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)
Sixers pick (currently 3rd):
- Knicks lost (bad): The Knicks lost, because that’s what they do. I wasn’t expecting a win against Memphis, but it would have been nice. The Knicks have 3 less wins than the Sixers with only 11 games left to play.
- Minnesota won (good): Minnesota won! Zach LaVine hit a pair of 3’s in the last 25 seconds to send the game to overtime, where Minnesota was able to pull out the win over Utah. Minnesota now only has 1 less win than the Sixers.
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 |
Lakers pick (top 5 protected, currently 4th)
- Nothing happened here, as the Lakers, Orlando, and Sacramento all had the night off.
Lottery Odds - Lakers Pick
(Meaning, if the Lakers end up with the 4th worst record, there's a 17.2% chance that the Sixers will get the pick after the lottery).Finish | % Chance the Sixers get it |
|---|---|
| 1st or 2nd | 0% |
| 3rd | 4% |
| 4th | 17.2% |
| 5h | 44.8% |
| 6th | 78.5% |
Heat pick (top 10 protected, currently 16th):
- Pacers lost (bad?): The Pacers lost (again), their 6th straight. I was counting on them to pass Miami, but they’re now 2 wins (and 2.5 games) back.
- Brooklyn lost (good) / Boston won (good): Brooklyn lost, keeping them 3 wins behind Miami, which is crucial. Boston won, which pulls them to within 1 win of Miami. Sixers need Boston and one more of Charlotte or Indy to pass Miami.
- Charlotte lost (good): Going back and forth on whether to cheer for Charlotte or not. If Indy gets their game back, then Charlotte losing is good. Charlotte is 2 wins back of Miami and in the 12th slot.
- Utah lost (good?): Again, what I want Utah to do largely depends on what Indy does. If all of Indy, Charlotte, and Boston pass Miami, then Utah becomes the Sixers last hope to realistically keep that Miami pick. But if 2 of them *don’t* pass Miami, then Utah finishing with a better record doens’t have an impact on the draft pick, since Miami would be in the playoffs and Utah the lottery. So I’m hoping Utah stumbles just as a backup plan, but right now all 3 of Boston/Indy/Charlotte passing Miami seems unlikely.
Standings - Miami Pick
Slot | Team | Record | GB (on Miami) | Last 10 | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | Hornets | 33-48 | -3.0 | 3-7 | @Raptors |
| 10th | Heat | 36-45 | -- | 3-7 | @Philadelphia |
| 11th | Nets | 37-44 | +1.0 | 6-4 | Orlando |
| 15th | Pacers | 38-43 | +2.0 | 6-4 | @Memphis |
Lottery Odds - Heat Pick
(Meaning, if the Heat end up with the 11th worst record, there's a 97.1% chance that the Sixers will get the pick after the lottery).Finish | % Chance the Sixers get it |
|---|---|
| 8th | ~0.01% |
| 9th | 0.4% |
| 10th | 9.1% |
| 11th | 97.1% |
| 12th | 97.4% |
Oklahoma City Thunder pick (top 18 protected, currently 19th):
- Chicago won (bad): Chicago won, which puts them 2 games (3 wins) up on OKC as a backup plan to OKC passing Washington. But that becomes meaningless if …
- Washington lost (good): Washington lost, which puts them a half-game behind OKC, putting OKC in that 19th slot by themselves. If the season ended today, the Sixers would have 3 first round picks (and a 17% chance at the Lakers).
Standings - Thunder Pick
Slot | Team | Record | GB (OKC) | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | Pelicans | 43-36 | -- | 6-4 |
| Remaining: | @Rockets, @Wolves, Spurs | |||
| 18th | Thunder | 43-36 | -- | 4-6 |
| Remaining: | @Pacers, Blazers, @Wolves | |||
| 19th | Wizards | 45-34 | +2.0 | 5-5 |
| Remaining: | Hawks, @Pacers, @Cavs | |||
| 20th | Raptors | 47-32 | +4.0 | 6-4 |
| Remaining: | @Heat, @Celtics, Hornets | |||
Tonight’s games:
- Sixers @ Kings: Go Kings (it hurts the Lakers chances of catching the Kings, but that’s not happening anyway). Sixers have lost 15 straight on the road.
- Raptors @ Detroit: Go Detroit (backup plan to OKC passing Washington).
- Miami @ Milwaukee: Big game. A Milwaukee win pushes them to 2.5 games up on Miami in the 17th slot, and could push Miami closer to falling back into the lottery.
- Lakers @ OKC: Another huge game. An OKC win would help cement their status as the 19th slot, but a Lakers win helps both the Sixers pick and the (small) chances of getting the Lakers pick. I’m more concerned with the Sixers passing the Lakers than I am of Washington passing the Thunder, so go Lakers.
