The annual NBA draft can be roughly divided into two parts. The first part is the draft lottery: the NBA began to implement the draft lottery from 1985. Every year when the playoffs are fierce, the NBA will call the teams that fail to enter the playoffs to hold a lottery ceremony to decide the rights of the top three rookies in the future. The top pick belongs to the 14 team that did not enter the playoffs last season. These teams will take part in the lottery to decide the draft order of each team. Usually, the worse the record last season, the greater the chances of winning the champion. The next 65,438+06 draft picks are reserved for those teams that enter the playoffs. The draw order of these 65,438+06 teams is based on their record in the regular season. The team with worse performance ranks higher in the draft, so the team with the best record in the regular season last season ranks last in the draft.
Warriors and Cavaliers were second in the East and first in the West last season, so the draft position was relatively low.