NBA Draft 2018: Start time, TV, live stream, first and second round draft order
By Zac Snyder
The Detroit Pistons will have a quiet night in the 2018 NBA Draft after their first round pick was conveyed to the Los Angeles Clippers for Blake Griffin.
With a changing of the guard going on with the Detroit Pistons in the front office and in the coaching seats, the NBA Draft should be a big night for the franchise as it shifts course. Unfortunately, the Pistons find themselves without even their own first round draft pick as a result of last season’s trade that brought Blake Griffin over from the Los Angeles Clippers.
That picks was top-three protected but the Pistons had a slim chance of jumping that far up the draft board in the lottery. When the expected happen, the pick officially went from the Pistons to the Clippers, leaving the Pistons with just a second round pick – 42nd overall – to work with in this draft.
It doesn’t figure to be an exciting night for the Pistons as a result. It’s possible they could use some cash to move up but they don’t have the flexibility with their roster or cap situation to do anything drastic. The best hope will be for a high-upside pick to not only be available but to pan out in the long run.
Here is all the information you need to following the 2018 NBA Draft tonight.
2018 NBA Draft
Site: Barclay’s Center – Brooklyn, NY
Start time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Live stream: WatchESPN
First Round
| Pick | Team |
| 1 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2 | Sacramento Kings |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 5 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 6 | Orlando Magic |
| 7 | Chicago Bulls |
| 8 | Cleveland Cavaliers (via Nets) |
| 9 | New York Knicks |
| 10 | Philadelphia 76ers (via Lakers) |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers (via Pistons) |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 14 | Denver Nuggets |
| 15 | Washington Wizards |
| 16 | Phoenix Suns (via Heat) |
| 17 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 18 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 19 | Atlanta Hawks (via Timberwolves) |
| 20 | Minnesota Timberwolves (via Thunder) |
| 21 | Utah Jazz |
| 22 | Chicago Bulls (via Pelicans) |
| 23 | Indiana Pacers |
| 24 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 25 | Los Angeles Lakers (via Cavaliers) |
| 26 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 27 | Boston Celtics |
| 28 | Golden State Warriors |
| 29 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 30 | Atlanta Hawks (via Houston Rockets) |
Second Round
| Pick | Team |
| 31 | Phoenix Suns |
| 32 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 33 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 34 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 35 | Orlando Magic |
| 36 | Sacramento Kings |
| 37 | New York Knicks (via Bulls) |
| 38 | Philadelphia 76ers (via Nets) |
| 39 | Philadelphia 76ers (via Knicks) |
| 40 | Brooklyn Nets (via Lakers) |
| 41 | Orlando Magic (via Hornets) |
| 42 | Detroit Pistons |
| 43 | Denver Nuggets (via Clippers) |
| 44 | Washington Wizards |
| 45 | Brooklyn Nets (via Bucks) |
| 46 | Houston Rockets (via Heat) |
| 47 | Los Angeles Lakers (via Nuggets) |
| 48 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 49 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 50 | Indiana Pacers |
| 51 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 52 | Utah Jazz |
| 53 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 54 | Dallas Mavericks (via Trail Blazers) |
| 55 | Charlotte Hornets (via Cavaliers) |
| 56 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 57 | Oklahoma City Thunder (via Celtics) |
| 58 | Denver Nuggets (via Warriors) |
| 59 | Phoenix Suns (via Raptors) |
| 60 | Philadelphia 76ers (via Rockets) |