For just the second time in the last decade, the Pacers will take part in the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night (8:30 PM ET on ESPN). After losing in the new Play-In Tournament, Indiana enters this year's 14-team lottery with the 13th-best odds of securing the first overall pick.
The most likely scenario on Tuesday would be that the Pacers stay put and keep the 13th pick in the draft. That outcome has a 92.9 percent chance of occurring. Indiana does, however, have a 4.7 percent chance of jumping into the top four in the 2021 NBA Draft (scheduled for July 29), including a one-percent chance of snagging the top overall pick.