The NBA Lottery is tonight.
Here’s a guide for everything you need to know about it. Well, maybe not everything, but hopefully a good chunk.
Where to watch?
ESPN
What time?
Coverage starts at 7 p.m. CST
What pick will the Wolves get?
Based by percentages, here are the team’s most likely scenarios heading into tonight:
6th pick: 36 percent
5th pick: 26.1 percent
3rd pick: 10.7 percent
2nd pick: 9.7 percent
1st pick: 8.8 percent
7th pick: 8.4 percent
8th pick: 0.4 percent
Who will be representing the Wolves?
Last year’s No. 1 pick Karl-Anthony Towns. His good-luck charm will be one of Flip Saunders’ wedding rings on a necklace. Ryan Saunders wears the necklace for good luck and he gave it to Towns for good luck at the lottery.
Other reps at the lottery:
76ers: Brett Brown, coach
Lakers: Mitch Kupchak, GM
Celtics: Isaiah Thomas, player
Suns: Devin Booker, player
Pelicans: Alvin Gentry, coach
Kings: Willie Cauley-Stein, player
Raptors: Masai Ujiri, GM
Bucks: Jason Kidd, coach
Magic: Rob Hennigan, GM
Jazz: Steve Starks, President
Bulls: Jimmy Butler, player
Wizards: Zach Leonsis, Vice President
What are the odds of landing the top pick?
25 percent: Philadelphia 76ers
19.9 percent: Los Angeles Lakers
15.6 percent: Boston Celtics (via Brooklyn Nets)
11.9 percent: Phoenix Suns
8.8 percent: Wolves
6.3 percent: New Orleans Pelicans
4.3 percent: Denver Nuggets (via New York Knicks)
1.9 percent: Sacramento Kings
1.9 percent: Toronto Raptors (via Nuggets)
1.8 percent: Milwaukee Bucks
0.8 percent: Orlando Magic
0.7 percent: Utah Jazz
0.6 percent: Phoenix Suns (via Washington Wizards)
0.5 percent: Chicago Bulls
Can anyone lose their pick?
Yes. Follow along below.
If the Lakers fall out of the top three, the 76ers get their pick.
If for some reason the Kings jump ahead of the 76ers, the 76ers can swap picks.
The Raptors get the lower of the Nuggets’ two picks.
The Wizards will keep their pick if it falls in the top three.
The Bulls get the Kings’ pick if it lands No.11 overall.
Have the Wolves ever gone up before?
No. They have, however, fallen back eight times since 1990.
Make sure to look for plenty of content on Timberwolves.com after the lottery.