The Toronto Raptors got the top choice, followed by the Chicago Bulls, who got the pick from the New York Knicks. Charlotte gets to draft third, then Portland, followed by Atlanta.
The draft order from number six through number 10 will be Minnesota, Boston, Houston, Golden State and Seattle.
The Hawks were considered to have the fourth-best chance of drawing the Number One pick in the draft and were guaranteed to get no lower than Number Seven.
The Hawks drew the Number Two pick in the lottery last year and drafted forward Marvin Williams of North Carolina.
The Hawks improved from 13 wins in 2004-05 to 26 wins this season despite criticism that general manager Billy Knight should have drafted point guard Chris Paul, the overwhelming choice as N-B-A rookie of the year.
Point guard remains an obvious need for the Hawks this year. Knight has said he will again take the best player available instead of drafting to bolster a weak position. He says the Hawks can use free agency to add a player.
First Round
1. Toronto
2. Chicago (from New York)
3. Charlotte
4. Portland
5. Atlanta
6. Minnesota
7. Boston
8. Houston
9. Golden State
10. Seattle
11. Orlando
12. New Orleans
13. Philadelphia
14. Utah
15. New Orleans (from Milwaukee)
16. Chicago
17. Indiana
18. Washington
19. Sacramento
20. New York (from Denver through Toronto and New Jersey)
21. Phoenix (from L.A. Lakers through Atlanta and Boston)
22. New Jersey (from L.A. Clippers through Denver and Orlando)
23. New Jersey
24. Memphis
25. Cleveland
26. L.A. Lakers (from Miami)
27. Phoenix
28. Dallas
29. New York (from San Antonio)
20. Portland (from Detroit through Utah)
Second Round
31. Portland
32. Houston (from New York)
33. L.A. Clippers (from Charlotte)
34. Atlanta
35. Toronto
36. Boston
37. Minnesota
38. Milwaukee (from Houston)
39. Golden State
40. Seattle
41. Orlando
42. New Orleans
43. Cleveland (from Philadelphia)
44. Orlando (from Milwaukee through Cleveland)
45. Indiana
46. Utah (from Chicago through Houston)
47. Utah
48. Washington
49. Denver
50. Orlando (from Sacramento through Utah)
51. L.A. Lakers
52. L.A. Clippers
53. Seattle (from Memphis)
54. New Jersey
55. Cleveland
56. Toronto (from Miami through New Orleans and Boston)
57. Minnesota (from Phoenix)
58. Dallas
59. San Antonio
60. Detroit
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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