I’ll let TSN explain it:
The Raptors, who finished the season with the same record as the Bulls, lost the coin flip tie breaker with Chicago this afternoon — as a result, Toronto will pick 20th in the 2014 NBA Draft on June 26th. The Bulls will select 19th.
Last time we lost a coin flip we got Terrence Ross (over Harrison Barnes I always presumed), so this may not be so bad. Here are the 20th picks from the last 10 drafts:
| Year | Team | Player | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | CHI | Tony Snell | University of New Mexico |
| 2012 | DEN | Evan Fournier | |
| 2011 | MIN | Donatas Motiejunas | |
| 2010 | SAS | James Anderson | Oklahoma State University |
| 2009 | UTA | Eric Maynor | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 2008 | CHA | Alexis Ajinca | |
| 2007 | MIA | Jason Smith | Colorado State University |
| 2006 | NYK | Renaldo Balkman | University of South Carolina |
| 2005 | DEN | Julius Hodge | North Carolina State University |
| 2004 | DEN | Jameer Nelson | Saint Joseph’s University |
The guy currently slated to go 20th is K.J. McDaniels, a SF from Clemson, Junior who DX describes as:
K.J. McDaniels has emerged from obscurity to develop into one of the best all-around players in college basketball, helping his Clemson squad to a 8-6 record in the ACC thus far. McDaniels has been stuffing the stat sheet all season long, ranking very highly among top-100 prospects in a variety of categories, including points per-40 pace adjusted (6th overall), rebounding (4th among wing prospects), steals (4th among wings), and blocks (1st among wings and 8th overall).
