NEW YORK (AP) — With their new owner sitting front row, the New Jersey Nets will have the best chance to win the NBA draft lottery.
They could sure use the help.
Mikhail Prokhorov will represent the Nets on stage Tuesday night in Secaucus, N.J. for the lottery, which his team has a 25 percent chance of winning after finishing with a league-worst 12-70 record.
Kentucky freshman point guard John Wall is considered the top prize in this year’s class, with player of the year Evan Turner of Ohio State also expected to go high.
Team president Rod Thorn says the Nets will get a good player no matter where they end up, but adds, “You always want to get as high as you can, because the higher you get, the more leverage it gives you.”
