Sixers Draft Pick Tracker – April 7th, 2015

Overview:

Sixers Draft Pick Tracker

Pick
Currently
Protection
Chance to get
Sixers3rdn/aGuaranteed
Lakers4thTop 517.2% chance the Sixers get it.
Heat10thTop 109.1% chance the Sixers get it
Thunder14thTop 18Pick will not convey
(A + next to a team name means I'm hoping they win, a - next to a team means I'm hoping that they lose)
(last updated March April 15th, 2015)

According to Basketball-reference.com, there is a 17% chance that none of the 3 1st round draft picks owed to the Sixers convey this year.


Sixers pick (currently 3rd):

  • No games were played last night that impacted the Sixers pick.

2015 Top-of-Draft Standings

Team
Record
GB
Last 10
Remaining:
Wolves16-65--0-10Thunder
Knicks17-641.03-7Detroit
Sixers18-632.01-9Heat
(last updated April 15th, 2015)

Lakers pick (top 5 protected, currently 4th)

  • No games were played last night that impacted the Lakers pick.

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 2nd0%
3rd4%
4th17.2%
5h44.8%
6th78.5%

Heat pick (top 10 protected, currently 10th):

  • Brooklyn won (bad): Brooklyn beat the Blazers last night. They’re now 8-2 in their last 10 games and a full 2 games up on Miami in that 16th spot. This might end up being a good thing if 2 of Charlotte, Indy, Utah, or Boston finish with a worse record than Miami, but right now I want to see 2 teams separate themselves from the pack before I start rooting for anybody in this group to lose.

Standings - Miami Pick

Slot
Team
Record
GB (on Miami)
Last 10
Remaining
9thHornets33-48-3.03-7@Raptors
10thHeat36-45--3-7@Philadelphia
11thNets37-44+1.06-4Orlando
15thPacers38-43+2.06-4@Memphis
(last updated April 15th, 2015)

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%
9th0.4%
10th9.1%
11th97.1%
12th97.4%

Oklahoma City Thunder pick (top 18 protected, currently 18th):

  • No games were played last night that impacted the OKC pick.

Standings - Thunder Pick

Slot
Team
Record
GB (OKC)
Last 10
14thPelicans43-36--6-4
Remaining:@Rockets, @Wolves, Spurs
18thThunder43-36--4-6
Remaining:@Pacers, Blazers, @Wolves
19thWizards45-34+2.05-5
Remaining:Hawks, @Pacers, @Cavs
20thRaptors47-32+4.06-4
Remaining:@Heat, @Celtics, Hornets
(last updated April 11th, 2015)

Tonight’s games:

  • Charlotte @ Miami: I don’t want Miami to run away with too many wins, but this is one I’m hoping that they pull out. Miami has to win some to move up from the 10th slot, and this would help pin Charlotte down in the 9th spot. A Miami win here would put Charlotte 1.5 games behind Miami, necessitating only 1 other team to hit the skids for the Sixers to have a good shot of getting that pick.
  • Golden State @ New Orleans: New Orleans is now only 0.5 games behind OKC for that final playoff spot out West. At this point, I think I’m back to hoping New Orleans loses, especially with OKC playing San Antonio tonight.
  • San Antonio @ OKC: The Spurs just waxed OKC a few weeks ago, albeit in San Antonio. Sixers fans are hoping for a drastically different outcome tonight. With OKC 2 games behind Washington with only 5 left to play the Sixers can’t afford OKC to have many more setbacks.
  • Minnesota @ Sacramento: With 2 less wins than the Sixers, the Wolves are running out of time to “catch” the Sixers in the win column. If the Sixers are going to move up, they need Minnesota to win this one tonight.
  • Lakers @ Clippers: The Sixers have an upcoming game against Washington, one that Sixers fans probably want them to win. With that being the case, the Lakers picking up another win to separate themselves from the Sixers would be great, although tonight probably isn’t going to be the night. Good news: the Lakers (6 games left) have 2 more games remaining to pick up wins than the Sixers (4 games).

About Derek Bodner

Derek Bodner covers the NBA draft for USA Today, is a college basketball scout for DraftExpress.com, a Sixers on-air reporter for 97.3 FM ESPN, as well as an editor at LibertyBallers.com. His writing has also appeared at SBNation.com, Philly.com, RealGM.com, and NBAPlaybook.com, and he has been a guest on 94 WIP, 97.5 FM ESPN, KYW 1060, and CSN Philly. He is a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area. Contact Information: derek.bodner@draftexpress.com / 215-839-9635 / @DerekBodnerNBA
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One Response to Sixers Draft Pick Tracker – April 7th, 2015

  1. Bill Glasgow says:

    I check your page out…..daily. Before I even look at any local sports sites. Let me tell you this us becoming depressing. Our only bright spot for the 2015 draft is(was) the possibility of 4 1st rnd picks. Which went to 3 and could possibly slide to 1. We need some divine intervention here! Regardless I will keep looking at the reverse standings every day…..

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