2014 NBA Draft Lottery Results

The 2014 NBA Draft Lottery took place on May 20^th, 2014, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to win the overall #1 Draft Lottery pick for the second consecutive year and fourth time in the past 11 years (2003, 2011, 2013). Despite only a 1.7% shot at winning the #1 pick for this year’s draft, the Cavs were able to earn the pick in the 2014 NBA Draft lottery results beating out both the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers for the pick. The odds were favored with the #2 and #3 picks, with the Milwaukee Bucks and 76ers earning those picks respectfully.

What Player will Get Picked First in the 2014 NBA Draft?

Well, this is a healthy topic to debate. Up until just recently, it seemed as though Joel Embiid would be taken with the first overall pick by the Cavs. With the amount of time that he is going to be out of action with his foot injury, it appears as though the Cavs may very well draft Andrew Wiggins with the number 1 pick. Things could still change again; however, so we will all just have to wait and see how the Cavs front office manages the injury front with who they take to kick off the draft. A slight third possibility is that Cleveland drafts Jabari Parker; however, most believe that Wiggins’ game would be a better fit playing alongside Dion Waiters and Kyrie Irving. The next tier of players in the draft appear to be Aussie guard Dante Exum, Kentucky PF Julius Randle, and OK State point guard, Marcus Smart with Embiid being assessed as dropping no lower than the Lakers in the seven slot in the draft.

2014 NBA Draft Lottery Order Results

1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Milwaukee Bucks
3. Philadelphia 76ers

4. Orlando Magic
5. Utah Jazz
6. Boston Celtics
7. Los Angeles Lakers
8. Sacramento Kings
9. Charlotte Hornets
10. Philadelphia 76ers
11. Denver Nuggets
12. Orlando Magic
13. Minnesota Timberwolves
14. Phoenix Suns

Who Got Picked First in Past NBA Drafts? (Past 10+ years)

In the event you want to see which players were picked first in the past 10 + years of the NBA draft, we have included all of the number one picks of the draft starting with LeBron James (or the “Post LeBron” NBA world for those Heat fans out there).
Year / Player / NBA Team / College Team
2013    Anthony Bennett Cleveland       UNLV
2012    Anthony Davis   New Orleans     Kentucky
2011    Kyrie Irving    Cleveland        Duke
2010    John Wall      Washington        Kentucky
2009    Blake Griffin   Oklahoma         LA Clippers
2008    Derrick Rose    Chicago    Memphis
2007    Greg Oden       Portland         Ohio State
2006    Andrea Bargnani   Toronto        Italy
2005    Andrew Bogut   Milwaukee        Utah
2004    Dwight Howard Orlando          SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
2003    LeBron James    Cleveland        St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)