Won’t affect the pick whatsoever, but it does give the Pacers a fighting chance of advancing.
slasher_14
The non lottery teams are ranked by record for their picks, so Boston gets 30, then 29th and 28th are decided by a coin flip between OKC and Denver, etc etc.
Pacers are tied with Philly and Orlando so it’ll be a multiple coin flips.
RZAAMRIINF
Some of you need some life. We are probably taking the same person regardless of if the pick is 16 or 19. It’s not going to make or break this franchise.
JJred96
Your confusion may come from the play in. If a team doesn’t qualify for the playoffs because they did not advance through the play in round, they join the other teams that did not qualify for playoffs.
Thus, four teams who get eliminated this week in play in round will join the draft lottery.
You may have heard some Toronto fans hoping the Pacers would fall into the play in round, giving the Raptors a chance to see their pick end up in the lottery. That ain’t happening.
However, the play in does have some say in where the Pacers’ pick lands. Namely, if the Sixers and Lakers don’t make it through to reach the playoffs. Pacers tied with both those teams and Orlando for the 16th pick, and either of those teams losing will move them into the lottery and Raptors could be hoping a tiebreaker is won for the 17th or 18th pick, or else they end up on 19th.
I’ve always wanted the teams that play in the finals to get the last two picks. I think the NBA has their rule wrong.
The Heat were able to draft Jaime Jaquez Jr after going to the finals, that’s garbage.
yetagainitry
Playoff finish doesn’t matter. The pick is based on where they finish in the regular season standings. They could win the title or be swept in the first round, neither will have any impact.
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it doesn’t affect the pick
?? Playoffs don’t affect draft picks at all.
Won’t affect the pick whatsoever, but it does give the Pacers a fighting chance of advancing.
The non lottery teams are ranked by record for their picks, so Boston gets 30, then 29th and 28th are decided by a coin flip between OKC and Denver, etc etc.
Pacers are tied with Philly and Orlando so it’ll be a multiple coin flips.
Some of you need some life. We are probably taking the same person regardless of if the pick is 16 or 19. It’s not going to make or break this franchise.
Your confusion may come from the play in. If a team doesn’t qualify for the playoffs because they did not advance through the play in round, they join the other teams that did not qualify for playoffs.
Thus, four teams who get eliminated this week in play in round will join the draft lottery.
You may have heard some Toronto fans hoping the Pacers would fall into the play in round, giving the Raptors a chance to see their pick end up in the lottery. That ain’t happening.
However, the play in does have some say in where the Pacers’ pick lands. Namely, if the Sixers and Lakers don’t make it through to reach the playoffs. Pacers tied with both those teams and Orlando for the 16th pick, and either of those teams losing will move them into the lottery and Raptors could be hoping a tiebreaker is won for the 17th or 18th pick, or else they end up on 19th.
[This](https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/04/checking-in-on-nbas-2024-lottery-standings-projected-draft-order.html) will give you greater detail.
I’ve always wanted the teams that play in the finals to get the last two picks. I think the NBA has their rule wrong.
The Heat were able to draft Jaime Jaquez Jr after going to the finals, that’s garbage.
Playoff finish doesn’t matter. The pick is based on where they finish in the regular season standings. They could win the title or be swept in the first round, neither will have any impact.