NBA draft: What you need to know

June 16, 2018 at 11:06PM

DRAFT FACTS

When/where: 6 p.m. Thursday at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

TV: ESPN

Wolves picks: First round, 20th (obtained from Utah in Ricky Rubio trade). Second round, 48th. The Timberwolves' own first-round pick (19th overall) was obtained by Atlanta in a lottery-protected trade in 2015 for Adreian Payne.

Top prospects: Seven one-and-dones from college — Deandre Ayton, C, Arizona; Marvin Bagley III, F, Duke; Jaren Jackson, F, Michigan State; Mo Bamba, C, Texas; Wendell Carter Jr., F, Duke; Michael Porter Jr., F, Missouri; Trae Young, G, Oklahoma — plus Luca Doncic, G-F, Slovenia.

Multiple picks: Atlanta has three first-round picks; Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix and the L.A. Clippers have two each.

First-round order

1. Phoenix

2. Sacramento

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3. Atlanta

4. Memphis

5. Dallas

6. Orlando

7. Chicago

8. Cleveland (from Brooklyn via Boston)

9. New York

10. Philadelphia (from L.A. Lakers via Phoenix)

11. Charlotte

12. L.A. Clippers (from Detroit)

13. L.A. Clippers

14. Denver

15. Washington

16. Phoenix (from Miami)

17. Milwaukee

18. San Antonio

19. Atlanta (from Timberwolves)

20. Timberwolves (from Okla. City via Utah)

21. Utah

22. Chicago (from N.O.)

23. Indiana

24. Portland

25. L.A. Lakers (from Clev.)

26. Philadelphia

27. Boston

28. Golden State

29. Brooklyn (from Toronto)

30. Atlanta (from Houston via L.A. Clippers)

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