On May 12, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the list of representatives of the 13 teams attending the lottery draw ceremony, of which 8 teams sent players. As in last year's lotto draw, the Rockets still fielded coach Udoka, who is also the only team with a coach in attendance. The lottery draw will take place on May 13 at 3 a.m. CST in Chicago. The specific list of representatives is as follows:
Eagles: Landry Fields (Team President)
Hornets: Brandon Miller (player)
Bulls: Julian Phillips (player)
Pistons: Osar Thompson (player)
Warriors: Podzemski (player)
Rockets: Udoka (Coach)
Grizzlies: Tyshawn Prince (Special Assistant to General Manager)
Trail Blazers: Scout Henderson (player)
Kings: Keegan Murray (player)
Spurs: Brian Wright (team president)
Raptors: Scottie Barnes (player)
Jazz: Searle Bailey (Team Legend)
Wizards: Bilal Koulibaly (player)
Normally, the lottery draw is 14 teams participating, but since the Nets' lottery this season is in the hands of the Rockets, the Nets do not have to send a representative to participate. Previously, the NBA has officially announced the probability of this year's lottery draw.
In terms of the probability of the first pick, the Pistons and Wizards each have 14%, the Hornets 13.3%, the Trail Blazers 13.2%, the Spurs 10.5%, the Raptors 9%, the Grizzlies 7.5%, the Jazz 6%, the Rockets 6% (the Nets' 4.5%, their own 1.5%), the Hawks 3%, the Bulls 2%, the Kings 0.8%, and the Warriors 0.7%.
The official also mentioned the conditions for the change of ownership of the four teams -
The Rockets' own first-round pick has only a 7.12% probability of being drawn in the top four, and if this pick fails to draw the top four, it will belong to the Thunder.
The Raptors' first-round pick, if they don't make it to the top six, this pick will belong to the Spurs.
The Jazz's first-round pick, if they can't get into the top 10, this pick will belong to the Thunder.
The Warriors' first-round pick, if they don't make it to the top four, will belong to the Trail Blazers. Since the Warriors only have a 3.37% chance of finishing in the top four, unless they are lucky, there is a good chance that this pick will not be their own.
This year's draft will be held in two rounds. The first round of the show will be held on June 27, Beijing time, and the selection of the second round will be held on June 28.