The NBA Draft Lottery will take place tonight (May 19th) on ESPN at 8:30pm
Here are some of the basic rules.
2015 NBA Draft Lottery Probabilities
Team Record Chances 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick
Minnesota 16-66 250 25.00% 21.51% 17.77%
New York 17-65 199 19.90% 18.81% 17.12%
Philadelphia 18-64 156 15.60% 15.74% 15.59%
L.A. Lakers 1 21-61 119 11.90% 12.60% 13.30%
Orlando 25-57 88 8.80% 9.66% 10.68%
Sacramento 29-53 63 6.30% 7.10% 8.12%
Denver 30-52 43 4.30% 4.94% 5.79%
Detroit 32-50 28 2.80% 3.26% 3.89%
Charlotte 33-49 17 1.70% 2.00% 2.41%
Miami 2 37-45 11 1.10% 1.30% 1.58%
Indiana 38-44 8 0.80% 0.95% 1.15%
Utah 38-44 7 0.70% 0.83% 1.01%
Phoenix 39-43 6 0.60% 0.71% 0.87%
Oklahoma City 45-37 5 0.50% 0.59% 0.73%
2015 FIRST-ROUND ORDER
The teams entered in the lottery are as follows (note: the first three picks in the Draft will be determined by the lottery and the remainder of the "lottery teams" will select in positions 4 through 14 in inverse order of their consolidated standings at the end of the regular season):
Minnesota 16-66 (.195) [250 = number of chances in Draft Lottery]
New York 17-65 (.207) [199]
Philadelphia 18-64 (.220) [156]
L.A. Lakers* 21-61 (.256) [119]
Orlando 25-57 (.305) [88]
Sacramento 29-53 (.354) [63]
Denver 30-52 (.366) [43]
Detroit 32-50 (.390) [28]
Charlotte 33-49 (.402) [17]
Miami** 37-45 (.451) [11]
Indiana 38-44 (.463) [8]
Utah 38-44 (.463) [7]
Phoenix 39-43 (.476) [6]
Oklahoma City 45-37 (.549) [5]
The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows:
15. Brooklyn*** 38-44 (.463)
16. Boston 40-42 (.488)
17. Milwaukee 41-41 (.500)
18. New Orleans (To Houston) 45-37 (.549)
19. Washington 46-36 (.561)
20. Toronto 49-33 (.598)
21. Dallas 50-32 (.610)
22. Chicago^ 50-32 (.610)
23. Portland 51-31 (.622)
24. Cleveland^^ 53-29 (.646)
25. Memphis 55-27 (.671)
26. San Antonio 55-27 (.671)
27. Houston (To L.A. Lakers) 56-26 (.683)
28. L.A. Clippers (To Boston) 56-26 (.683)
29. Atlanta^^^ 60-22 (.732)
30. Golden State 67-15 (.817)
* This pick may be conveyed to Philadelphia via Phoenix.
** This pick may be conveyed to Philadelphia via Cleveland.
*** This pick may be conveyed to Atlanta.
^ This pick may be conveyed to Cleveland.
^^ This pick may be conveyed to Chicago.
^^^ This pick may be conveyed to Brooklyn.
2015 SECOND-ROUND ORDER
31. Minnesota
32. New York (To Houston)
33. Philadelphia(To Boston via Miami)
34. L.A. Lakers
35. Orlando (To Philadelphia)
36. Sacramento (To Minnesota via Houston)
37. Denver (To Philadelphia via Houston, Portland and Minnesota)
38. Detroit
39. Charlotte
40. Miami
41. Brooklyn
42/43. Utah#
42/43. Indiana#
44. Phoenix
45. Boston
46. Milwaukee
47. New Orleans (To Philadelphia via Washington and LA Clippers)
48. Oklahoma City
49. Washington
50. Toronto (To Atlanta)
51. Chicago (To Orlando)
52. Dallas
53. Portland (To Cleveland via Chicago and Denver)
54. Cleveland (To Utah)
55. San Antonio
56. Memphis (To New Orleans)
57. L.A. Clippers (To Denver)
58. Houston (To Philadelphia)
59. Atlanta
60. Golden State (To Philadelphia via Indiana)
• Please note that the teams that finished the regular season with identical records will select in the second round in inverse order of the order in which they select in the first round.
# With respect to the tie between the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz (38-44; 0.463 pct.): since the order of selection in the first round for this set of teams may change based on the results of the Draft Lottery, the order of selection in the second round cannot be determined until after the Draft Lottery is conducted (on May 19, 2015).
Here are some of the basic rules.
The actual Lottery procedure will take place in a separate room just prior to the national broadcast on ESPN. Select media members, NBA officials and representatives of the participating teams and the accounting firm of Ernst & Young will be in attendance for the drawing.
Fourteen ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 will be placed in a lottery machine. There are 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of 14, without regard to their order of selection. Prior to the lottery, 1,000 of those 1,001 combinations will be assigned to the 14 participating lottery teams.
The lottery machine is manufactured by the Smart Play Company, a leading manufacturer of state lottery machines throughout the United States. Smart Play also weighs, measures and certifies the ping-pong balls prior to the drawing.
