One season after losing LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have the first and fourth picks in the NBA draft on June 23.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will pick second and the Utah Jazz third. The draft order was determined Tuesday by lottery among the 14 teams with the most losses this past season. The draw was weighted to favor the teams with the worst records.
Cleveland and Utah got two places in the lottery through trades. The last time the Cavaliers had the first pick, in 2003, they used it to select James from nearby Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.
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The complete 2011 first-round draft order:
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
15. Indiana
16. Philadelphia
17. New York
18. Washington
19. Charlotte
20. Minnesota
21. Portland
22. Denver
23. Houston
24. Oklahoma City
25. Boston
26. Dallas
27. New Jersey
28. Chicago
29. San Antonio
30. Chicago
I really hope they get that franchise back on their feet and win a championship before Miami does!
not looking good for you buddy...
Weak draft in the nfl just before a lockout season. Ditto for the nba. Conspiracy anyone?
Man I wanted a higher pick for Phoenix. O well weak class anyway,they are guna be bad no matter what. They should of just gave Amare the 100 mil.
I forgot, why do the hornets not have a first round pick?? great.
Dont look like a weak draft class to me i a cavs fan and a bull fan since lebron left but i dont know when kemba walker got weak
Who cares! Bouncy ball is a racist thugs sport anyway.
Sombody got beat up in high school. Let it go.