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2014 NBA draft lottery odds: Jazz slip with finale win

Adi Joseph
USA TODAY Sports
Bucks coach Larry Drew and guard Brandon Knight went through a long season but have a bright future.

The Milwaukee Bucks sealed the best odds in the 2014 NBA draft lottery Monday, but Wednesday's season finales included a few other shakeups.

Notably, the Utah Jazz winning in double-overtime against the Minnesota Timberwolves put them into a tie with the Boston Celtics for the fourth-worst record and reduced their chances at the top pick by about 1.5%. And the New Orleans Pelicans failed to take advantage of the Cleveland Cavaliers' win by winning themselves instead of tying Cleveland for the ninth-worst record, costing themselves 0.4% in the odds.

This year's lottery is particularly anticipated because the draft is viewed as one of the best in years. Kansas' Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid and Duke's Jabari Parker are the likely candidates for the top pick.

Here's a rundown of the odds at the No. 1 pick, which will be determined in the May 20 lottery:

1. Milwaukee Bucks (15-67): 25.0% chance for No. 1 pick

2. Philadelphia 76ers (19-63): 19.9%

3. Orlando Magic (23-59): 15.6%

4. Utah Jazz* (25-57): 10.3%

5. Boston Celtics* (25-57): 10.3%

6. Los Angeles Lakers (27-55): 6.3%

7. Sacramento Kings (28-54): 4.3%

8. Detroit Pistons (29-53): 2.8%

9. Cleveland Cavaliers (33-49): 1.7%

10. New Orleans Pelicans (34-49): 1.1%

11. Denver Nuggets** (36-46): 0.8%

12. New York Knicks** (37-45): 0.7%

13. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-42): 0.6%

14. Phoenix Suns (48-34): 0.5%

* β€” The Jazz beat the Celtics in a random drawing for the extra 0.1% odds after tying for the same record and splitting the fourth (11.9%) and fifth (8.8%) spots and odds.

** β€” The Nuggets hold the rights to the Knicks' pick but owe the Magic a first-round pick this year. The Nuggets therefore will get whichever pick is higher, the Knicks or their own.

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