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Southeast Notes: Hawks, Bey, Ball, Clifford, Heat

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Reserve floor-spacing center Kevin Love has seen his status for Friday's matchup with the lottery-bound Trail Blazers improved to probable, as he continues to work his way back from a bruised right heel.

Central Notes: Haliburton, Turner, Strus, Green

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To wit, the Cavaliers recently dropped a game to a banged-up, lottery-bound Hornets squad on Wednesday, 118-111.

Wizards Notes: Vukcevic, Young Players, Coulibaly, More

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Rookie lottery pick Bilal Coulibaly will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his right wrist.

Poll: Final Western Conference Play-In Spot

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10 Warriors by five games in the standings, and with Sengun going down, it appeared very likely that Houston would be headed for the lottery, where the club would hope to get lucky and hang onto its top-four protected first-round pick.

And-Ones: Team USA, Fredette, Peavy, Edwards, B. Gordon

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USA Basketball announced today in a press release that former NBA lottery pick Jimmer Fredette will be among the players that represent the country as part of the men's 3x3 basketball team at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Trail Blazers Notes: Injuries, Sharpe, Henderson, Reath

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The Blazers ended the past two seasons by sitting out players to improve their lottery odds, but Billups would rather see progress from his current group than focus on the draft.

Central Notes: Haliburton, Cunningham, Duren, Thompson, Bulls, Garland

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With Pistons rookie Thompson out for the season due to a blood clot, Detroit Free Press beat writer Omari Sankofa II talks to medical experts about how the issue could impact the lottery pick's career.

Thunder Notes: Dieng, Hayward, Daigneault, SGA

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Second-year Thunder lottery pick Ousmane Dieng is rounding into form with the club's NBAGL affiliate club, the Oklahoma City Blue, writes Joel Lorenzi of The Oklahoman.

NBA To Eliminate G League Ignite After 2023/24 Season

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A pair of current Ignite players, Ron Holland and Matas Buzelis, are projected lottery picks in the upcoming draft, according to ESPN's big board.

Atlantic Notes: Trent, Porzingis, Barclays, Jones

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The reeling Raptors appear doomed for an NBA draft lottery return this summer, but there are still plenty of reasons to pay attention to the team down the stretch, contends Eric Koreen of The Athletic.

Central Notes: Okoro, Lillard, Giannis, DeRozan, Haliburton

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As Marks details, the fifth pick in the 2020 lottery out of Auburn will now have a QO worth $11,828,974 this offseason.

And-Ones: Cousins, Cooks, Eubanks, Valentine

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One-time NBA lottery pick Denzel Valentine, hot off his own stint with the Sydney Kings, has signed a contract for the rest of the 2023/24 season with Italian club Olimpia Milano, per Alessandro Maggic of RealOlimpiaMilano.com.

Northwest Notes: George, Jokic, Gobert, Warren

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The Jazz have fallen out of the play-in race and are headed for another lottery finish, but rookie guard Keyonte George continues to impress.

2024 Free Agent Stock Watch: Central Division

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Smith, who turns 24 years old today (happy birthday), is actually the third former lottery pick from 2020 on this list, as he was selected No.

Kuminga Says He Hopes To Be “Warrior For Life”

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Looking back on where things stood before his recent breakout, the 2021 lottery pick explained during his Dubs Talk appearance that he never wanted to leave the Warriors but that he believed he had earned a chance to play more consistent minutes.

2024’s Most Valuable Traded Second-Round Picks

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Fans of lottery-bound NBA teams will be keeping a close on the bottom of the league's standings down the stretch because of the effect that "race" will have on the draft order and lottery odds for the 2024 first round.

And-Ones: Lamb, Thomas, McLemore, Biggest Buyers

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A former lottery pick, Lamb has appeared in 573 career regular season games with four teams, including – most recently – the Kings.

Pistons GM Troy Weaver Has Verbal Spat With Fan

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However, save for perhaps Cunningham, he's been unable to find All-Star level talents despite repeated trips to the lottery.

Central Notes: Mathurin, Gibson, Pistons Guards, Bulls

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Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press writes that the 10-53 club appreciates Gibson's daily grind, even in his 15th NBA season, and hopes that he can inspire the Pistons' young, talented lottery pick core.

Southeast Notes: Wizards, Richardson, Hornets

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Everyone involved -- the team, front office, owner and fans -- will have to exercise patience to see if the new front office under president Michael Winger will eventually be able to build a contender, but it will take some lottery luck in the future as well, Robbins notes.

Checking In On Traded 2024 First-Round Picks

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A year ago, entering the 2023 NBA draft, just one of the 14 picks in the lottery had changed hands -- the Magic owned Chicago's first-rounder.

Jazz Notes: Bulls’ Scuffle, Collins, Hendricks, Dunn

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The 2016 lottery pick never lost faith that he'd return to the NBA, he told K.C.

Kelly Olynyk, Raptors Finalize Two-Year Extension

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As we noted at the time, the lottery-bound Raptors likely wouldn't have traded first-round capital if they didn't envision Olynyk being part of their future.

Pacers Notes: Sheppard, McDermott, Nesmith, Walker, Haliburton, Siakam

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The lottery pick logged nearly 27 minutes, and Dopirak notes that it's the first time since January 21 that he has played more than seven minutes in an NBA game.