The draft lotteries for both the season three entry draft and the season three expansion draft will take place Friday, Oct. 4, at the NBA office in New York City.
The entry draft lottery will determine the order of the 13 lottery teams based on season two’s standings. Season three’s two expansion teams, Hornets Venom GT and Gen.G Esports, will pick fifth and sixth, the order between the two being the inverse result of the expansion lottery results. For example, if Hornets Venom GT wins the first pick in the expansion draft, it will select sixth overall in the entry draft, and vice versa.
Fourteen ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 will be placed in a lottery machine. The 14 balls are mixed and one ball is removed, with the process repeated three more times until four balls are drawn. The team that has been assigned any combination of the first four numbers drawn will receive the number one pick. The process will be repeated to determine the second and third overall picks.
The entry draft lottery will be held at 2:30 p.m. ET. Here are the odds for all 13 lottery teams at getting the first overall selection:
Pistons GT – 15%
Lakers Gaming – 15%
Knicks Gaming – 15%
Hawks Talon GC – 12.5%
Heat Check Gaming – 10%
Nets GC – 8.5%
Wizards District Gaming – 7%
Jazz Gaming – 5.5%
Raptors Uprising GC – 4%
Bucks Gaming – 3%
Cavs Legion GC – 2%
Magic Gaming – 1.5%
Grizz Gaming – 1%
The incomplete entry draft order is as follows:
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- Lottery team
- Expansion team
- Expansion team
- Lottery team
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- Pacers Gaming
- Kings Guard Gaming
- Mavs Gaming
- Blazer5 Gaming
- Warriors Gaming Squad
- Celtics Crossover Gaming
- 76ers GC
- T-Wolves Gaming
The expansion draft lottery will also take place on Friday at 2 p.m. ET, just before the entry draft lottery. The expansion draft will take place on Friday, Oct. 18. The two expansion teams can make up to the three selections, with the first two selections being mandatory and the third optional and costing a second-round pick in the entry draft if used.
Last year, Jazz Gaming won the entry draft lottery, selecting Ria at first overall. Warriors Gaming Squad and Kings Guard Gaming earned the second and third picks, selecting Gradient and BP, respectively.