Wolves win NBA lottery, will pick first in draft
NEW YORK — The Minnesota Timberwolves lost 66 games during the 2014-15 season.
But they won big on Tuesday night.
The Wolves landed the first pick in the 2015 NBA draft following the league’s annual lottery. Minnesota had a 25 percent chance of landing the top pick, based on its last-place finish in the league-wide standings.
The Los Angeles Lakers landed the second pick. the Philadelphia 76ers will pick third, the New York Knicks fourth and the Orlando Magic fifth.
The top draft-eligible players include Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns, Duke center Jahlil Okafor, Ohio State point guard D’Angelo Russell and Emmanuel Mudiay, a 19-year-old guard who played professionally in China this season.
The NBA Draft will be held on the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets, on June 25.
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