The Kings entered the draft lottery with just a 3.8 percent chance of their pick landing in the top four and thus conveying. Otherwise, they would owe it to the Atlanta Hawks as a result of the 2022 trade that landed them Kevin Huerter.

Recent days have emphasized how wobbly things are in the NBA's Eastern Conference. But with big-picture thoughts comes potential change.

Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and Craig Birnbach discuss the latest news surrounding the Portland Trail Blazers.

Knueppel met with Chicago (12th pick), Charlotte (fourth), Brooklyn (eighth, 19th, 26th and 27th), Atlanta (13th and 22nd) and Orlando (16th and 25th). In a recent NBA mock, Knueppel was projected to the New Orleans Pelicans at No. 7 overall.

McCain was the Sixers' first-round draft pick last season, and quickly blossomed into an early NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner before tearing his meniscus.