Breaking down the Celtics 2019 draft pick scenarios

After months of tracking where the Celtics will draft in 2019, we are still left with more questions than answers on where and how many picks Boston will have for the 2019 NBA Draft. Let's plow through some of the scenarios, some of which will be settled in the next couple of days.

Grizzlies pick (three-way tie for No. 7 in the lottery)

Memphis pulled off a win against a resting Warriors team on Wednesday night, getting themselves into a three-way tie with the Mavericks and Pelicans for the seventh-worst record in the league. That means all three teams will split the odds for 7-9 in the NBA Draft Lottery next month. Each of them will have a 26.3 percent chance of jumping into the top 4 from the No. 7 spot.

If none of those squads get some lottery luck, they will revert back to their original positions. A coinflip tiebreaker will be held on Friday to determine who gets the 7th, 8th and 9th picks out of three teams (or lower if a team with a worse record jumps them). Needless to say, this tiebreaker scenario will be huge since the pick is top-8 protected.

Heading into the Friday tiebreaker, the odds currently stand at 44.4 percent the Grizzlies pick will convey this year. However, that changes once the tiebreaker Friday is held, which will sort out any potential order for post-lottery. Here are where the odds stand depending on each slot.

Odds of pick conveying in 2019 based on the tiebreaker

7. 16.8 percent (first in tiebreaker)
8. 42.5 percent (second in tiebreaker)
9. 73.7 percent (third in tiebreaker)

The bottom line? Friday's tiebreaker is huge.

Kings pick (Three-way tie for No. 12 in the lottery)

The Celtics got a bit of good news on Wednesday night despite the Grizzlies win since the Kings blew a 28-point lead against a Blazers team playing with just six players. The defeat dropped Sacramento into a three-way tie for the 12th worst record in the league with Miami and Charlotte, slightly improving their odds of moving up into the top-4. Currently, the Kings will have a 3.7 percent chance of jumping into the top-4 of the draft, but the Celtics will only have a 2.7 percent chance of landing the 2-4 pick, since the No. 1 pick is protected by the Sixers (1 percent chance). In that scenario, the Celtics would get the Sixers pick at No. 24.

The odds still remain highly in favor of Boston retaining the pick, though, in the teens and a tiebreaker will be held on Friday to determine who slots in 12-14 between Sacramento, Charlotte and Miami assuming no team jumps up in the lottery.

Clippers pick (Three-way tie for No. 18)

The Clippers, Spurs and Pacers all finished with identical 48-34 records, which created a three-way tie at the No. 18 pick slot. A tiebreaker will be held on Friday to slot those teams officially since the lottery will not impact those selections (different from the Kings and Grizzlies pick).

Celtics own pick (Two-way tie for No. 21)

The Celtics and Thunder are both 49-33, which makes this the fourth tiebreaker that will impact the Celtics draft position being held on Friday after the Board of Governors meeting. They will know then whether they will finish at No. 21 or No. 22.