Celtics aside, which team do you want to land the 1st pick?

[ianboyextreme]

Charlotte. I love MJ. Otherwise Cleveland and then NO.

It would be terrible if he goes to Charlotte.  They have nothing else there to put around him, and that would kill his development. 

I think Charlotte needs someone more like MKG, or Robinson.  Someone who is more developed, and can step in quicker and handle the load.

Not to mention Charlotte's best young player is already a defensive oriented big man. 

Anthony Davis is way more developed at this point than MKG. Charlotte may not be the best place for Davis to develop quickly but i think hell be great no matter where he goes. For the sake of the nba i hope charlotte gets him. God knows they need it. I would love to see MKG on Washington. I think theyre a .500 team next year and a 50 win the next.

[CeltsAcumen]

Ok, follow me here...I think the NBA Lottery is a joke.  How can the NBA justify keeping the top draft talent from the teams who need help the most?  The Lottery is an David Stern gimmick and tool to force players where he wants.

So, I want anything that hurts the NBA lottery.  To me there are only two options Sacramento and Golden State.  Both would be black holes in terms of NBA marketing and public relations for Anthony Davis.  The Kings franchise is becoming a nightmare for the league and there are rumors the Maloofs want the Kings in Las Vegas.

If the Kings get Anthony Davis, they can force the league to let them move or be closer to their goal, causing chaos and craziness around the league and p---ing off David Stern.

So Golden State and Sacramento.

[nickagneta]

New Orleans with the 3rd best chance moving up to the top spot. But that has more to do with my own selfish reasons because of a fantasy draft than anything else.

[fairweatherfan]

New Orleans with the 3rd best chance moving up to the top spot. But that has more to do with my own selfish reasons because of a fantasy draft than anything else.

Pssst - you're rooting for Cleveland 

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/27/lottery-ties/index.html

On a related note, go Sacramento, Portland, and Milwaukee!

[Moranis]

From Ohio, so I should say Cleveland, but I really can't stand Gilbert, so I'd probably go with Phoenix.  Think it would be cool if they land him so they could keep Nash.

[nickagneta]

New Orleans with the 3rd best chance moving up to the top spot. But that has more to do with my own selfish reasons because of a fantasy draft than anything else.

Pssst - you're rooting for Cleveland  

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/27/lottery-ties/index.html

On a related note, go Sacramento, Portland, and Milwaukee!

Nevermind....I rooting for Cleveland. TP fwf

Aw that sucks. No way Stern gives Cleveland the first pick two years in a row. DANG!!!

[Celtics18]

The Raptors.

[Roy H.]

Cleveland.  I'd love to see Irving win a ring before Lebron.

[manl_lui]

Cleveland, Bobcats, Rockets, and Portland

Cleveland cuz how Lebron treated the city. I don't care if you want to leave, just leave quietly, but don't go on national TV

Bobcats, just cuz I want to see another OKC. Draft someone like Anthony Davis and pair him with Kemba and rebuild some there

Rockets, just feel so bad for them for all the injury woes they had with Yao and TMac, if both of them were healthy, they would've at least made it to the finals (winning a championship is up to your opinions)

Portland, same, with all their injuries in Roy, Oden and Aldridge. I would've definitely been afraid of this team if all of them were healthy and still be playing together

[Mr October]

I want him to go to a decent franchise that deserves an upswing:

CLE, WAS, GOL (fans deserve it), PHO, HOU

In that order.

[chambers]

Charlotte. I love MJ. Otherwise Cleveland and then NO.

It would be terrible if he goes to Charlotte.  They have nothing else there to put around him, and that would kill his development. 

I think Charlotte needs someone more like MKG, or Robinson.  Someone who is more developed, and can step in quicker and handle the load.

Not to mention Charlotte's best young player is already a defensive oriented big man. 

That's a pretty solid big man duo though. Biyambo at C and Davis at PF. Kinda like Perkins/Ibaka except Davis will end up a much stronger offensive player than Ibaka and likewise Biyambo.

[nickagneta]

Cleveland.  I'd love to see Irving win a ring before Lebron.

Oh yeah...That's the other reason I want Cleveland to win the draft lottery, so they can win a ring before Lebron. That's right. Forgot about that.

[chambers]

I'd go with Cleveland.

I think Cleveland knows how to build a winner and learned a lot after 2010 free-agency.

I hope MKG ends up with Washington.

I absolutely despise Dan Gilbert, so I'm a little biased,
but why do you think Cleveland knows how to build a winner? They had 7 or 8 years with Lebron and the best they could do was Boozer, Mo Williams and Verajao. After Shaq failed they then pulled out the big guns and got Antawn Jamison...

If not for Irving these guys would be a terrible team.
As much as I hate Gilbert, the pair of Davis and Irving coming up together would be great.
I'd like to see Davis in NO or Charlotte as well.

[CeltsAcumen]

Oh I forgot,

Another reason I am cheering for Sacramento is too see Anthony Davis and David Stern's fake smile trying to look enthusiastic about the Phenom being drafted by the NBA pit of obscurity, Sacramento.

I really want to have a Disney moment where some camera guy with a hot mic asks Anthony Davis..."You just found out that you are the #1 pick in the NBA draft, what you gonna do now?"

"I'm going to um, wait...hold on just a second...where is this again?  Oh yeah, I am going to Sacramento!"

[JSD]

I bet Irving wins a ring the same time as Lebron.