Jan 26, 2013; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Nerlens Noel (3) during the game against the LSU Tigers in the second half at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated LSU 75-70. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

The Cleveland Cavaliers, for the second time in the last three years, win the number one  pick in the NBA Draft lottery. The Orlando Magic get the second pick followed by the Washington Wizards.

The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the (NBA) in which the teams who had missed the playoffs in the previous season, or teams who hold the draft rights of another team that missed the playoffs in the previous season.

The Los Angeles Clippers will not have a pick in the first 14 picks but will select 25th in the June 27th 2013 NBA Draft.

Draft Lottery Results:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Orlando Magic
3. Washington Wizards
4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Phoenix Suns
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Toronto)
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Utah Jazz

Possible Players at #1

PF Nerlens Noel – Kentucky/PF

SG Ben McLemore  - Kansas/SG

PG Trey Burke – Michigan/PG

My Top 5 Mock Draft

1. Cavaliers, Nerlens Noel, Kentucky, PF, 6-11, 220: The Cavaliers’ medical staff is now on the clock. Cleveland won’t have Noels until at least Christmas

2. Magic, Ben McLemore, Kansas, SG, 6-4, 195: McLemore is the second-best prospect in the NBA Draft. Have another bad season and draft top 3 next season with a much better draft.

3. Wizards, Otto Porter, Georgetown, SF, 6-8, 200: Porter is coming off a season as the Big East Player of the Year.

4. Bobcats, Trey Burke, Michigan, PG, 6-1, 175: Best PG in the draft hands down, it’s a no brainer for MJ.

5. Suns, Anthony Bennett, UNLV, PF, 6-7, 240: An undersized power forward who can play some small forward. He is also dealing with injury.

25. Clippers, Erick Green, Virginia Tech, PG, 6’3, 180

The Los Angeles Clippers will take their six game winning streak on the road this week, stopping in Chicago starting tomorrow night, and continuing through Charlotte, Milwaukee, and Detroit before returning home to play the New Orleans Hornets on December 19th.

The Bulls are currently riding a three game winning streak, with an impressive win over the Knicks on Sunday, and occupy first place in the Central Conference at 11-8. Joachim Noah registered a historic 30 points, 23 rebound performance in a win over Detroit last Thursday, and Luol Deng provides a solid 18ppg in his league tops 41.2 minutes per game. The Bulls are very tough, defensively and are 6-5 on their home floor. The Clippers easily defeated the Bulls at Staples back on November 17th, 101-80.

Charlotte seems to have come back to earth after a strong start, battling a seven game losing streak after starting strong at 7-5. While two of those defeats were blowouts at the hands of Oklahoma City and San Antonio, the Bobcats played the NY Knicks tough before falling on a last second jump shot by J.R. Smith in a heart breaker.  Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is making a strong case for Rookie of the Year with his 10ppg and strong play, overall, while PG Kemba Walker leads the team with just over 17 ppg and 6 assists. The Clippers defeated the Bobcats both in both meetings last season.

Milwaukee sits just behind Chicago in the Central Division at 10-9. Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis (traded to the Bucks last season for Andrew Bogut) lead the Bucks with 17 and 18ppg, respectively, and the Clippers will have to contend with outside shooting specialist Mike Dunleavy, who shoots over 40% from 3-point range (a known defensive weakness for the Clippers). The Bucks are still trying to cope with the steep drop in production from Ersan Ilyasova, who signed a 5-year, 40 million dollar contract last summer, but is hitting only 22% of his threes thus far.

The final game of this road trip ends in Detroit, who are 7-15 as of this writing. Detroit is actually quite good, defensively, holding opponents to only 42% shooting (4th in the league); however, the Pistons are definitely challenged when it comes to scoring, ranking 24th in offensive efficiency. Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight lead the team in scoring with only 15 and 14 points per game each, with 32 year old Tyshaun Prince following with just under 13 ppg.

Though we expect tough fight in at least two of these contests (Chicago and Milwaukee), we here at FullyClips are quite confident in a successful journey away from home. The “Lawler’s Law Enforcement Agency” will be the difference and we predict a solid 4-0 road sweep and an 18-6 record before avenging our earlier loss against New Orleans on December 19th back at Staples. Hope to see you all at the game!