The NBA holds its Draft Lottery tonight in Chicago, with live coverage on ESPN at 8:30pm ET. The Knicks, Cavaliers and Suns, all at 14%, have the best chance of landing presumptive No. 1 pick Zion Williamson , and the Knicks "winning the opportunity to select Zion would be a dream financial scenario for him." Former footwear exec Sonny Vaccaro said it would be "one of the greatest marketing opportunities, ever," as an endorser "can't do in Phoenix what they can do" in N.Y. or L.A. Adidas and Nike are the "two obvious suitors" to sign Williamson as an endorser. But "long shots Under Armour, Puma and New Balance could get involved," and Anta is a "deep-pocketed wild card" ( SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 5/13 ).
The chart below lists each lottery team's representative tonight in Chicago:
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TEAM
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REPRESENTATIVE(S)
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LINK TO TEAM
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Knicks
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Patrick Ewing
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Former player
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Cavaliers
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Nick Gilbert
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Son of Owner Dan Gilbert
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Suns
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DeAndre Ayton
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Current player
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Bulls
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Horace Grant
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Special Advisor
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Hawks
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Jami Gertz
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Wife of Chair Tony Ressler
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Wizards
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Raul Fernandez
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Vice Chair
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Pelicans
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Alvin Gentry
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Coach
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Grizzlies
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Elliot Perry
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Investor
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Mavericks
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Cynthia Marshall
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CEO
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T'Wolves
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Gersson Rosas
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President of
Basketball Operations |
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Lakers
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Kyle Kuzma
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Current player
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Hornets
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James Borrego
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Coach
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Heat
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Alonzo Mourning
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VP/Player Programs
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76ers*
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Chris Heck
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President
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Celtics*
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Rich Gotham
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President
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| *conditional picks from Kings | ||
