Detroit Pistons win top pick in 2021 NBA draft lottery; Houston Rockets get No. 2

The Thunder were the only team that had a chance to land two top-five selections if they received Houston's pick, which would have happened if the Rockets didn't move up in the draft.Ultimately, Houston got lucky, leaving the Thunder with their own pick -- sixth overall -- in addition to Boston's 16th overall selection, which they picked up in last week's trade that sent Al Horford back to the Celtics for Kemba Walker, and Miami's 18th overall selection, as they continue to rebuild around emerging star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.The Timberwolves knew they would be giving up their pick either this year -- if they stayed outside the top three picks -- or an unprotected pick next season if they did not.They wound up paying that debt this season, meaning Golden State will have two lottery picks this year -- the seventh overall selection from Minnesota, plus its own pick at 14th overall. Along with center James Wiseman, last year's second overall selection, the Warriors will hope they can either get a couple of players to help build a long-term bridge to a future beyond Golden State's Big Three of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, or potentially give them the ammunition to make immediate upgrades after missing the playoffs the past two seasons.Warriors general manager Bob Myers said he believes Curry, Thompson and Green would be comfortable with the possibility of adding two rookies to the roster, citing former Warriors forward Harrison Barnes' contributions as a rookie after being the team's seventh pick in 2012."I hope they trust that we have a sense of what we are doing.