2024 NBA Draft Lottery results, takeaways: Hawks win top pick in stunner, Wizards land No. 2 selection
Despite only a 3% chance of picking No. 1, Atlanta won the lottery for the first time in team history
www.cbssports.comHere’s the latest I can share based on recent public reports.
- The 2024 NBA Draft Lottery occurred on May 12, 2024, in Chicago, with the Atlanta Hawks winning the No. 1 pick. Washington finished No. 2, followed by Houston (via Brooklyn) at No. 3 and San Antonio at No. 4.[1]
- Detroit dropped to No. 5, while Charlotte and Portland ended up at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively, with additional movement for teams like San Antonio (via Toronto) and others later in the post-lottery results.[2][3]
- The event determined the top 14 picks’ order for the 2024 NBA Draft, and the No. 1 pick signaled a pivotal rebuild for the Hawks, while Spurs and others positioned to pair top prospects with their plans around Victor Wembanyama’s cohort era.[3][2]
If you’d like, I can pull the complete 1-58 draft order and the official odds from that lottery and format them into a tidy summary or a quick-reference list. I can also provide a short chart showing how each team moved up or down versus pre-lottery expectations.
Would you like a full draft-order list or a visualization?