Tiebreakers among teams with identical regular-season records were broken on Monday through random drawings to determine the order for this year’s draft before the lottery.
The results are as follows, according to a press release from the league:
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Charlotte Hornets (No. 3) over Portland Trail Blazers (No. 4)
- Note: The Hornets will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Trail Blazers.
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Sacramento Kings (No. 13) over Golden State Warriors (No. 14)
- Note: The Kings will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Warriors.
- Note: The Warriors will send their pick to the Trail Blazers unless it moves into the top four.
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Philadelphia 76ers (No. 16) over Los Angeles Lakers (No. 17) over Orlando Magic (No. 18) over Indiana Pacers (No. 19)
- Note: The Pelicans have until June 1 to decide whether to acquire the Lakers’ pick or defer it to 2025.
- Note: The Pacers will send their pick to the Raptors.
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Milwaukee Bucks (No. 21) over Phoenix Suns (No. 22) over New Orleans Pelicans (No. 23)
- Note: The Pelicans will exercise their swap rights with the Bucks and move up to No. 21.
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Dallas Mavericks (No. 24) over New York Knicks (No. 25)
- Note: The Mavericks will send their pick to the Knicks.
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Denver Nuggets (No. 28) over Oklahoma City Thunder (No. 29)
- Note: The Thunder will send their pick to the Jazz.
While the tiebreaker winner will pick ahead of the loser(s) in the first round, that order will be flipped in the second round. For instance, the Pacers’ second-round pick (traded to the Clippers) will be at No. 46, followed by the Magic at No. 47, and the Lakers (traded to San Antonio) at No. 48. Philadelphia’s second-round pick (which would have been No. 49) is forfeited due a previous free agency violation.
For lottery teams that finished with identical records, the second-round order is still to be determined depending on the lottery results.
For example, if the Trail Blazers win the No. 1 overall pick on lottery night and Charlotte slips to No. 5, the Hornets’ pick in the second round would be at No. 33, while Portland’s would be at No. 34 (Charlotte has traded its second-rounder to Portland, however, while the Blazers have sent theirs to Milwaukee).
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