When is the 2017 NBA Draft? Time, date, draft order

2017 NBA Draft coming in June

DETROIT – The 2017 NBA Draft is coming in June.

The NBA's annual high-stakes game of chance known as the NBA Draft Lottery will take place on May 16 (with a possible move up to May 14 or 15) on ESPN prior to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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This year's lottery comes with added intrigue thanks to a stacked incoming draft class and some dramatic storylines involving franchises with top odds to win the No. 1 overall pick. 

The 2017 NBA Draft will take place on June 22, 2017. It'll be on ESPN and WatchESPN App.

The top draft prospects are Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Markelle Fultz, De'Aaron Fox and Jayson Tatum.

Here's the pre-lottery draft order:

First Round
15. Portland
16. Chicago
17. Milwaukee
18. Indiana
19. Atlanta
20. Portland (via Memphis, via Denver and Cleveland)
21. Oklahoma City
22. Brooklyn (via Washington)
23. Toronto (via LA Clippers, via Milwaukee)
24. Utah
25. Orlando (via Toronto)
26. Portland (via Cleveland)
27. Brooklyn (swap with Boston)
28. L.A. Lakers (via Houston)
29. San Antonio
30. Utah (via Golden State)

Second Round

31. Atlanta (via Brooklyn)
32. Phoenix
33. Orlando (via L.A. Lakers)*
34. Sacramento (via Philadelphia, via New Orleans)
35. Orlando
36. Philadelphia (via New York, via Utah and Toronto)**
37. Boston (via Minnesota, via Phoenix)**
38. Chicago (via Sacramento)
39. Philadelphia (via Dallas)
40. New Orleans
41. Charlotte
42. Utah (via Detroit)
43. Houston (via Denver)
44. New York (via Chicago)
45. Houston (via Portland)
46. Philadelphia (via Miami, via Atlanta)
47. Indiana
48. Milwaukee
49. Denver (via Memphis, via Oklahoma City)
50. Philadelphia (via Atlanta)
51. Denver (via Oklahoma City)
52. Washington
53. Boston (via Cleveland)
54. Phoenix (via Toronto)
55. Utah
56. Boston (via LA Clippers)
57. Brooklyn (via Boston)
58. New York (via Houston)
59. San Antonio
60. Atlanta (via Golden State)


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