NBA teams
Chad Ford, ESPN Senior Writer 10y

Top draft choices for tanking teams

Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons

With just a week and a half to go in the regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks are a virtual lock to secure the best odds of winning the lottery at 25 percent. They have a three-game lead over the Philadelphia 76ers, who are five games ahead of the Orlando Magic for the second-best odds of 19.9 percent. Meanwhile, the Magic, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are in a pretty close race for that No. 3 spot and a 15.4 percent chance of winning the lottery.

With the college basketball season ending today, whom would each team take with the first, second or third pick? I asked NBA personnel to give us a peek at their Big Boards heading into next month's NBA draft combine. Here's a look:

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