Overview:
Sixers Draft Pick Tracker
Pick | Currently | Protection | Chance to get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixers | 3rd | n/a | Guaranteed |
| Lakers | 4th | Top 5 | 17.2% chance the Sixers get it. |
| Heat | 10th | Top 10 | 9.1% chance the Sixers get it |
| Thunder | 14th | Top 18 | Pick will not convey |
(last updated March April 15th, 2015)
2015 Top-of-Draft Standings
Team | Record | GB | Last 10 | Remaining: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves | 16-65 | -- | 0-10 | Thunder |
| Knicks | 17-64 | 1.0 | 3-7 | Detroit |
| Sixers | 18-63 | 2.0 | 1-9 | Heat |
There were only 2 games last night, Dallas vs Portland and Oklahoma City vs Chicago. As such, there’s no change to the positioning of the Sixers, Lakers, or Heat draft picks.
Oklahoma City pick (top 18 protected, currently 18th):
- Oklahoma City lost / Chicago won (bad): Bad night for OKC, who fell 108-105 to Chicago. Back-to-Back and on the road, without Durant, the Thunder lost on a game-winning 3 with 2.1 seconds remaining. The loss drops OKC to 34-28, giving them one more loss than the idle Washington Wizards for the 19th slot. It also pulls them to within 1.5 games of Milwaukee (17th), and, more importantly, only a half game up on New Orleans for the last playoff spot. The loss also hurts because it pushes OKC another game further away from Chicago, now making Chicago a full 5 games up on the Thunder and increasing the necessity that the Thunder pass the Wizards to move out of the bottom 18.
Tonight’s games:
- Utah @ Philadelphia: A Philadelphia loss helps the Sixers pick, and also helps keep Utah from passing Miami.
- Chicago @ Indy: The Pacers winning will help them pass Miami, thus hopefully increasing the chances Miami ends up in the 11-12 range rather than 16. A Chicago loss also keeps a glimmer of a hope alive that OKC could catch Chicago, just in case Washington goes on a tear.
- Sacramento @ Orlando: In theory a win-win, as the Lakers are chasing both of these teams (3 wins behind Orlando and 5 behind Sacramento). The Lakers catching Orlando is probably the (realistic) best-case scenario, so pulling for a Kings win here.
- Miami @ Washington: This is a tough one. I’d like to see Miami stumble a little, allowing Charlotte, Indy, and Brooklyn to pass them. But a Washington loss pushes them back into a tie with OKC. I have a pretty high degree of confidence that OKC will pass Washington eventually, so I’m probably pulling for the Wizards here.
- Toronto @ Charlotte: A Charlotte win and they could pass Miami, pushing the Heat down to the 15th spot.
- Boston @ New Orleans: Sixers fans have a vested interest in both of these teams. Boston is currently 10th, 3 wins behind Miami. The Celtics passing Miami would be bad for the Sixers chances of getting that pick. But New Orleans is in the lottery, only a win behind OKC. My confidence in OKC finishing better than New Orleans will drive my desire to see the Celtics lose here.
- Detroit @ Houston: Detroit is 8th and 4 wins behind Miami. Not much of a threat, but losing here would be beneficial to keep Miami out of the top 10.
- Phoenix @ Brooklyn: A Nets win could pull them closer to passing Miami, which would be good.
- Lakers @ Grizzlies: A(n unlikely) Lakers win here would help both the Sixers pick and the Sixers chances of getting the Lakers pick.
- Denver @ San Antonio: Odds of the Lakers catching the Nuggets to move out of the top 5 are still slim, but a Nuggets loss here would be the outcome that we want.
