The Warriors and Kings’ chances of landing the top four picks in the NBA draft lottery originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
After missing the 2024 NBA playoffs, the warriors and kings are changing their focus towards improving in the offseason to get back into playoff contention.
That journey begins with next month’s 2024 NBA Draft, and the draft lottery, which includes the 14 teams that didn’t make the playoffs, will take place Sunday afternoon in Chicago.
Among the 14 teams, the Kings and Warriors have the worst odds of landing a top-four pick. But as we have seen in previous years, anything is possible.
Sacramento has a 3.8 percent chance of securing a top-four pick, and Golden State’s odds are 3.4 percent. If the Warriors don’t get one of the top four picks, they will lose their pick to the Portland Trail Blazers as a result of multiple trades, starting with Golden State. shipping Andre Igoudala and the selection to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019.
The Kings have a 0.8 percent chance of landing the first overall pick and the Warriors have a 0.7 percent chance. The Detroit Pistons (14 percent) and Washington Wizards (14 percent) have the best odds of securing the top pick.
The lottery will determine the top four picks, while the rest of the “lottery teams” will select in positions five through 14, in reverse order of their 2023-24 regular season records.
Previous Golden State lottery picks who were on last season’s roster are: Steph Curry (No. 7, 2009 draft), Klay Thompson (No. 11, 2011 draft), Jonathan Kuminga (No. 7, 2021 draft) and Moses Moody (No. .14, 2021 draft).
Sacramento’s most recent lottery pick was Keegan Murray, at No. 4 overall in 2022. The Kings moved up three spots, from No. 7 to No.n that lottery.
The lottery drawing is scheduled for noon Pacific Time on ABC.
