Now that the NBA Finals are finished the basketball world turns its sights to the 2013 NBA Draft. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the draft lottery just a few weeks ago and will have the No. 1 overall pick. The 2013 NBA Draft Start Time is set for 7:00 p.m. tonight and it will be televised nationally on ESPN.
The draft is held in New York annually and this year it will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It used to be held at Madison Square Garden up until a few years ago. In 2011 and 2012 the NBA Draft was held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Last year the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) drafted Kentucky center Anthony Davis as the top overall pick. He was the consensus best player in college that season for the Wildcats, who went on to win the national championship. Just one pick later Davis' teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats. Yet, although both were tabbed at the time to have a major impact in their first season, Weber State's Damian Lillard ended up being the rookie of the year in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers, who picked him sixth overall.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will not only draft in the top overall spot but also pick at No. 19, giving them the option to get two pieces they can use for their starting lineup as they look to rebuild. They've got one of the best young players in the NBA in Kyrie Irving and have a solid young group of players. If they can utilize their picks tonight the future certainly looks bright for the Cavs. The Atlanta Hawks are the only other team that has multiple first round picks tonight.
First Round Order
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Orlando Magic
3. Washington Wizards
4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Phoenix Suns
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Toronto)
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Utah Jazz
15. Milwaukee Bucks
16. Boston Celtics
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Atlanta Hawks (from Houston via Brooklyn)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Los Angeles)
20. Chicago Bulls
21. Utah Jazz (from Golden State via Brooklyn)
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. Indiana Pacers
24. New York Knicks
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis via Houston)
27. Denver Nuggets
28. San Antonio Spurs
29. Oklahoma City Thunder
30. Phoenix Suns (from Miami via L.A. and Cleveland)
Second Round
31. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Orlando)
32. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Charlotte)
33. Cleveland Cavaliers
34. Houston Rockets (from Phoenix)
35. Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans)
36. Sacramento Kings
37. Detroit Pistons
38. Washington Wizards
39. Portland Trail Blazers (from Minnesota via Boston & Cleveland)
40. Portland Trail Blazers
41. Memphis Grizzlies (from Toronto)
42. Philadelphia 76ers
43. Milwaukee Bucks
44. Dallas Mavericks (pick may be conveyed to Lakers)
45. Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston)
46. Utah Jazz
47. Atlanta Hawks
48. Los Angeles Lakers (pick may be conveyed to Dallas)
49. Chicago Bulls
50. Atlanta Hawks (from Houston)
51. Orlando Magic (from Golden State via Denver & New York)
52. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Brooklyn)
53. Indiana Pacers
54. Washington Wizards (from New York)
55. Memphis Grizzlies
56. Detroit Pistons (from Clippers)
57. Phoenix Suns (from Denver via. Lakers)
58. San Antonio Spurs
59. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Oklahoma City)
60. Memphis Grizzlies (from Miami)
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