▁international ▁players ▁as ▁the ▁early ▁entry ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁draft . ▁ ▁A ▁player ▁who ▁has ▁h ired ▁an ▁agent ▁will ▁for fe it ▁his ▁remaining ▁college ▁el ig ibility , ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁he ▁is ▁draft ed . ▁Also , ▁while ▁the ▁C BA ▁allows ▁a ▁player ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁draft ▁twice , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁mand ates ▁that ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁has ▁declared ▁twice ▁los es ▁his ▁college ▁el ig ibility . ▁ ▁D raft ▁lot tery ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ 1 4 ▁pick s ▁in ▁the ▁draft ▁belong ▁to ▁teams ▁that ▁missed ▁the ▁play offs ; ▁the ▁order ▁will ▁be ▁determined ▁through ▁a ▁lot tery . ▁The ▁lot tery ▁will ▁determine ▁the ▁three ▁teams ▁that ▁will ▁obtain ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁pick s ▁on ▁the ▁draft . ▁The ▁remaining ▁first - round ▁pick s ▁and ▁the ▁second - round ▁pick s ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁teams ▁in ▁reverse ▁order ▁of ▁their ▁win - loss ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁As ▁it ▁is ▁common place ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁identical ▁win - loss ▁records , ▁the ▁NBA ▁performed ▁a ▁random ▁drawing ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁t ies ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁lot tery ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁Sec au cus , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers , ▁who ▁obtained ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C li ppers ' ▁first - round ▁draft ▁pick , ▁won ▁the ▁lot tery . ▁The ▁Cav