The 2021 NBA Draft was conducted on Tuesday night as deputy commissioner Mark Tatum announced the order of the first 14 picks. However, a lottery process was conducted to make the order of the first four picks while the rest of the picks have been determined on the basis of the winning percentage of teams during the NBA 2020-21 season.
Detroit Pistons were the biggest beneficiary of the lottery as they got the No.1 overall pick for the 2021 NBA Draft scheduled to take place on July 29. Meanwhile, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors got the second and third picks respectively. 2004 NBA champion Ben Wallace was visibly delighted as Pistons got the all-important first pick.
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Toronto Raptors climbed three places to get the fourth pick while Orlando Magic and Oklahoma City Thunder were unfortunate to drop down to end with the fifth and sixth picks respectively. The complete order of 60 picks is as follows:
2021 NBA Draft Lottery: First Round Order
Pick #1 - Detroit Pistons
Pick #2 - Houston Rockets
Pick #3 - Cleveland Cavaliers
Pick #4 - Toronto Raptors
Pick #5 - Orlando Magic
Pick #6 - Oklahoma City Thunder
Pick #7 - Golden State Warriors (via Minnesota Timberwolves)
Pick #8 - Orlando Magic (via Chicago Bulls)
Pick #9 - Sacramento Kings
Pick #10 - New Orleans Pelicans
Pick #11 - Charlotte Hornets
Pick #12 - San Antonio Spurs
Pick #13 - Indiana Pacers
Pick #14 - Golden State Warriors
Pick #15 - Washington Wizards
Pick #16 - Oklahoma City Thunder (via Boston Celtics)
Pick #17 - Memphis Grizzlies
Pick #18 - Oklahoma City Thunder (via Miami Heat)
Pick #19 - New York Knicks
Pick #20 - Atlanta Hawks
Pick #21 - New York Knicks (via Dallas Mavericks)
Pick #22 - LA Lakers
Pick #23 - Houston Rockets (via Portland Trail Blazers)
Pick #24 - Houston Rockets (via Milwaukee Bucks)
Pick #25 - LA Clippers
Pick #26 - Denver Nuggets
Pick #27 - Brooklyn Nets
Pick #28 - Philadelphia 76ers
Pick #29 - Phoenix Suns
Pick #30 - Utah Jazz
2021 NBA Draft Lottery: Second Round Order
Pick #31 - Milwaukee Bucks (via Houston Rockets)
Pick #32 - New York Knicks (via Detroit Pistons)
Pick #33 - Orlando Magic
Pick #34 - New Orleans Pelicans (via Cleveland Cavaliers)
Pick #35 - Oklahoma City Thunder
Pick #36 - Oklahoma City Thunder (via Minnesota Timberwolves)
Pick #37 - Detroit Pistons (via Toronto Raptors)
Pick #38 - Chicago Bulls (via New Orleans Pelicans)
Pick #39 - Sacramento Kings
Pick #40 - New Orleans Pelicans (via Chicago Bulls)
Pick #41 - San Antonio Spurs
Pick #42 - Detroit Pistons (via Charlotte Hornets)
Pick #43 - New Orleans Pelicans (via Washington Wizards)
Pick #44 - Brooklyn Nets (via Indiana Pacers)
Pick #45 - Boston Celtics
Pick #46 - Toronto Raptors (via Memphis Grizzlies)
Pick #47 - Toronto Raptors (via Golden State Warriors)
Pick #48 - Atlanta Hawks (via Miami Heat)
Pick #49 - Brooklyn Nets (via Atlanta Hawks)
Pick #50 - Philadelphia 76ers (via New York Knicks)
Pick #51 - Memphis (via Portland Trail Blazers)
Pick #52 - Detroit Pistons (via LA Lakers)
Pick #53 - New Orleans Pelicans (via Dallas Mavericks)
Pick #54 - Indiana Pacers (via Milwaukee Bucks)
Pick #55 - Oklahoma City Thunder (via Denver Nuggets)
Pick #56 - Charlotte Hornets (via LA Clippers)
Pick #57 - Charlotte Hornets (via Brooklyn Nets)
Pick #58 - New York Knicks (via Philadelphia 76ers)
Pick #59 - Brooklyn Nets (via Phoenix Suns)
Pick #60 - Indiana Pacers (via Utah Jazz)