Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA draft lottery, get the first and fourth selections next month

Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA draft lottery, get the first and fourth selections next month

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers finished with the first and fourth choices in the first round of next month's NBA draft following Tuesday's draft lottery held in Secaucas, N.J.

The Cavaliers benefited from their deal with the Los Angeles Clippers that sent Mo Williams to the Clippers and Baron Davis and a first-round pick to the Cavaliers, as that was the pick that was rewarded by the ping-pong balls and moved into the top three selections. The Cavaliers' own selection, which held the second-best chance (19.8 percent) for the No. 1 pick, was bumped to the fourth spot when Utah also moved into the top three.

Minnesota (25 percent), the Jazz and the Cavaliers had to wait for the final reveal.
Here is the draft order for the first 14 selections:
1. Cleveland
2. Minnesota.
3. Utah.
4. Cleveland.
5. Toronto.
6. Washington.
7. Sacramento.
8. Detroit.
9. Charlotte.
10. Milwaukee.
11. Golden State.
12. Utah.
13. Phoenix.
14. Houston.

The Cavaliers were represented on the stage during the broadcast by Nick Gilbert, the 14-year-old son of team owner Dan Gilbert.

Both the Cavaliers and the Utah Jazz have two selections among the top 14, thanks to mid-season trades.