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Celtics win NBA Draft lottery off 2013 trade with Nets

By Juliakate E Culpepper
May 17, 2017

The Boston Celtics won the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday night, marking the first time the Celtics hold the No. 1 overall selection in the common Draft era.

The Celtics traded picks with the Brooklyn Nets in 2013, earning Boston a spot in this year’s lottery even though the team is currently competing in the Eastern Conference finals.

The Celtics entered the lottery with a 25 percent chance of earning the first-overall selection— the best odds out of all 14 teams in Tuesday's lottery.

Here’s the breakdown of the NBA Draft order after last night’s lottery.

After winning Game 7 against the Washington Wizards on Monday, the Celtics will play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

The game will tip off at 8:30 p.m. from Boston’s TD Garden and will be broadcast on TNT.

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