Washington Wizards' Thomas Bryant celebrates against the Boston Celtics Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 in ... [+] Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool) ASSOCIATED PRESSFor the second year in a row, the Washington Wizards will have the ninth pick in the NBA Draft. Unlike last year, however, when the team had the sixth-best lottery odds and slipped to No. Washington had the eighth-worst record and would have had the eighth-best lottery odds during a normal year. But per the terms of the NBA’s restart, the Wizards were locked into the ninth-best odds. The Hornets had a 19% chance of landing in the top three, while Washington had a 14.5% chance.

Source: Forbes August 21, 2020 12:33 UTC