2008 NBA Draft The Draft Lottery, which determines the #1, #2, and #3 draft picks, takes place May 20. The draft takes place June 26. Lottery Chances Team Chances (out of 1,000) Miami 250 Seattle 199 Minnesota 138 Memphis 137 New York 76 LA Clippers 75 Milwaukee 43 Charlotte 28 Chicago 17 New Jersey 11 Indiana 8 Sacramento 7 Portland 6 Golden State 5 First Round Order 15. Phoenix (from Atlanta) 16. Philadelphia 17. Toronto 18. Washington 19. Cleveland 20. Denver 21. New Jersey (from Dallas) 22. Orlando 23. Utah 24. Seattle (from Phoenix) 25. Houston 26. San Antonio 27. New Orleans 28. Memphis (from LA Lakers) 29. Detroit 30. Boston Second Round 31. Minnesota (from Miami via Boston) 32. Seattle 33/34. Portland (from Memphis) 33/34. Minnesota (may go to Detroit) 35/36. LA Clippers 35/36. Portland (from New York) 37. Milwaukee 38. Charlotte 39. Chicago 40. New Jersey 41. Indiana 42. Sacramento 43. Seattle (from Portland via Boston) 44. Golden State 45. Sacramento (from Atlanta) 46. Utah (from Philadelphia) 47. San Antonio (from Toronto) 48. Washington 49. Phoenix (from Cleveland) 50. Seattle (from Denver) 51. Dallas 52. Miami (from Orlando) 53. Utah 54. Houston 55. Portland (from Phoenix via Indiana) 56. Seattle (from New Orleans via Houston) 57. San Antonio 58. LA Lakers 59. Detroit 60. Boston