The NBA Draft Lottery is Tuesday, May 15 at 7:30 PM.
The Celtics receive the Lakers pick if it is #2 or #3, otherwise Philly gets the pick.
Odds of Top Picks
List of Teams That Moved Up From Outside Top 5 to Top 3
1990 Seattle #10 to #2 (3.6%)
1992 Charlotte #8 to #2 (7.1%)
1993 Orlando #11 to #1 (1.5%)
1993 Golden State #7 to #3 (8.6%)
1999 Charlotte #13 to #3 (0.7%)
2000 New Jersey #7 to #1 (4.4%)
2001 LA Clippers #8 to #2 (3.4%)
2003 Memphis #6 to #2 (7.2%)
2005 Milwaukee #6 to #1 (6.3%)
2007 Portland #7 to #1 (5.3%)
2008 Chicago #9 to #1 (1.7%)
2009 Memphis #6 to #2 (8.3%)
2010 Philadelphia #6 to #2 (6.0%)
2011 LA Clippers/Cleveland #8 to #1 (2.8%)
2013 Washington #8 to #3 (4.8%)
2014 Cleveland #9 to #1 (1.7%)
2017 Sacramento #8 to #3 (3.9%)
Best Case Scenario: Celtics Get #2-#3, Brooklyn/Cleveland pick goes down
Nightmare Scenario: Philly gets #1, Brooklyn pick ends up #2-#3
Most Likely Scenario: Philly and Cleveland draft around #8-10, Celtics look ahead to Sacramento's 2019 Top 1 protected pick. If it ends up #1 Philly gets it and Celtics get Philly's pick.
The Celtics receive the Lakers pick if it is #2 or #3, otherwise Philly gets the pick.
Odds of Top Picks
Pick No. | Team | Odds | Top 3 | Record |
1 | Phoenix | 25% | 64.1 % | 21-61 |
2 | Memphis | 19.9% | 55.6% | 22-60 |
3 | Atlanta | 13.8% | 42.6% | 24-58 |
4 | Dallas | 13.7% | 42.4% | 24-58 |
5 | Orlando | 8.8% | 29.1% | 25-57 |
6 | Sacramento | 5.3% | 18.3% | 27-55 |
7 | Chicago | 5.3% | 18.3% | 27-55 |
8 | Cleveland (via Brooklyn) | 2.8% | 9.9% | 28-54 |
9 | New York | 2.7% | 6.1% | 29-53 |
10 | Philadelphia (via LA Lakers) | 1.1% | 4% | 35-47 |
11 | Charlotte | 0.8% | 2.9% | 36-46 |
12 | LA Clippers (via Detroit) | 0.7% | 2.5% | 39-43 |
13 | LA Clippers | 0.6% | 2.2% | 42-40 |
14 | Denver | 0.5% | 1.8% | 46-36 |
List of Teams That Moved Up From Outside Top 5 to Top 3
1990 Seattle #10 to #2 (3.6%)
1992 Charlotte #8 to #2 (7.1%)
1993 Orlando #11 to #1 (1.5%)
1993 Golden State #7 to #3 (8.6%)
1999 Charlotte #13 to #3 (0.7%)
2000 New Jersey #7 to #1 (4.4%)
2001 LA Clippers #8 to #2 (3.4%)
2003 Memphis #6 to #2 (7.2%)
2005 Milwaukee #6 to #1 (6.3%)
2007 Portland #7 to #1 (5.3%)
2008 Chicago #9 to #1 (1.7%)
2009 Memphis #6 to #2 (8.3%)
2010 Philadelphia #6 to #2 (6.0%)
2011 LA Clippers/Cleveland #8 to #1 (2.8%)
2013 Washington #8 to #3 (4.8%)
2014 Cleveland #9 to #1 (1.7%)
2017 Sacramento #8 to #3 (3.9%)
Best Case Scenario: Celtics Get #2-#3, Brooklyn/Cleveland pick goes down
Nightmare Scenario: Philly gets #1, Brooklyn pick ends up #2-#3
Most Likely Scenario: Philly and Cleveland draft around #8-10, Celtics look ahead to Sacramento's 2019 Top 1 protected pick. If it ends up #1 Philly gets it and Celtics get Philly's pick.