2024 NBA draft lottery - Odds for every team and potential picks - ESPN

What's at stake for every team in the 2024 NBA draft lottery (3 p.m. ET, ABC) on Sunday?

Even though the draft class lacks star power at the top, each team in the lottery would still love to secure the No. 1 pick.

NBA draft experts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo break down the likely picks, odds and best fits for prospects, including Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Donovan Clingan and Reed Sheppard.

Jump to a team:

ATL | CHA | CHI | DET | GSW | HOU
MEM | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS

No. 1 pick odds: 14% | Top-three pick odds: 40.1%

If they land in the top four, they should pick ...

1. Zaccharie Risacher

2. Reed Sheppard

3. Alex Sarr

4. Matas Buzelis

The Pistons have several internal questions they'll need to answer before deciding which player they might select with their draft pick, something that will depend heavily on where they land on lottery night. The most pressing is who will be making the pick, as Detroit is searching for a new president of basketball operations to oversee the front office. That hire will have the final say here as well as deciding several other critical matters, such as attempting to decipher the long-term backcourt fit of leading scorers Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey and determining the viability of starting big men Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren together.

Surrounding their young core with shooting on the wing, after finishing last in the NBA in a variety of shooting categories, will surely be a priority. The Pistons might want to take a longer view and select the player with the best chances of emerging as a star regardless of roster fit, but that's not easy in this draft class. Cannibalizing the existing talent already in place might feel like a dicey proposition after finishing