NBA Draft 2017
Date: June 22, 2017
Location: Barclay's Center from Brooklyn, New York
How to watch: ESPN/Watch ESPN
Time: 7 p.m. ET
The 2017 NBA Draft finally has its order, as the draft lottery has concluded and the Boston Celtics have been awarded the No. 1 overall in the draft thanks to the old Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett trade with the Brooklyn Nets.
In another big move, the Los Angeles Lakers keep their first-round pick, as they would have lost their selection to the Philadelphia 76ers had their pick fallen outside of the Top 3. Instead, the Lakers will select with the No. 2 overall pick come June 22.
The 76ers, still in the middle of their #TrustTheProcess branded rebuild, will select with the third pick. The full draft order can be seen below.
NBA Draft Order
1. Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn)
2. Los Angeles Lakers
3. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Phoenix Suns
5. Sacramento Kings (from Philadelphia)
6. Orlando Magic
7. Minnesota Timberwolves
8. New York Knicks
9. Dallas Mavericks
10. Sacramento Kings (from New Orleans)
11. Charlotte Hornets
12.Detroit Pistons
13. Denver Nuggets
14.Miami Heat
15. Portland Trail Blazers
16. Chicago Bulls
17. Milwaukee Bucks
18. Indiana Pacers
19. Atlanta Hawks
20. Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis via Denver and Cleveland)
21. Oklahoma City Thunder
22. Brooklyn Nets (from Washington)
23. Toronto Raptors (from L.A. Clippers via Milwaukee)
24. Utah Jazz
25. Orlando Magic (from Toronto)
26. Portland Trail Blazers (from Cleveland)
27. Brooklyn Nets (from Boston)
28. Los Angeles Lakers (from Houston)
29. San Antonio Spurs
30. Utah Jazz (from Golden State)
That's the entire first round of the 2017 NBA Draft after the NBA Lottery which took place on May 16 to decide the top 14 picks. With the Lakers having the ping pong balls swing their way, they get to keep their pick since it's in the top-3, but would have had to convey that pick to the Philadelphia 76ers if it fell outside the first three. Everything else pretty much shook out as expected with the Celtics getting the top pick since they owned the now-unprotected pick from the Nets, who had the worst record in the league.
Former Washington point guard Markelle Fultz is to go first overall in the upcoming draft and that may still very well be the case come June. Other top prospects like UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball, Kentucky power forward De'Aaron Fox, Kansas small forward Josh Jackson and Duke small forward Jayson Tatum are some of the other names expected to be called early in this draft.
