主條目：NBA樂透抽籤

選秀的前14個簽位歸屬於未能進入2017年NBA季後賽的球隊；它們之間的選秀順序是根據樂透抽籤決定。樂透抽籤會決定首輪前三個選秀名額的分配，首輪其他順位以及第二輪選秀順序都是按照前一個賽季中各隊勝負記錄逆序分配。

選秀的抽籤儀式於2016年5月16日舉行[12]。

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實際抽籤結果

球隊

2016–17戰績

抽中狀元籤簽的機會

Lottery probabilities

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

布魯克林籃網

20–62

250

.250

.215

.178

.357

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

鳳凰城太陽

24–58

199

.199

.188

.171

.319

.123

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

洛杉磯湖人

26–56

156

.156

.157

.156

.226

.265

.040

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

費城76人[2]

28–54

119

.119

.126

.133

.099

.350

.161

.013

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

奧蘭多魔術

29–53

88

.088

.097

.107

–

.261

.359

.084

.004

–

–

–

–

–

–

明尼蘇達灰狼

31–51

53

.053

.060

.070

–

–

.439

.331

.045

.001

–

–

–

–

–

紐約尼克

31–51

53

.053

.060

.070

–

–

–

.572

.226

.018

.000

–

–

–

–

沙加緬度國王[1]

32–50

28

.028

.033

.039

–

–

–

–

.725

.168

.008

.000

–

–

–

達拉斯獨行俠

33–49

17

.017

.020

.024

–

–

–

–

–

.813

.122

.004

.000

–

–

紐奧良鵜鶘[2]

34–48

11

.011

.013

.016

–

–

–

–

–

–

.870

.089

.002

.000

–

夏洛特黃蜂

36–46

8

.008

.009

.012

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

.907

.063

.001

.000

底特律活塞

37–45

7

.007

.008

.010

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

.935

.039

.000

丹佛金塊

40–42

6

.006

.007

.009

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

.960

.018

邁阿密熱火

41–41

5

.005

.006

.007

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

.982

^ 1: The Philadelphia 76ers exercised the option to swap first round picks with the Sacramento Kings after the names of the top three teams were revealed.

^ 2: The Sacramento Kings acquired the New Orleans Pelicans' first round pick because it fell outside of the top three.