2018 Draft Order Tie-Breakers

[Ian Noble]

2018 Draft Order Tie-Breakers

This year there were a record 8 tie-breakers to resolve!

NBA tie-breaker method as described by Wikipedia:

"In the event that teams finish with the same record, each tied team receives the average of the total number of combinations for the positions that they occupy. In 2007, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Portland Trail Blazers tied for the sixth worst record. The average of the 6th and 7th positions in the lottery was taken, resulting in each team getting 53 combinations (the average of 63 and 43). Should the average number not be an integer, a coin flip is then used to determine which team or teams receive the extra combination. The result of the coin flip is also used to determine who receives the earlier pick in the event that neither of the tied teams wins one of the first three picks via the lottery."

6th Place Tie

^{Brooklyn Nets
Utah Jazz}

6th place normally has 63 lottery balls.
7th place normally has 43 lottery balls.

Lottery: 106 total lottery balls split between two teams returns an integer so both teams will be awarded 53 lottery balls for the Draft Lottery which will take place soon.

Tie-Breaker: Brooklyn won the tie-breaker and will pick above Utah if neither of them jump into the Top 3.

8th Place Tie

^{Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers}

8th place normally has 28 lottery balls.
9th place normally has 17 lottery balls.

Lottery: 45 total lottery balls split between two teams does not return an integer so one of these teams will be awarded 23 lottery balls whilst the other will be awarded 22 lottery balls.

Tie-Breaker: Atlanta won the tie-breaker and will pick above Philadelphia if neither of them jump into the Top 3.
Atlanta receives 23 lottery balls and Philadelphia 22.

11th Place Tie

^{San Antonio Spurs
LA Lakers}

11th place normally has 8 lottery balls.
12th place normally has 7 lottery balls.

Lottery: 15 total lottery balls split between two teams does not return an integer so one of these teams will be awarded 8 lottery balls whilst the other will be awarded 7 lottery balls.

Tie-Breaker: San Antonio won the tie-breaker and will pick above the LA Lakers if neither of them jump into the Top 3. San Antonio receives 8 lottery balls and the LA Lakers 7.

Further Tie-Breakers

15th Place Tie - Boston wins the tie
<sup>15. Boston Celtics
16. Houston Rockets (via ORL)</sup>

19th Place Tie - Miami wins
<sup>19. Miami Heat
20. Charlotte Hornets (via SAC)</sup>

21st Place Tie - Minnesota wins
<sup>21. Minnesota Timberwolves
22. Chicago Bulls</sup>

25th Place Tie - OKC wins
<sup>25. Oklahoma City Thunder
26. New Orleans Pelicans (via TOR)</sup>

27th Place Tie - Detroit won the first round, Milwaukee won the second round.
<sup>27. Detroit Pistons (via CHA)
28. Milwaukee Bucks
29. Phoenix Suns (via DEN)</sup>

Tie-breaker results were simmed whilst Andrei Kirilenko was viewing my Twitch stream and a video has been uploaded:

[Andrei Kirilenko]

LOL can't believe these idiots let me and you do the tie-breakers and make our teams win! next up is the lottery

[Andrei Kirilenko]

oops wrong window

[Ian Noble]

bad Josh

[Charles Barkley]

May 21, 2018 10:03:50 GMT Ian Noble said:

bad Josh

How does Boston win the tie-breaker for a better playoff seed over Orlando, and also wins the tie-breaker for better draft spot? That doesn’t make sense.

[Ian Noble]

May 21, 2018 11:14:12 GMT Charles Barkley said:

May 21, 2018 10:03:50 GMT Ian Noble said:

bad Josh

How does Boston win the tie-breaker for a better playoff seed over Orlando, and also wins the tie-breaker for better draft spot? That doesn’t make sense.

Two separate tie-breakers, one for Draft position and one for Playoff seed. Pretty sure that's how the NBA does it.