NBA Lottery 2012: Tiebreak Results and Latest Odds of Winning No. 1
The NBA lottery is a little over a month away, but the dreaming starts early for the teams fortunate enough to have a say in the spoils.
In case you missed it, a huge issue dealing with the lottery was settled on Friday, giving us some closure to tiebreakers that loomed at the close of the regular season.
Details
The tied teams will essentially share an average in their lottery chances. Luke Adams of Hoops Rumors breaks it down as such.
"...since the Cavaliers and Hornets tied for the league's third-worst record (21-45), each team's chances of landing the first overall pick will be an average of the third- and fourth-best odds (15.6% and 11.9%).
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What we have are a few teams separated by the slimmest of margins. Instead of winning a coin flip and getting the full complement of a higher "seed," both teams that tied in the regular season get an almost identical shot.
We now wait until May 30th to find out how these lottery teams will shake out, completing our draft order.
Results
Here are the actual tiebreaker results, via Hoops Rumors.
- Cavaliers over Hornets for third
- Kings over Nets for fifth
- Warriors over Raptors for seventh
- Knicks over Mavericks and Jazz for 16th
- Mavericks over Jazz for 17th
- Clippers over Hawks for 22nd
- Lakers over Grizzlies for 24th
- Bulls over Spurs for 29th
Lottery Order and Odds
This is the order as it sits currently, with the odds of each team nabbing the coveted first overall spot. Here is the official release from the NBA.
| 1. | Charlotte Bobcats | 25.5% |
| 2. | Washington Wizards | 19.9% |
| 3. | Cleveland Cavaliers | 13.8% |
| 4. | New Orleans Hornets | 13.7% |
| 5. | Sacramento Kings | 7.6% |
| 6. | New Jersey Nets | 7.5% |
| 7. | Golden State Warriors | 3.6% |
| 8. | Toronto Raptors | 3.5% |
| 9. | Detroit Pistons | 1.7% |
| 10. | New Orleans Hornets | 1.1% |
| 11. | Portland Trail Blazers | 0.8% |
| 12. | Milwaukee Bucks | 0.7% |
| 13 | Phoenix Suns | 0.6% |
| 14. | Houston Rockets | 0.5% |
We now have a little over a month to speculate the players that will fly off the board and bring these teams the talent they need to be well out of the lottery next year.
The Bobcats have an excellent look at getting Anthony Davis, the presumptive first-overall selection in next year's draft.
