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• The Sixers will send the No. 16 pick in the draft to the Raptors (via the Nets and Nuggets) to fufill terms from the Kenny Thomas trade in 2002.
• The Wizards will send either the 18th, 19th or 20th pick to the Nuggets (via Orlando) for the 2001 Brendan Haywood trade.
• The Bulls will send the No. 21 pick in the draft to the Suns to fulfill terms from last summer's trade that sent the Suns' 2004 pick (it ended up being Luol Deng) to Chicago. In retrospect, that turned out to be a pretty bad deal for Phoenix. The Suns loved Andre Igudodala, but didn't believe he'd be on the board and wanted instead to clear more cap space for the summer. In retrospect, they should've held onto the pick and taken either Iguodala or Deng.
• The Mavericks will send the No. 27 pick in the draft to the Jazz to fulfill terms of the Pavel Podkolzine trade during the 2004 draft.
• The Suns will send the No. 30 pick in the draft to the Knicks (via the Spurs) to fulfill terms of the Leandro Barbosa trade in 2003.
Here's a look at how the entire first round will play out:
1. Atlanta Hawks (25 percent chance of winning the lottery) 2. (tie) Charlotte Bobcats (17.7 percent chance) 2. (tie) New Orleans Hornets (17.7 percent chance) 4. Utah Jazz (11.9 percent chance) 5. Portland Trail Blazers (8.8 percent chance) 6. Milwaukee Bucks (6.3 percent chance) 7. (tie) New York Knicks (3.5 percent chance) 7. (tie) Toronto Raptors (3.5 percent chance) 9. (tie) Golden State Warriors (1.4 percent chance) 9. (tie) Los Angeles Lakers (1.4 percent chance) 11. Orlando Magic (0.8 percent chance) 12. Los Angeles Clippers (0.7 percent chance) 13. Charlotte Bobcats (via Cleveland) (0.6 percent chance) 14. Minnesota Timberwolves (0.5 percent chance) 15. New Jersey Nets 16. Toronto Raptors (via Philadelphia) 17. Indiana Pacers 18. (tie) Boston Celtics 18. (tie) Memphis Grizzlies 18. (tie) Denver Nuggets (via Washington) 21. Phoenix Suns (via Chicago) 22. Denver Nuggets 23. Sacramento Kings 24. Houston Rockets 25. Seattle Supersonics 26. Detroit Pistons 27. Utah Jazz (via Dallas) 28. (tie) San Antonio Spurs 28. (tie) Miami Heat 30. New York Knicks (via Phoenix)
The league will hold a coin toss in the next few weeks to work out final draft position for teams that tied at the end of the season.
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