All hail Bradley Beal! The Wizards' second-year man proved to be the good luck charm, allowing the Washington Wizards to move up to the No. 3 selection in the 2013 NBA Draft. While the Wizards lost the No. 1 pick to the soon-to-be-rival Cleveland Cavaliers, the Wizards will now have their choice of a number of blue-chip prospects in this draft.
The Cavaliers will have the No. 1 pick, followed by the Orlando Magic. Here is the NBA Draft order.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Orlando Magic
3. Washington Wizards
4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Phoenix Suns
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Utah Jazz
The Wizards had just a 12.4-percent chance of moving into the top three, so this is a major victory. While the Wizards may not win Nerlens Noel, they have ensured that they will be able to draft one of Otto Porter, Victor Oladipo or Ben McLemore, in addition to any other combination of players. Those players will help the Wizards next season.
Washington also possesses the No. 38 and No. 54 picks in the second round. Let the real work begin.
More BF draft coverage:
• Scouting reports: Trey Burke | Anthony Bennett | Alex Len | Nerlens Noel | Otto Porter | Ben McLemore | Shabazz Muhammad.