The Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2014 NBA draft lottery for the third time in four years. See the full order below.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Milwaukee Bucks
3. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Orlando Magic
5. Utah Jazz
6. Boston Celtics
7. Los Angeles Lakers
8. Sacramento Kings
9. Charlotte Hornets (from Detroit Pistons)
10. Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans Pelicans)
11. Denver Nuggets
12. Orlando Magic (from New York Knicks via Denver Nuggets)
13. Minnesota Timberwolves
14. Phoenix Suns
15. Atlanta Hawks
16. Chicago Bulls (from Charlotte Hornets)
17. Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn Nets)
18. Phoenix Suns (from Washington Wizards)
19. Chicago Bulls
20. Toronto Raptors
21. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Dallas Mavericks via Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers)
22. Memphis Grizzlies
23. Utah Jazz (from Golden State Warriors)
24. Charlotte Hornets (from Portland Trail Blazers)
25. Houston Rockets
26. Miami Heat
27. Phoenix Suns (from Indiana Pacers)
28. Los Angeles Clippers
29. Oklahoma City Thunder
30. San Antonio Spurs
Cleveland, who also picked first last year, had only a 1.7 percent chance of winning the lottery, once again proving that tanking the season doesn't guarantee a team will win the top pick. NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the subject of tanking this week.
"The jury is out on the strategy, and I think that makes for good copy as well," Silver said, via ESPN. "... I read both sides of it in terms of, is that the right way to build a team, what impact does it have on culture, can you rebuild a team in two years, can you rebuild in three years, what's the track record of teams trying to do that?
"I am mindful that in a league of 30 teams that we're also selling competition on a nightly basis and I don't want to create a sense that we want to subject fans to subpar performances because, 'don't' worry, it's going to be great three years from now.'"
*Draft order via USA Today Sports.
