Wizards eye Dybantsa, Boozer, Peterson and Wilson at No 1 after winning NBA draft lottery
Summary
The Washington Wizards won the NBA draft lottery and will have the first overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft for the first time since 2010. The draft will begin on June 23 in New York, with top prospects including AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson, and Caleb Wilson expected to be among the top picks.Key Facts
- The Wizards had a 14% chance to win the No. 1 pick and ended up with it after finishing the 2023-24 season with a 17-65 record.
- Utah, Memphis, and Chicago will pick No. 2, 3, and 4, respectively, while the Los Angeles Clippers have the fifth pick through a trade.
- The draft lottery was held at Chicago’s Navy Pier, with some top college players present for the results.
- The top four draft prospects are all freshmen who had strong college seasons: AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Cameron Boozer (Duke), Darryn Peterson (Kansas), and Caleb Wilson (North Carolina).
- This is likely the last year under the current NBA draft lottery system, which gives the worst teams a 14% chance at the top pick.
- Starting next season, changes are expected to lower the chances for the three worst teams to 5.4% and increase the lottery to include 16 teams instead of 14.
- The draft begins June 23, 2024, in New York.
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