With the New Orleans Pelicans and Miami Heat’s play-in victories Friday night, we now know the positions of all NBA teams as they prepare for the draft lottery. However, we won’t learn the specific order of tied teams until next week, and of course the final order is determined on May 12th, when the NBA picks the top four spots in draft lottery.
The NBA Draft Positions Before the Lottery
1 Detroit
2 Washington
T3 Portland / Charlotte
5 San Antonio
6 Toronto
7 Memphis
8 Utah
9 Houston (from BKN)
10 Atlanta
11 Chicago
12 Oklahoma City (from HOU)
T13 Sacramento / Portland (from GSW)
15 Miami
T16 Orlando / Toronto (from IND) / New Orleans (from LAL) / Philadelphia
20 Cleveland
T21 New Orleans (from MIL) / Milwaukee (from NOP) Phoenix
T24 New York (from DAL) / New York (own pick)
26 Washington (from LAC)
27 Minnesota
T28 Denver / Utah (from OKC)
30 Boston
You can see the current odds of each pick via Tankathon, but remember that this is before the NBA determines the order of teams that are tied.