2023 NBA Draft

Ties broken for order of selection in 2023 NBA Draft presented by State Farm

The first 14 picks in the 2023 NBA Draft will be finalized after the NBA Draft Lottery on May 16

NEW YORK – Six ties among teams with identical regular-season records were broken today through random drawings to determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm.

The drawings were conducted by NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars at the NBA office in Secaucus, New Jersey. The tiebreaker process was overseen by Marie Dhimmar, a partner from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.

The results of the drawings:

  • The Houston Rockets (22-60) won a tiebreaker with the San Antonio Spurs.
  • The Indiana Pacers (35-47) won a tiebreaker with the Washington Wizards.
  • The Chicago Bulls (40-42) won a tiebreaker with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
  • The Miami Heat (44-38) won a tiebreaker with the Golden State Warriors and the LA Clippers. Second and third place in the tiebreaker drawings went to Golden State and the LA Clippers, respectively.
  • The Phoenix Suns (45-37) won a tiebreaker with the Brooklyn Nets.
  • The Memphis Grizzlies (51-31) won a tiebreaker with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

NBA Draft Lottery 2023 presented by State Farm will be held on Tuesday, May 16 and air live on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET. NBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm will take place on Thursday, June 22.

Below is the order of selection for NBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm and the probability of being awarded the first overall draft pick for teams in NBA Draft Lottery 2023 presented by State Farm.


2023 First Round

Drawings will be conducted at NBA Draft Lottery 2023 presented by State Farm to determine the first four picks in NBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm. The remainder of the Lottery teams will select in positions 5 through 14 in inverse order of their records in 2022-23 regular-season games. The teams entered in the NBA Draft Lottery and their probability of winning the Lottery are as follows:

Picks 1-14:

TEAM RECORD WIN% LOTTERY ODDS
Detroit 17-65 .207 14.0%
Houston 22-60 .268 14.0%
San Antonio 22-60 .268 14.0%
Charlotte 27-55 .329 12.5%
Portland 33-49 .402 10.5%
Orlando 34-48 .415 9.0%
Indiana 35-47 .427 6.8%
Washington 35-47 .427 6.7%
Utah 37-45 .451 4.5%
Dallas1 38-44 .463 3.0%
Chicago2 40-42 .488 1.8%
Oklahoma City 40-42 .488 1.7%
Toronto 41-41 .500 1.0%
New Orleans 42-40 .512 0.5%

 

Picks 15-30:

The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows:

        TEAM RECORD WIN%
15. Atlanta 41-41 .500
16. Minnesota (to Utah) 42-40 .512
17. Los Angeles Lakers 43-39 .524
18. Miami 44-38 .537
19. Golden State 44-38 .537
20. LA Clippers (to Houston) 44-38 .537
21. Phoenix (to Brooklyn) 45-37 .549
22. Brooklyn 45-37 .549
23. New York (to Portland) 47-35 .573
24. Sacramento 48-34 .585
25. Memphis 51-31 .622
26. Cleveland (to Indiana) 51-31 .622
27. Denver (to Charlotte via New York and Oklahoma City) 53-29 .646
28. Philadelphia (to Utah via Brooklyn) 54-28 .659
29. Boston (to Indiana) 57-25 .695
30. Milwaukee (to the LA Clippers via Houston) 58-24 .707

1 This pick may be conveyed to New York

2 This pick may be conveyed to Orlando


2023 Second Round

Picks 31-58:

31. Detroit
32/33. San Antonio
32/33. Houston3
34. Charlotte (to Charlotte via Philadelphia and Atlanta)
35. Portland4
36. Orlando
37/38. Washington (to Oklahoma City via New Orleans)
37/38. Indiana (to Sacramento)
39. Utah (to Charlotte via New York)
40. Dallas (to Denver via Oklahoma City)
41/42. Oklahoma City (to Charlotte via New York and Boston)
41/42. Chicago (to Washington via the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington)
43. Atlanta (to Portland)
44. Toronto (to San Antonio)
45. Minnesota (to Memphis)
46. New Orleans (to Atlanta)
47. Los Angeles Lakers
48. LA Clippers
49. Golden State (to Cleveland via Utah and New Orleans)
50. Miami5
51. Brooklyn
52. Phoenix
53. New York (to Minnesota via Charlotte)
54. Sacramento
55. Cleveland (to Indiana via Milwaukee and Detroit)
56. Memphis
Denver (to Chicago via Cleveland; forfeited by Chicago)
Philadelphia (forfeited)
57. Boston (to Washington via Charlotte)
58. Milwaukee

3 This pick will be conveyed to (a) Boston via Memphis, or (b) Indiana

4 This pick will be conveyed to (a) Boston via Atlanta, the LA Clippers, Detroit, and Cleveland, or (b) Oklahoma City via Boston, Atlanta, the LA Clippers, Detroit, and Cleveland

5 This pick will be conveyed to (a) Indiana via Houston, Memphis, and Dallas, or (b) Oklahoma City via Boston, Memphis, and Dallas

 

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