The Detroit Pistons won the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday and will have the first selection in next month’s draft.
The Houston Rockets will select second and the Cleveland Cavaliers will pick third when the draft takes place on July 29.
The Rockets, Pistons and Orlando Magic had highest chances — 14 percent apiece — of winning the lottery and the No. 1 overall pick. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cavaliers had 11.5 percent chances of getting the top selection.
“It’s going to mean a lot for this team,” former Pistons forward Ben Wallace said on ESPN after the selection. “The team is headed in the right direction. We’ve got a group of young guys who come out and play hard on b…
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