The Celtics earned consecutive victories over three Western Conference opponents without playing a game.
According to WEEI.com, the C's on Friday won a four-way tiebreaker with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs to capture the 19th overall pick in this year's NBA draft.
The four teams finished the regular season with identical 50-32 records, so NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson used a random drawing to determine their draft order. In addition to owning the 19th overall selection, Boston owns the 52nd overall pick.
The NBA draft lottery will take place May 18 in Secaucus, N.J., to determine the order of the first 14 picks in the draft. Each lottery team failed to make the NBA playoffs, and the New Jersey Nets, the team with the worst regular-season record (12-70), have the best chance of landing the top overall pick.
The 2010 NBA draft will be held June 24 at The Wamu Theater at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Check out the draft order for selections 15-60 below:
First Round
15. Chicago (To Milwaukee)
16. Charlotte (To Minnesota via Denver)
17. Milwaukee (To Chicago)
18. Miami
19. Boston
20. San Antonio
21. Oklahoma City
22. Portland
23. Utah (To Minnesota via Philadelphia)
24. Atlanta
25. Denver (To Memphis)
26. Phoenix (To Oklahoma City)
27. Dallas (To New Jersey)
28. LA Lakers (To Memphis)
29. Orlando
30. Cleveland (To Washington)
Second Round
31. New Jersey
32. Minnesota (To Oklahoma City)
33. Sacramento
34/35. Washington
34/35. Golden State
36/37. Detroit
36/37. Philadelphia (To Milwaukee)
38/39. New York
38/39. LA Clippers (To New York via Denver)
40. Indiana
41. New Orleans (To Miami)
42/43. Toronto (To Miami)
42/43. Memphis (To LA Lakers)
44. Chicago (To Portland)
45. Houston (To Minnesota)
46. Charlotte (To Phoenix)
47. Milwaukee
48. Miami
49. San Antonio
50. Oklahoma City (To Dallas)
51. Portland (To Oklahoma City via Dallas and Minnesota)
52. Boston
53. Atlanta
54. Denver (To LA Clippers)
55. Utah
56. Phoenix (To Minnesota)
57. Dallas
58. LA Lakers
59. Orlando
60. Cleveland (To Phoenix)
