主条目:NBA乐透抽签
选秀的前14个签位归属于未能进入2017年NBA季后赛的球队;它们之间的选秀顺序是根据乐透抽签决定。乐透抽签会决定首轮前三个选秀名额的分配,首轮其他顺位以及第二轮选秀顺序都是按照前一个赛季中各队胜负记录逆序分配。
选秀的抽签仪式于2016年5月16日举行[12]。
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实际抽签结果
球队
2016–17战绩
抽中状元签签的机会
Lottery probabilities
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
布鲁克林篮网
20–62
250
.250
.215
.178
.357
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
凤凰城太阳
24–58
199
.199
.188
.171
.319
.123
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
洛杉矶湖人
26–56
156
.156
.157
.156
.226
.265
.040
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
费城76人[2]
28–54
119
.119
.126
.133
.099
.350
.161
.013
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
奥兰多魔术
29–53
88
.088
.097
.107
–
.261
.359
.084
.004
–
–
–
–
–
–
明尼苏达灰狼
31–51
53
.053
.060
.070
–
–
.439
.331
.045
.001
–
–
–
–
–
纽约尼克
31–51
53
.053
.060
.070
–
–
–
.572
.226
.018
.000
–
–
–
–
沙加缅度国王[1]
32–50
28
.028
.033
.039
–
–
–
–
.725
.168
.008
.000
–
–
–
达拉斯小牛
33–49
17
.017
.020
.024
–
–
–
–
–
.813
.122
.004
.000
–
–
纽奥良鹈鹕[2]
34–48
11
.011
.013
.016
–
–
–
–
–
–
.870
.089
.002
.000
–
夏洛特黄蜂
36–46
8
.008
.009
.012
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.907
.063
.001
.000
底特律活塞
37–45
7
.007
.008
.010
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.935
.039
.000
丹佛金块
40–42
6
.006
.007
.009
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.960
.018
迈阿密热火
41–41
5
.005
.006
.007
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.982
^ 1: The Philadelphia 76ers exercised the option to swap first round picks with the Sacramento Kings after the names of the top three teams were revealed.
^ 2: The Sacramento Kings acquired the New Orleans Pelicans' first round pick because it fell outside of the top three.