The Mavericks will find out Friday afternoon whether they will finish above or below the Atlanta Hawks in the draft order heading into the lottery.
It will only matter if neither team gets one of the top three picks.
The NBA will have its drawing to break ties in the final standings. The Mavericks and Hawks both finished 24-58. The drawing will place one of them third and the other fourth.
The drawing at about 4:45 p.m. will also determine who receives the extra chance at a top-three pick. The Hawks and Mavericks will split 275 chances out of 1,000 possibilities in the lottery.