Spurs Land No. 9 Pick In 2022 NBA Draft
The San Antonio Spurs entered Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery with the ninth-best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick.
Adding another prospect in the draft lottery will help the Spurs further their team-building efforts around Dejounte Murray. After his first All-Star campaign, prospects' addition and further development would help aid their progression.
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After the ping-pong balls added clarity to the 2022 NBA Draft order, the Spurs are locked into the No. 9 overall pick.
The full 2022 NBA Draft lottery results:
- 1. Orlando Magic
- 2. Houston Rockets
- 3. Oklahoma City Thunder
- 4. Sacramento Kings
- 5. Detroit Pistons
- 6. Indiana Pacers
- 7. Portland Trail Blazers
- 8. New Orleans Pelicans (via Los Angeles Lakers)
- 9. San Antonio Spurs
- 10. Washington Wizards
- 11. New York Knicks
- 12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LA Clippers)
- 13. Charlotte Hornets
- 14. Cleveland Cavaliers
There were some surprises with how the NBA Draft Lottery played out. The Kings jumped into the No. 4 overall spot after entering with the seventh-best odds. The Pistons fell down to No. 5 overall after having top-three odds.
The Spurs entered with a 50.7 percent chance of selecting at No. 9 overall — making it quite unlikely they would have ended up in a different spot in the order.
San Antonio faced a 25.9 percent chance of being No. 10 in the order. With how the odds are distributed, there was a greater chance of San Antonio selecting in any of the top four spots than to pick at 11 or later.
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The 2022 NBA Draft marks the third consecutive year the Spurs have made a selection in the lottery. There's been a clear emphasis to load up on talent on the wing to develop long-term with the selections of Joshua Primo and Devin Vassell.
It hasn't been since the Spurs selected Tim Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick back in 1997 that they've made a top ten selection in the NBA Draft.
The Spurs will also make selections at No. 20 and No. 25 in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft order.
