Hayes and Sekou Doumbouya.
It’s a stern reminder for any workforce that appears to tank, as generally a disappointing season does not at all times result in the No.1 general decide.
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