Minnesota Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert (27) takes a free throw whereas enjoying the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The Timberwolves received 118-108. Ben B. Braun, Deseret Information
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Friday night time within the ultimate recreation of the NBA’s Play-In Event to earn the eighth and ultimate playoff spot within the Western Convention.
However extra importantly to Utah Jazz followers, the Minnesota win means the Jazz can have only one lottery choose within the upcoming draft — their very own.
Because the Jazz are owed the Timberwolves’ first-round choose by means of the Rudy Gobert commerce, Jazz followers have been hoping the Wolves would lose on Friday and miss the playoffs, giving the Jazz one other lottery choose and extra of an opportunity at a high choose.
As an alternative, the Timberwolves’ choose would be the sixteenth choice within the June 22 draft. The Jazz even have the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round choose — No. 28.
The Jazz have the ninth-best odds within the draft lottery with their very own choose (20.3% likelihood at a top-4 choose and 4.5% likelihood on the No. 1 choose).
The NBA Draft Lottery will happen on Could 16 in Chicago and be broadcast on ESPN at 6:30 p.m. MST.
The lottery will decide the primary 4 picks, then after these groups are determined, the opposite lottery groups will likely be given the remaining picks (No. 5 by 14) in reverse order of their regular-season information.