May 20, 2009 (Part 1); The Clippers drew Number One

The Los Angeles Clippers drew the top pick for this year's NBA Draft.

They drew number one for the third time in franchise history (1988, 1998).

Here are the teams in chronological order as they were picked randomly via lottery system.

1 Los Angeles Clippers
2 Memphis Grizzlies
3 Oklahoma City Thunder
4 Sacramento Kings
5 Washington Wizards
6 Minnesota Timberwolves
7 Golden State Warriors
8 New York Knicks
9 Toronto Raptors
10 Milwaukee Bucks
11 New Jersey Nets
12 Charlotte Bobcats
13 Indiana Pacers
14 Phoenix Suns

The 16 remaining teams will draw as via their win-loss record, with the lowest seeded playoff team drafting 15th and the team with the best record will draw 30th.

But some teams made some trades for their draft picks, which forfeited their chances of picking a player for the Draft. Here are the teams which will pick from the 15th to the 30th.

15 Detroit Pistons
16 Chicago Bulls
17 Philadelphia 76ers
18 Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami)
19 Atlanta Hawks
20 Utah Jazz
21 New Orleans Hornets
22 Dallas Mavericks
23 Sacramento Kings (from Houston)
24 Portland Trail Blazers
25 Oklahoma City Thunder (from San Antonio)
26 Chicago Bulls (from Denver via Oklahoma City)
27 Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando)
28 Minnesota Timberwolves (from Boston)
29 Los Angeles Lakers
30 Cleveland Cavaliers

There you have it!

More news later on you guys!

The Wizard was here... :)