NBA Draft Lottery 2023: Updated odds, full picks order & tiebreakers

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With the Play-In Tournament behind us, the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery odds are set.

The new postseason tournament puts lottery odds on hold until the 16 playoff teams are determined. Once the Play-In Tournament passes, the NBA does its official tiebreakers to set the lottery odds for the 2023 NBA Draft.

The NBA announced the results of the official tiebreakers on Monday, April 17, meaning we're one step closer to the highly anticipated 2023 NBA Draft Lottery.

What are your favorite team's odds to land the No. 1 overall pick? You can find the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery odds, how the tiebreakers shook out and the 2023 NBA Draft order (outside of the lottery) below.

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2023 NBA Draft Lottery odds

The Pistons, Rockets and Spurs all have equal odds (14.0%) to win the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. Last year, the Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery with a 14.0% chance to land the top pick.

Team Odds for No. 1 pick
Pistons 14.0%
Rockets 14.0%
Spurs 14.0%
Hornets 12.5%
Trail Blazers 10.5%
Magic 9.0%
Pacers 6.8%
Wizards 6.7%
Jazz 4.5%
Mavericks 3.0%
Chicago 1.8%
Oklahoma City 1.7%
Toronto 1.0%
New Orleans 0.5%

NBA Draft Lottery tiebreakers

The NBA announced on Monday, April 17 that it broke ties between six teams with identical regular-season records. The ties were broken through random drawings to determine each team's lottery odds and draft picks.

You can find the results of the drawings below:

  • The Rockets (22-60) won a tiebreaker with the Spurs.
  • The Pacers (35-47) won a tiebreaker with the Wizards.
  • The Bulls (40-42) won a tiebreaker with the Thunder.
  • The Heat (44-38) won a tiebreaker with the Warriors and Clippers. Second and third place in the tiebreaker drawings went to Golden State and LA, respectively.
  • The Suns (45-37) won a tiebreaker with the Nets
  • The Grizzlies (51-31) won a tiebreaker with the Cavaliers.

When is the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery?

  • Date: Tuesday, May 16
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT
  • Location: Chicago, IL
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live stream: Sling TV

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Tuesday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET. The event will be televised on ESPN.

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2023 NBA Draft full picks order

While the top 14 picks will not be decided until the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, May 16, the rest of the NBA Draft order has been determined.

First Round Team Second Round Team
1. TBD 31. Pistons
2. TBD 32/33. Spurs
3. TBD 32/33. Rockets
4. TBD 34. Hornets (via PHI)
5. TBD 35. Trail Blazers
6. TBD 36. Magic
7. TBD 37/38. Thunder (via WAS)
8. TBD 37/38. Kings (via IND)
9. TBD 39. Hornets (via UTA)
10. TBD 40. Nuggets (via DAL)
11. TBD 41/42. Hornets (via OKC)
12. TBD 41/42. Wizards (via CHI)
13. TBD 43. Trail Blazers (via ATL)
14. TBD 44. Spurs (via TOR)
15. Hawks 45. Grizzlies (via MIN)
16. Jazz (via MIN) 46. Hawks (via NOP)
17. Lakers 47. Lakers
18. Heat 48. Clippers
19. Warriors 49. Cavaliers (via GSW)
20. Rockets (via LAC) 50. Heat
21. Nets (via PHX) 51. Nets
22. Nets 52. Suns
23. Trail Blazers (via NYK) 53. Timberwolves (via NYK)
24. Kings 54. Kings
25. Grizzlies 55. Pacers (via CLE)
26. Pacers (via CLE) 56. Grizzlies
27. Hornets (via DEN) Forfeited by Bulls
28. Jazz (via PHI) Forfeited by 76ers
29. Pacers (via BOS) 57. Wizards (via BOS)
30. Clippers (via MIL) 58. Bucks

Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.