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2008 NBA Lottery SelectionWhat: 2008 NBA Draft Lottery
When: May 20, 2008
Where: Secaucus, New Jersey


CURRENT ORDER (PRE LOTTERY)


2008 NBA Draft Order - Round 1

1 Miami Heat*
2 Seattle SuperSonics*
3 Minnesota Timberwolves*
4 Memphis Grizzlies*
5 New York Knicks*
6 L.A. Clippers*
7 Milwaukee Bucks*
8 Charlotte Bobcats*
9 Chicago Bulls*
10 New Jersey Nets*
11 Indiana Pacers*
12 Sacramento Kings*
13 Portland Trail Blazers*
14 Golden State Warriors*
15 Phoenix Suns
16 Philadelphia 76ers
17 Toronto Raptors
18 Washington Wizards
19 Cleveland Cavaliers
20 Denver Nuggets
21 New Jersey Nets
22 Orlando Magic
23 Utah Jazz
24 Seattle SuperSonics
25 Houston Rockets
26 San Antonio Spurs
27 New Orleans Hornets
28 Memphis Grizzlies
29 Detroit Pistons
30 Boston Celtics

* -- Picks to be determined on May 20
No Picks: Hawks, Mavericks, Lakers
Two Picks: Memphis, New Jersey, Seattle

Maybe we'll see a vice versa of last year's lottery.

cant wait til we get like the 10th pick haha just our luck

I hope that was a joke since it's not possible.

EDIT: i was wrong haha

We are due...
(1) We've never had #1 overall - and we've bungled our #2s
(2) We put the Lakers in the WCF (and possibly the Finals, stay tuned)
(3) We were/are legitimately awful - no tanking here

the best we can do is #1 the worst is #7

memgrizzlies wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



first of all: it was a joke...
second of all: it is possible. its not gunna happen cause our chances are to good, but its possible. if your in the lottery, and your expected to get the #1 pick, you can still get the #14 pick...get your facts straight.

My facts are fine. Yours aren't. See boogie's post for the correct answer. And if you want to see possible lottery scenarios, then click here.

http://grizzlies.infopop.cc/eve/forums/ ... 5571044942

Yup - you need to read up on the draft lottery and how it works memgrizzlies. The best any of the 14 lottery teams can do is pick #1. The worst any team can do is 3 slots lower than where they were initially seeded. Only the first 3 slots are actually in the lottery, with the remaining slots seeded depending on who gets the first three picks.

Wikipedia actually has a really nice write up if you want to read about the history of the lottery and the process itself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nba_draft_lottery

memgrizzlies wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



first of all: it was a joke...
second of all: it is possible. its not gunna happen cause our chances are to good, but its possible. if your in the lottery, and your expected to get the #1 pick, you can still get the #14 pick...get your facts straight.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that you were one of the geniuses that was cheering when Milwaukee was announced as the #6 pick last year.

Just so everyone is paying attention, the best news is if the Timberwolves are announced as the #6 pick. That means the Grizz are guaranteed a top 3 pick.

Is anybody heading the either lottery locations tonight to be among the fans when they announce what pick the Grizz will have after tonight?

SD2042 wrote:Is anybody heading the either lottery locations tonight to be among the fans when they announce what pick the Grizz will have after tonight?

not me-
got the kids tonight

Grizz for #1!!!

Oh crud, chicago moved into the top 3!

5th pick......we can't even lose right

Grizzlies got the #5 pick.


Miami, Minnesota, and Chicago are in the top three.

Chicago got the #1 pick. Grizzlies, not surprising get screwed once again.

Chicago Bulls with a 1.7% chance wins the lottery.
Rose goes home?

SD2042 wrote:Chicago got the #1 pick. Grizzlies, not surprising get screwed once again.

How in hell did they get that 1st pick?

Stern hates Memphis.

David Stern. Enough said. Good luck to the Grizzlies in the draft.