In the early morning of May 13, Beijing time, the lottery ceremony of the NBA2024 lottery show was officially unveiled in Chicago: in the end, the Hawks drew the top pick with a 3% probability, the Wizards drew the eye lottery, and the Rockets once again won the jackpot lottery (from the Nets), the Spurs No. 4 pick, and the Pistons No. 5 pick for the third consecutive year, the Hornets No. 6 pick, the Trail Blazers No. 7 pick, the Spurs No. 8 pick (from the Raptors), the Grizzlies No. 9 pick, the Jazz No. 10 pick, the Bulls No. 11 pick, and the Thunder No. 12 pick (from the Rockets) , the Kings pick No. 13, the Trail Blazers pick No. 14 (from the Warriors).
In the 2023-2024 regular season record, the Pistons only finished 14-68, ranking first from the bottom in the league; The Wizards are 15-67 and second from bottom in the league; The Hornets are 21-61 and third from bottom in the league; The Trail Blazers are 21-61 and tied for third from bottom in the league; The Spurs are 22-60, fifth from bottom in the league; The Hawks are 36-46 and ranked 10th in the East, being eliminated by the Bulls in the playoffs and missing the playoffs; The Nets have a 32-50 record and the Rockets are 41-41, with the Rockets grabbing the Nets' 2024 lottery pick through a previous trade.
Eagles general manager Fields won the lottery on behalf of the team, and after the draw, he said very excitedly: "This is the luck that God has given us!" "The last time the Eagles won the lottery was in 1975, so how lucky they were to win the lottery today with a 3% probability!
Although the Rockets did not win the lottery in the past three years, they still selected Jay Lang. Green, Tanhualang, Jabari Jr. Smith, No. 4 Show Amen. Thompson. And in the latter stages of the season, Jalen. The trio of Green + Smith + Amen performed well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and with the maturity and growth of these young rookie players, if they get a talented Tanhua Lang again this summer, the Rockets will still be worth looking forward to next season!