2023 [NBA] Draft Order Released

[Ezaco]

 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - The SimNBA released the 2023 SimNBA Draft Order today from its offices. The 16 non-playoff teams were assigned a lottery chance in order of their regular season record, with the lottery to be drawn at a later date. The remaining 16 playoff teams were ordered in accordance with their final regular season record.

 

For ties in the lottery, shared picks are split evenly. Then names are drawn from a hat for the order of the remaining non-shared picks.

 

Lakers over 76ers for Pick 4

 

Picks 5-9:

Hornets over Raptors, Bucks, Hawks

Hawks over Raptors, Bucks

Raptors over Bucks

 

Picks 10-12:

Thunder over Pacers, Cavaliers

Cavaliers over Pacers

 

Picks 13-15:

Grizzlies over Clippers, Mavericks

Clippers over Mavericks

 

Lottery Chances

 

Pick #     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Team Utah Jazz 14.00% 13.40% 12.70% 29.95% 29.95%                       Phoenix Suns 14.00% 13.40% 12.70% 19.90% 19.90% 20.10%                     Minnesota Timberwolves 14.00% 13.40% 12.70% 13.40% 13.40% 26.00% 7.10%                   Los Angeles Lakers 12.50% 12.20% 11.90% 9.35% 9.35% 25.70% 16.70% 2.30%                 Philadelphia 76ers 10.50% 10.50% 10.50% 6.40% 6.40% 19.60% 26.70% 8.70% 0.70%               Charlotte Hornets 9.00% 9.20% 9.40% 9.60%   8.60% 29.80% 20.50% 3.70% 0.20%             Atlanta Hawks 7.50% 7.80% 8.10% 8.40%     19.70% 34.10% 12.90% 1.40% 0.10%           Toronto Raptors 6.00% 6.30% 6.70% 7.10%       34.40% 32.10% 2.47% 2.47% 2.47%         Milwuake Bucks 4.50% 4.80% 5.20% 5.60%         50.60% 9.73% 9.73% 9.73% 0.10%       Oklahoma City Thunder 3.00% 3.30% 3.60% 3.90%           28.60% 28.60% 28.60% 0.35% 0.05%     Cleveland Cavaliers 2.00% 2.20% 2.40% 2.60%             77.50% 12.40% 0.30% 0.30% 0.30%   Indiana Pacers 1.50% 1.60% 1.80% 2.00%               86.00% 2.35% 2.35% 2.35% 0.05% Memphis Grizzlies 0.90% 1.00% 1.10% 1.20%                 31.90% 31.90% 31.90% 0.10% San Diego Clippers 0.40% 0.50% 0.60% 0.70%                   96.50% 1.05% 0.25% Dallas Mavericks 0.15% 0.25% 0.35% 0.55%                     98.30% 0.40% Houston Rockets 0.05% 0.15% 0.25% 0.35%                       99.20%

 

For ties in the non-playoff teams, names are drawn from a hat for tiebreakers.

 

Knicks over Warriors for Pick 18

Kings over Celtics for Pick 20

Pistons over Pelicans for Pick 24

Nuggets over Magic for Pick 27

Heat over Nets for Pick 30

 

Remaining First Round Picks

 

Pick #	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Team	Washington Wizards	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings	Portland Trailblazers	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans	Seattle Supersonics	Denver Nuggets	Orlando Magic	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	Brooklyn Nets	Vancouver Sea Lions

 

 

For the second round, picks are held by regular season record order, regardless of the lottery or playoffs. Tie breakers are reverse order from the first round.

 

Second Round

 

Pick #	Team
33	Utah Jazz
34	Phoenix Suns
35	Minnesota Timberwolves
36	Philadelphia 76ers
37	Los Angeles Lakers
38	Milwaukee Bucks
39	Toronto Raptors
40	Atlanta Hawks
41	Charlotte Hornets
42	Indiana Pacers
43	Cleveland Cavaliers
44	Oklahoma City Thunder
45	Dallas Mavericks
46	San Diego Clippers
47	Memphis Grizzlies
48	Houston Rockets
49	Washington Wizards
50	Golden State Warriors
51	New York Knicks
52	Sacramento Kings
53	Boston Celtics
54	Portland Trailblazers
55	Chicago Bulls
56	New Orleans Pelicans
57	Detroit Pistons
58	Seattle Supersonics
59	Orlando Magic
60	Denver Nuggets
61	San Antonio Spurs
62	Brooklyn Nets
63	Miami Heat
64	Vancouver Sea Lions

 

The full Draft Order will be revealed after the lottery is drawn, including any previous season trade updates which the league must review and reassign picks for.

Edited May 14, 2023 by Ezaco

[Minnow]

I really don't like my odds at #3

[Pumph]

Probably better than my odds at #14 and 17

[Ezaco]

Edited the odds chart. Didn't check my math the first time, and wrote it transposed.