Ties broken for order of selection in NBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm
NEW YORK – Four ties among teams with identical regular-season records were broken today through random drawings to determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm.
The drawings were conducted by NBA President, League Operations Byron Spruell at the NBA office in Secaucus, New Jersey. The tiebreaker process was overseen by Marc Dieli, a partner from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.
The results of the drawings:
• The Chicago Bulls (46-36) won a tiebreaker with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
• The Toronto Raptors (48-34) won a tiebreaker with the Denver Nuggets.
• The Philadelphia 76ers (51-31) won a tiebreaker with the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks. Second and third place in the tiebreaker drawings went to Milwaukee and Boston, respectively.
• The Miami Heat (53-29) won a tiebreaker with the Golden State Warriors.
NBA Draft Lottery 2022 presented by State Farm will be held on Tuesday, May 17 and air live on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET. NBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm will take place on Thursday, June 23.
Below is the order of selection for NBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm and the probability of being awarded the first overall draft pick for teams in NBA Draft Lottery 2022 presented by State Farm.
2022 FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER
Drawings will be conducted at NBA Draft Lottery 2022 presented by State Farm to determine the first four picks in NBA Draft 2022 presented by State Farm. The remainder of the Lottery teams will select in positions 5 through 14 in inverse order of their records in 2021-22 regular-season games. The teams entered in the NBA Draft Lottery and their probability of winning the Lottery are as follows:
|
TEAM |
RECORD |
WIN% |
LOTTERY PROBABILITY |
|
Houston |
20-62 |
.244 |
14.0% |
|
Orlando |
22-60 |
.268 |
14.0% |
|
Detroit |
23-59 |
.280 |
14.0% |
|
Oklahoma City |
24-58 |
.293 |
12.5% |
|
Indiana |
25-57 |
.305 |
10.5% |
|
Portland |
27-55 |
.329 |
9.0% |
|
Sacramento |
30-52 |
.366 |
7.5% |
|
Los Angeles Lakers1 |
33-49 |
.402 |
6.0% |
|
San Antonio |
34-48 |
.415 |
4.5% |
|
Washington |
35-47 |
.427 |
3.0% |
|
New York |
37-45 |
.451 |
2.0% |
|
LA Clippers (to Oklahoma City) |
42-40 |
.512 |
1.5% |
|
Charlotte |
43-39 |
.524 |
1.0% |
|
Cleveland |
44-38 |
.537 |
0.5% |
The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows:
|
|
TEAM |
RECORD |
WIN% |
|
15. |
New Orleans (to Charlotte) |
36-46 |
.439 |
|
16. |
Atlanta |
43-39 |
.524 |
|
17. |
Brooklyn (to Houston) |
44-38 |
.537 |
|
18. |
Chicago |
46-36 |
.561 |
|
19. |
Minnesota |
46-36 |
.561 |
|
20. |
Toronto (to San Antonio) |
48-34 |
.585 |
|
21. |
Denver |
48-34 |
.585 |
|
22. |
Utah (to Memphis) |
49-33 |
.598 |
|
23. |
Philadelphia2 |
51-31 |
.622 |
|
24. |
Milwaukee |
51-31 |
.622 |
|
25. |
Boston (to San Antonio) |
51-31 |
.622 |
|
26. |
Dallas |
52-30 |
.634 |
|
27. |
Miami |
53-29 |
.646 |
|
28. |
Golden State |
53-29 |
.646 |
|
29. |
Memphis |
56-26 |
.683 |
|
30. |
Phoenix (to Oklahoma City) |
64-18 |
.780 |
1 This pick will be conveyed either to New Orleans, or to Memphis via New Orleans
2 This pick may be conveyed to Brooklyn
2022 SECOND ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER
|
31. |
Houston (to Indiana via Cleveland) |
|
32. |
Orlando |
|
33. |
Detroit (to Toronto via San Antonio, Washington, and Chicago) |
|
34. |
Oklahoma City |
|
35. |
Indiana (to Orlando via Milwaukee) |
|
36. |
Portland |
|
37. |
Sacramento |
|
38. |
Los Angeles Lakers (to San Antonio via Chicago and Washington) |
|
39. |
San Antonio (to Cleveland via Utah) |
|
40. |
Washington (to Minnesota via Cleveland) |
|
41. |
New Orleans |
|
42. |
New York |
|
43. |
LA Clippers |
|
44. |
Atlanta |
|
45. |
Charlotte |
|
46. |
Brooklyn (to Detroit) |
|
47. |
Cleveland3 |
|
48. |
Minnesota |
|
49. |
Chicago (to Sacramento via Memphis and Detroit) |
|
50. |
Denver (to Minnesota via Philadelphia) |
|
51. |
Toronto (to Golden State via Philadelphia) |
|
52. |
Utah (to New Orleans) |
|
53. |
Boston |
|
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Milwaukee (forfeited) |
|
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Philadelphia (to Miami via Denver; forfeited by Miami) |
|
54. |
Dallas (to Washington) |
|
55. |
Golden State |
|
56. |
Miami (to Cleveland via Indiana) |
|
57. |
Memphis (to Portland via Utah) |
|
58. |
Phoenix (to Indiana) |
3 This pick will be conveyed either to New Orleans via Atlanta, or to Memphis via New Orleans and Atlanta