The NBA needed to settle several tie breakers before this year’s May 14 lottery, and the Boston Celtics were pretty unlucky.
The C’s were involved in four tiebreakers to decide their picks in the 2019 NBA Draft, and well, it didn’t exactly go their way.
First, Boston was up against the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 21st pick.
The winner is Oklahoma City. So OKC will pick 21st, and Boston will pick 22nd. https://t.co/Ro7npVX6W7
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 12, 2019
There was a three-way tie for the 18th pick between the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers pick will go to Boston.
And the winner is Indiana, and then San Antonio. So Indiana will pick 18th, San Antonio will pick 19th and Boston will pick 20th. https://t.co/LlrRGdla1t
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 12, 2019
Then came the Sacramento Kings pick. If the Celtics beat out the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets, they’d pick 12th. But this didn’t go in Boston’s favor, either.
Charlotte will pick 12th, Miami will pick 13th and Boston will pick 14th. Celtics now 3-3 on worst possible outcomes from tiebreakers with one to go. https://t.co/o8TCNZJxvO
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 12, 2019
The last tiebreaker the Green was involved in was the Memphis Grizzlies’ pick. If the pick fell within the top eight, it would be protected.
And the winners are: New Orleans seventh, Memphis eighth and Dallas ninth. As of now, Memphis would keep its pick, which should be a win for Boston. https://t.co/fjcyntjArG
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 12, 2019
So after all that, here is the pre-lottery 2019 Draft order:
The (pre-lottery) NBA Draft order is:
1 NYK
2 CLE
3 PHX
4 CHI
5 ATL
6 WASH
7 NOLA
8 MEM
9 DAL (ATL)
10 MIN
11 LAL
12 CHA
13 MIA
14 SAC (BOS)
15 DET
16 ORL
17 BKN
18 IND
19 SAS
20 LAC (BOS)
21 OKC
22 BOS
23 UTH
24 PHI
25 PDX
26 HOU (CLE)
27 BKN (DEN)
28 GSW
29 SAS (TOR)
30 MKE— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 12, 2019
This year’s draft is June 20 at Barclays Center.
