The biggest day on the Celtics offseason calendar remains the NBA Draft Lottery on May 14th, but the team got a lot more clarity about their positioning for the 2019 NBA Draft as the league held seven tiebreakers (via ping pong ball drawings) after the NBA Board of Governors meeting in NBA. The Celtics had potential picks involved in four of those tiebreakers (their own, Kings, Grizzlies, Clippers) and got a mix of good and bad news when it comes to their own selections for June. Let's take a closer look at the results and how they could impact the Celtics offseason.
Picks that are locked in
- Celtics will draft at No. 22 after losing tiebreaker with Thunder for own pick.
- Celtics will draft at No. 20 (via LA Clippers) after finishing third in three-way tiebreaker with Pacers and Spurs.
BSJ Analysis
Picks that aren't locked in
KINGS PICK
BSJ Analysis:
No. 1: 1 percent (goes to Sixers since it's top-1 protected, Sixers send their pick at No. 24 to Celtics)
No. 2: 1.1 percent
No. 3: 1.2 percent
No. 4: 1.4 percent
No. 14: 95.2 percent
GRIZZLIES PICK
Grizzlies pick odds
57.4%: Won't convey in 2019 (Grizzlies keep at No. 8 or higher)
34.1% at 9 (Celtics get it)
8.0% at 10 (Celtics get it)
0.5% at 11 (Celtics get it)
0.01% at 12 Celtics get it)
BSJ Analysis: