NBA Draft Order

• So much for Nick Gilberts career prospects as a human good-luck charm. Those went out the window when the Cleveland Cavaliers not only failed to move up in the 2012 NBA Draft order, but were also dropped from third to fourth by the lottery.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Going into the lottery, team officials said they had a 13.7 percent chance of landing the top overall pick with its own selection, originally slotted fourth, and was the only team to move up in the draft order.
(msnbc.com)
• Golden State Warriors Saved by chalk. The Warriors needed no one behind them to jump them in order to keep their pick with the Jazz receiving it if they landed at No. 8 or higher.
(CBS Sports)
• At long last—and we can blame the lockout (again) for the delay—the order of the June 28 NBA Draft has been determined, as the league let the ping-pong balls do the work Wednesday night in New York.
(Oregonian)
• The Hornets, who tied for the NBA's third-worst record of 21-45 this season Unless there are trades before the June 28 draft, the rest of the order will have Cleveland selecting fourth, followed by Sacramento and Portland.
(Bloomberg)
• The Mechanics of the lottery The draft lottery consists of the 14 teams that didnt make the NBA playoffs. While there are 14 spots in play only the top three spots are actually decided by the lottery system.
(CBS Sports)
• SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz must have used up all their luck last year when they jumped up to the No. 3 spot in the 2011 NBA draft pick. Golden State lost 22 of its final 27 games to fall into the No.
(Deseret News)
• FYI, the initial order is: 1. Charlotte; 2 4:20 p.m. — Five things can happen to the Warriors in the NBA draft lottery today: 1. They can get the No. 1 pick (3.6 percent chance of that happening); 2. They can get the No. 2 pick (4.
(San Francisco Gate)
• The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery on Wednesday night settled the order of selection for the late June event, and the New Orleans Hornets will select No. 1 overall. They will likely select Kentucky Wildcats forward Anthony Davis with the pick.
(SB Nation)
• Today at 5:00 P.M. PST, the NBA Draft Lottery will take place in Secaucus, New Jersey. Currently, the Sacramento Kings are slated 5th, with a 7.6% (theoretical) chance of winning the Anthony Davis sweepstakes. The Kings have a 25.
(Sactown Royalty)