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04-22-2005, 07:57 PM
TIES BROKEN FOR NBA DRAFT 2005 ORDER OF SELECTION
Five ties among teams that finished the 2004-05 regular season with identical records were broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2005, which will be held on Tuesday, June 28, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The drawings were conducted live on NBA TV earlier today at the St. Regis Hotel in New York by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations.
The results of the random drawings:
(18-64) New Orleans won a tie-breaker with Charlotte
(33-49) Toronto won a tie-breaker with New York
(34-48) Golden State won a tie-breaker with the Los Angeles Lakers
(45-37) Boston won a tie-breaker over Memphis and Washington; Memphis
then won a tie-breaker with Washington
(59-23) San Antonio won a tie-breaker with Miami
2005 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):
Team/ Record/Lottery Chances
(out of 1,000)
Atlanta 13-69 250
New Orleans 18-64 178
Charlotte 18-64 177
Utah 26-56 119
Portland 27-55 88
Milwaukee 30-52 63
Toronto 33-49 36
New York 33-49 35
Golden State 34-48 14
LA Lakers 34-48 14
Orlando 36-46 8
LA Clippers 37-45 7
Cleveland (To Charlotte via Phoenix) 42-40 6
Minnesota 44-38 5
The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows:
15. New Jersey 42-40
16. Philadelphia (To Toronto via Denver and New Jersey) 43-39
17. Indiana 44-38
18. Boston 45-37
19. Memphis 45-37
20. Washington (To Denver via Orlando) 45-37
21. Chicago (To Phoenix) 47-35
22. Denver 49-33
23. Sacramento 50-32
24. Houston 51-31
25. Seattle 52-30
26. Detroit 54-28
27. Dallas (To Utah) 58-24
28. San Antonio 59-23
29. Miami 59-23
30. Phoenix (To New York via San Antonio) 62-20
2005 Second Round
31. Atlanta
32/33.* Charlotte (To LA Clippers)
32/33.* New Orleans
34. Utah
35. Portland
36. Milwaukee
37/38.* New York (To LA Lakers via Atlanta and Charlotte)
37/38.* Toronto (Pick may be conveyed to Orlando)
39/40.* LA Lakers
39/40.* Golden State
41. Orlando (Pick may be conveyed to Golden State via New Jersey and LA Clippers or to Toronto)
42. LA Clippers (To Orlando or to Toronto via Orlando or to Golden State via New Jersey)
43. New Jersey
44. Cleveland (To Orlando)
45. Philadelphia (Pick may be conveyed to Detroit)
46. Indiana
47. Minnesota
48. Memphis (To Seattle)
49. Washington
50. Boston
51. Chicago (To Utah via Houston)
52. Denver
53. Sacramento (To Boston)
54. Houston (To New York)
55. Seattle
56. Detroit
57. Dallas (To Phoenix via New Orleans)
58. Miami (To Toronto)
59. San Antonio (To Atlanta)
60. Phoenix (To Utah)
*Teams that finished the regular season with identical records will select in the second round in the reverse of the order in which they select in the first round, provided, that if more than two teams are tied, then, as among the tied teams, each tied team will select one position earlier than it selected in the first round, except that the tied team that selected earliest in the first round shall, among the tied teams, select latest in the second round.
Five ties among teams that finished the 2004-05 regular season with identical records were broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2005, which will be held on Tuesday, June 28, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The drawings were conducted live on NBA TV earlier today at the St. Regis Hotel in New York by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations.
The results of the random drawings:
(18-64) New Orleans won a tie-breaker with Charlotte
(33-49) Toronto won a tie-breaker with New York
(34-48) Golden State won a tie-breaker with the Los Angeles Lakers
(45-37) Boston won a tie-breaker over Memphis and Washington; Memphis
then won a tie-breaker with Washington
(59-23) San Antonio won a tie-breaker with Miami
2005 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):
Team/ Record/Lottery Chances
(out of 1,000)
Atlanta 13-69 250
New Orleans 18-64 178
Charlotte 18-64 177
Utah 26-56 119
Portland 27-55 88
Milwaukee 30-52 63
Toronto 33-49 36
New York 33-49 35
Golden State 34-48 14
LA Lakers 34-48 14
Orlando 36-46 8
LA Clippers 37-45 7
Cleveland (To Charlotte via Phoenix) 42-40 6
Minnesota 44-38 5
The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows:
15. New Jersey 42-40
16. Philadelphia (To Toronto via Denver and New Jersey) 43-39
17. Indiana 44-38
18. Boston 45-37
19. Memphis 45-37
20. Washington (To Denver via Orlando) 45-37
21. Chicago (To Phoenix) 47-35
22. Denver 49-33
23. Sacramento 50-32
24. Houston 51-31
25. Seattle 52-30
26. Detroit 54-28
27. Dallas (To Utah) 58-24
28. San Antonio 59-23
29. Miami 59-23
30. Phoenix (To New York via San Antonio) 62-20
2005 Second Round
31. Atlanta
32/33.* Charlotte (To LA Clippers)
32/33.* New Orleans
34. Utah
35. Portland
36. Milwaukee
37/38.* New York (To LA Lakers via Atlanta and Charlotte)
37/38.* Toronto (Pick may be conveyed to Orlando)
39/40.* LA Lakers
39/40.* Golden State
41. Orlando (Pick may be conveyed to Golden State via New Jersey and LA Clippers or to Toronto)
42. LA Clippers (To Orlando or to Toronto via Orlando or to Golden State via New Jersey)
43. New Jersey
44. Cleveland (To Orlando)
45. Philadelphia (Pick may be conveyed to Detroit)
46. Indiana
47. Minnesota
48. Memphis (To Seattle)
49. Washington
50. Boston
51. Chicago (To Utah via Houston)
52. Denver
53. Sacramento (To Boston)
54. Houston (To New York)
55. Seattle
56. Detroit
57. Dallas (To Phoenix via New Orleans)
58. Miami (To Toronto)
59. San Antonio (To Atlanta)
60. Phoenix (To Utah)
*Teams that finished the regular season with identical records will select in the second round in the reverse of the order in which they select in the first round, provided, that if more than two teams are tied, then, as among the tied teams, each tied team will select one position earlier than it selected in the first round, except that the tied team that selected earliest in the first round shall, among the tied teams, select latest in the second round.