2015 NBA Draft Lottery Night: What is at Stake for the Philadelphia 76ers
Written by Garrett Catalana – @GarrettCatalana
Year 2 of the Sam Hinkie/Brett Brown Regime ended on April 15th in a home loss to the Miami Heat. With that 105-101 loss, the next step of the 76ers rebuilding process is finally upon us: the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery.
Correctly trying to pick what player(s) the Sixers (or any other NBA team) will select on NBA Draft Night on June 25, 2015 in Brooklyn is completely meaningless until the NBA lottery has concluded (looking at you, Chad Ford). With a week until Lottery Night (Tuesday, May 19th), let’s go over what is at stake for the Philadelphia 76ers with their possible draft selections:
- Maximum Number of Possible Selections in Draft: 8
- Guaranteed Number of Selections in Draft: 6
- 76ers First Round Pick
- Nuggets Second Round Pick (from the KJ McDaniels Trade)
- Magic Second Round Pick (from the Elfrid Payton Trade)
- Pelicans Second Round Pick (from the Eric Maynor Trade)
- Warriors Second Round Pick (from the Evan Turner Trade)
- Rockets Second Round Pick (from the Alexy Shved Trade)
- Sixers do not own their own second round pick this season; that pick belongs to the Celtics (from the Arnett Moultrie Trade on Draft Day 2012 [before Sam Hinkie was hired])
- Sixers hold the rights to the Lakers First Round Pick (from the Michael Carter-Williams Trade), the rights to the Heat First Round Pick (from the Thaddeus Young Trade), & the rights to the Thunder First Round Pick (from the JaVale McGee Trade)
- – Protections for the Three Other First Round Picks:
- Lakers Pick: Top-5 Protected
- Heat Pick: Top-10 Protected
- Thunder Pick: Top-18 Protected
- The Thunder pick will not convey in 2015 (OKC finished with the 14th “worst” record)
- The Heat pick (currently 10th) will convey to Philadelphia if one team from the 11-14 range (Thunder, Suns, Jazz, Pacers) jumps into the Top-3 in the draft, pushing Miami to the 11th spot, conveying the pick.
- The Lakers pick (currently 4th) will convey to Philadelphia if two teams from the 5-14 range (Thunder, Suns, Jazz, Pacers, Heat, Charlotte, Pistons, Nuggets, Kings, Magic) jump into the Top-3 of the draft, pushing Los Angeles to the 6th spot, conveying the pick.
- The only way the Sixers receive both the Lakers & Heat picks is if one team from the 11-15 range jumps into the Top-3 & one team from the 5-9 range jumps into the Top-3 (about a 2% chance of happening).
- Current State of 76ers Second Round Picks:
- (1) Pick #35: from the Orlando Magic
- (2) Pick #37: from the Denver Nuggets
- 3) Pick #47: from the New Orleans Pelicans
- 4) Pick #58: from the Houston Rockets
- 5) Pick #60: from the Golden State Warriors
- If the NBA Draft was held tomorrow, the Sixers would we drafting at:#3, #35, #37, #47, #58, #60
- Based on how the lottery balls bounce on May 19th, the Sixers could have:
- Three picks in the Top-11 of the NBA Draft, and
- Eight picks out of the 60 total picks of the NBA Draft (about 13% of the whole draft)
We have seen the impact that the NBA Draft Lottery has had on the NBA, and the ramifications that it has on franchises, so this year’s lottery could have major implications on how the 76ers rebuilding process moves forward.
So wear your lucky underwear on May 19th Sixers Nation, we can only hope for the best. Let the lottery balls be in our favor! #OneSixEleven
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