After a one-off year in 2020, when the NBA Draft Lottery was held during the first round of the NBA playoffs in the Orlando bubble, the Lottery is back on the schedule where it belongs.
The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual tradition, one that began back in 1985 and that over recent years, has been conducted at the start of the Conference Finals in the postseason.
While the Lottery is back on the schedule alongside the Conference Finals, it will remain virtual like it was last year and we have a couple of Hall of Famers in Hakeem Olajuwon and Ben Wallace attending.
Take a look below to see the full list of people representing each team at the virtual draft lottery, as well as each team's odds to earn the first overall pick.
The 2021 NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place on Tuesday, Jun. 22 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
| Team | 2021 record | Win Pct. | Lottery odds | Representative | Title |
| Houston | 17-55 | .236 | 14.0% | Hakeem Olajuwon | NBA Legend |
| Detroit | 20-52 | .278 | 14.0% | Ben Wallace | NBA Legend |
| Orlando | 21-51 | .292 | 14.0% | Jeff Weltman | President, Basketball Operations |
| Oklahoma City | 22-50 | .306 | 11.5% | Nazr Mohammed | Oklahoma City Blue GM / Thunder Pro Scout |
| Cleveland | 22-50 | .306 | 11.5% | Koby Altman | General Manager |
| Minnesota | 23-49 | .319 | 9.0% | Anthony Edwards | Player |
| Toronto | 27-45 | .375 | 7.5% | Fred VanVleet | Player |
| Chicago | 31-41 | .431 | 4.5% | Marc Eversley | General Manager |
| Sacramento | 31-41 | .431 | 4.5% | Monte McNair | General Manager |
| New Orleans | 31-41 | .431 | 4.5% | Swin Cash | Vice President of Basketball Operations & Team Development |
| Charlotte | 33-49 | .458 | 1.8% | Miles Bridges | Player |
| San Antonio | 33-49 | .458 | 1.7% | Peter J. Holt | Managing Partner |
| Indiana | 34-38 | .472 | 1.0% | Nancy Leonard | Former Pacers Executive and Widow to Hall of Fame Coach Bobby 'Slick' Leonard |
| Golden State | 39-33 | .542 | 0.5.% | Rick Welts | President and Chief Operating Officer |
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