The bulk of the 2024-25 NBA Draft order was determined on the final day of the NBA regular season. At that point, most of the teams that missed the playoffs were locked into their lottery slots while most of the teams that made it were locked into their actual draft positions. And after the NBA announced various tiebreakers on Monday, we have most of the 2025 draft order settled.
When the regular season ended, we knew that the three teams sharing the best odds for the No. 1 pick and the right to draft Cooper Flagg — who officially declared for the draft on Monday — were the Jazz, Wizards and Hornets, but now, the back half of the first round is set and the end of the lottery is mostly in place as well.
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When two teams in the lottery are tied, they split the lottery odds of the two slots in half and share them. A random drawing then determines who gets the higher overall slot, which is where the teams are ordered after the top four are determined. When two playoff teams are tied, however, the league just holds a random drawing to determine who gets the better pick.
As a result of the Play-In Tournament, the Bulls and Mavericks split the lottery odds at No. 11 and No. 12, with a random drawing determining who winds up in each position. The same thing occurs at No. 13 and No. 14, but with a slight twist. Atlanta’s original pick belongs to San Antonio thanks to the Dejounte Murray trade. However, Atlanta gets Sacramento’s pick if it lands at No. 13 or later.
Here are the results of the five tiebreaker drawings, which were conducted on Monday.
The Suns won a tiebreaker with the Trail BlazersThe Mavericks won a tiebreaker with the BullsThe Kings won a tiebreaker with the HawksThe Grizzlies won a three-way…..
