2025 NBA Draft Tiebreaker Results

Tiebreakers among teams with identical regular-season records were broken on Monday through random drawings to determine the order for this year’s draft prior to the lottery.

The results are as follows, according to a press release from the league (Twitter link):

• Phoenix Suns (No. 9) over Portland Trail Blazers (No. 10)
  • The Suns will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Trail Blazers.
  • The Suns’ pick will be sent to the Rockets.
• Dallas Mavericks (No. 11) over Chicago Bulls (No. 12)
  • The Mavericks will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Bulls.
• Sacramento Kings (No. 13) over Atlanta Hawks (No. 14)
  • The Kings will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Hawks.
  • The Kings’ pick will be sent to the Hawks if it’s outside of the top 12.
  • The Hawks’ pick will be sent to the Spurs.
• Memphis Grizzlies (No. 18) over Milwaukee Bucks (No. 19) over Golden State Warriors (No. 20)
  • The Grizzlies’ pick will be sent to the Wizards.
  • The Bucks’ pick will be sent to the Nets.
  • The Warriors’ pick will be sent to the Heat.
• Los Angeles Lakers (No. 22) over Indiana Pacers (No. 23) over Los Angeles Clippers (No. 24) over Denver Nuggets (No. 25)
  • The Lakers’ pick will be sent to the Hawks.
  • The Clippers’ pick will be sent to the Thunder.
  • The Nuggets’ pick will be sent to the Magic.

While the tiebreaker winner will pick ahead of the loser(s) in the first round, that order will be flipped in the second round.

For instance, the Warriors’ second-round pick (traded to the Grizzlies) will be at No. 48, followed by the Bucks’ pick (traded to Detroit) at No. 49, and the Grizzlies (traded to New York) at No. 50 — that’s the opposite of their order in the first round.

For lottery teams that finished with identical records, the second-round order is still to be determined depending on the lottery results.

For example, if Phoenix’s first-round pick (traded to Houston) stays at No. 9 and the Blazers’ first-rounder stays at No. 10, Portland’s second-round pick (traded to Toronto) would be at No. 39 and Phoenix’s (traded to Washington) would be No. 40. But if the Trail Blazers win the No. 1 overall pick on lottery night, moving ahead of Phoenix in the first round, then the Suns’ second-round pick would be No. 39, while Portland’s would be No. 40.

We’ll publish the full lottery odds and pre-lottery draft order for 2025 later tonight.