News from May 21. The NBA held the draft lottery. The lottery determined which teams get the #1, #2, and #3 draft picks. New Jersey was the big winner by winning the lottery and getting the #1 pick. Vancouver received the #2 pick and the LA Clippers received the #3 pick. The draft will take place June 28. 2000 Draft Order First Round 1. New Jersey 2. Vancouver [may go to Detroit (via Otis Thorpe trade) or Houston 3. LA Clippers 4. Chicago 5. Orlando [from Golden State via Chris Webber trade, may go to Houston, Vancouver, Detroit (Van->Det via Otis Thorpe trade), or Denver (Orl->Den via Ron Mercer trade)] 6. Atlanta 7. Chicago [from Washingon (Chi->GS via John Starks trade) via Golden State (GS->Was via Chris Webber trade)] 8. Cleveland 9. Houston [may go to Vancouver (via Steve Francis trade) or Detroit (Van->Det via Otis Thorpe trade)] 10. Orlando [from Denver via Johnny Taylor trade] 11. Boston 12. Dallas 13. Orlando [may go to Houston, Vancouver, Detroit (Van->Det via Otis Thorpe trade), or Denver (Orl-Den via Ron Mercer trade)] 14. Detroit [may go to Houston or Vancouver] 15. Milwaukee 16. Sacramento 17. Seattle 18. LA Clippers [from Toronto (Tor->NY via John Wallace trade) via Atlanta (Atl-LAC via Lorenzen Wright trade) via Philadelphia (Phi->Atl via Jumaine Jones trade) via New York (NY->Phi via Mirsad Turkcan trade)] 19. Charlotte 20. Philadelphia 21. Toronto [from Minnesota via Chauncey Billups trade] 22. New York 23. Utah [from Miami via Martin Muursepp trade] 24. Chicago [from San Antonio via Steve Kerr trade] 25. Phoenix [may go to Orlando (via Anfernee Hardaway trade) or Houston] 26. Utah 27. Indiana [may go to Golden State via Jeff Foster trade] 28. Portland 29. LA Lakers Second Round 30. LA Clippers 31. Dallas [from Chicago via Chris Anstey trade] 32. Chicago [from Golden State via Jason Caffey trade] 33. Chicago [from Vancouver (Van->Hou via Sam Mack trade) via Houston (Hou->Chi via Scottie Pippen trade)] 34. Chicago [from Atlanta via the Cory Carr trade] 35. Washington 36. New Jersey 37. Denver [from Cleveland via Greg Graham trade] 38. Houston 39. Boston [may go to New York via Chris Mills trade] 40. Atlanta [from Denver via Priest Lauderdale trade] 41. San Antonio [from Dallas via Leon Smith trade] 42. Seattle [from Orlando via Dale Ellis trade] 43. Milwaukee 44. Detroit 45. Sacramento 46. Toronto 47. Seattle 48. Philadelphia [may go to Detroit via Jerry Stackhouse trade] 49. Milwaukee [from Charlotte via Dale Ellis trade] 50. Utah [from New York] 51. Minnesota 52. Miami 53. Denver [from Phoenix via Antonio McDyess trade] 54. San Antonio 55. Golden State [from Utah via Todd Fuller trade] 56. Indiana 57. Portland [may go to Atlanta via Detroit] 58. Dallas [from LA Lakers via A.C. Green trade] NY 83, Mia 82 - at Mia Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 20 points including 10-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Chris Childs (NY) had 15 points. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 29 points on 12-20 FG and 5-10 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Mia) had 15 points including 6-20 FG and 7 assists. New York takes the series 4-3 and advances to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will face Indiana. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (3) __ 8 Sacramento (2) |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) ___ _ 5 Phoenix (1) | 4 San Antonio (1) _| |_ 1 LA Lakers (1) _ 5 Phoenix (3) _ 3 Portland (0) | | | 2 Utah (3) _____ | | 7 Seattle (2) |_ 2 Utah (1) ____| | _ 3 Portland (4) | 3 Portland (3) ___| | 6 Minnesota (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (3) ___ | 8 Milwaukee (2) |_ 1 Indiana (4) _ | _ 5 Philadelphia (2) | | 4 Charlotte (1) _| | | 5 Philadelphia (3) |_ 1 Indiana (0) __| _ 3 New York (0) 2 Miami (3) _____ | 7 Detroit (0) |_ 2 Miami (3) ____| _ 3 New York (4) 3 New York (3) ___| 6 Toronto (0)