The drawing process occurs in the following manner: All 14 balls are placed in the lottery machine and they are mixed for 20 seconds; then the first ball is removed. The remaining balls are mixed in the lottery machine for another 10 seconds, and then second ball is drawn. There is a 10-second mix, and then the third ball is drawn. There is a 10-second mix, and then the fourth ball is drawn. The team that has been assigned that combination will receive the number one pick. The same process is repeated with the same ping-pong balls and lottery machine for the second pick and then again for the third pick.
If the same team comes up more than once, the result is discarded and another 4-ball combination is selected. Also, if the one unassigned combination is drawn, the balls are drawn to the top again.
The length of time the balls are mixed is monitored by a timekeeper who faces away from the machine and signals the machine operator after the appropriate amount of time has elapsed.
The Minnesota Timberwolves finished the season with the NBA's worst record (16-66), so they will be assigned the first 250 combinations. The Oklahoma City Thunder, the best team in the lottery at 45-37, will have only five combinations out of 1,000.
The order of selection for the teams that do not win one of the top three picks will be determined by inverse order of their regular-season record. Thus, Minnesota can pick no lower than fourth, New York (17-65) no lower than fifthand Philadelphia (18-64) no lower than sixth.
2015 NBA Draft Lottery Probabilities
Team Record Chances 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick
Minnesota 16-66 250 25.00% 21.51% 17.77%
New York 17-65 199 19.90% 18.81% 17.12%
Philadelphia 18-64 156 15.60% 15.74% 15.59%
L.A. Lakers 1 21-61 119 11.90% 12.60% 13.30%
Orlando 25-57 88 8.80% 9.66% 10.68%
Sacramento 29-53 63 6.30% 7.10% 8.12%
Denver 30-52 43 4.30% 4.94% 5.79%
Detroit 32-50 28 2.80% 3.26% 3.89%
Charlotte 33-49 17 1.70% 2.00% 2.41%
Miami 2 37-45 11 1.10% 1.30% 1.58%
Indiana 38-44 8 0.80% 0.95% 1.15%
Utah 38-44 7 0.70% 0.83% 1.01%
Phoenix 39-43 6 0.60% 0.71% 0.87%
Oklahoma City 45-37 5 0.50% 0.59% 0.73%
2015 FIRST-ROUND ORDER
The teams entered in the lottery are as follows (note: the first three picks in the Draft will be determined by the lottery and the remainder of the "lottery teams" will select in positions 4 through 14 in inverse order of their consolidated standings at the end of the regular season):
Minnesota 16-66 (.195) [250 = number of chances in Draft Lottery]
New York 17-65 (.207) [199]
Philadelphia 18-64 (.220) [156]
L.A. Lakers* 21-61 (.256) [119]
Orlando 25-57 (.305) [88]
Sacramento 29-53 (.354) [63]
Denver 30-52 (.366) [43]
Detroit 32-50 (.390) [28]
Charlotte 33-49 (.402) [17]
Miami** 37-45 (.451) [11]
Indiana 38-44 (.463) [8]
Utah 38-44 (.463) [7]
Phoenix 39-43 (.476) [6]
Oklahoma City 45-37 (.549) [5]
The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows:
15. Brooklyn*** 38-44 (.463)
16. Boston 40-42 (.488)
17. Milwaukee 41-41 (.500)
18. New Orleans (To Houston) 45-37 (.549)
19. Washington 46-36 (.561)
20. Toronto 49-33 (.598)
21. Dallas 50-32 (.610)
22. Chicago^ 50-32 (.610)
23. Portland 51-31 (.622)
24. Cleveland^^ 53-29 (.646)
25. Memphis 55-27 (.671)
26. San Antonio 55-27 (.671)
27. Houston (To L.A. Lakers) 56-26 (.683)
28. L.A. Clippers (To Boston) 56-26 (.683)
29. Atlanta^^^ 60-22 (.732)
30. Golden State 67-15 (.817)
* This pick may be conveyed to Philadelphia via Phoenix.
** This pick may be conveyed to Philadelphia via Cleveland.
*** This pick may be conveyed to Atlanta.
^ This pick may be conveyed to Cleveland.
^^ This pick may be conveyed to Chicago.
^^^ This pick may be conveyed to Brooklyn.
2015 SECOND-ROUND ORDER
31. Minnesota
32. New York (To Houston)
33. Philadelphia(To Boston via Miami)
34. L.A. Lakers
35. Orlando (To Philadelphia)
36. Sacramento (To Minnesota via Houston)
37. Denver (To Philadelphia via Houston, Portland and Minnesota)
38. Detroit
39. Charlotte
40. Miami
41. Brooklyn
42/43. Utah#
42/43. Indiana#
44. Phoenix
45. Boston
46. Milwaukee
47. New Orleans (To Philadelphia via Washington and LA Clippers)
48. Oklahoma City
49. Washington
50. Toronto (To Atlanta)
51. Chicago (To Orlando)
52. Dallas
53. Portland (To Cleveland via Chicago and Denver)
54. Cleveland (To Utah)
55. San Antonio
56. Memphis (To New Orleans)
57. L.A. Clippers (To Denver)
58. Houston (To Philadelphia)
59. Atlanta
60. Golden State (To Philadelphia via Indiana)
• Please note that the teams that finished the regular season with identical records will select in the second round in inverse order of the order in which they select in the first round.
# With respect to the tie between the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz (38-44; 0.463 pct.): since the order of selection in the first round for this set of teams may change based on the results of the Draft Lottery, the order of selection in the second round cannot be determined until after the Draft Lottery is conducted (on May 19, 2015).
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