Blazers FINALLY Win a Tiebreaker!!!

by Dave on Apr 17, 2009 1:15 PM PDT

Of course this one was completely random. But still...

From the team's office:

TIES BROKEN FOR NBA DRAFT 2009 ORDER OF SELECTION

    NEW YORK , April 17, 2009 - Five ties among teams that finished the
   2008-09 NBA regular season with identical records were broken today
   through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for the
   2009 NBA Draft, which will be held on Thursday, June 25 at The WaMu
   Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City .

   The drawings were conducted earlier today in New York City at the Board
   of Governors meeting by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President,
   Basketball Operations.

   The results of the drawings:

   § Washington (19-63) won a tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Clippers
   § Minnesota (24-58) won a tiebreaker with Memphis
   § Milwaukee (34-48) won a tiebreaker with New Jersey
   § Chicago (41-41) won a tiebreaker with Philadelphia
   § Portland (54-28) won a tiebreaker with Denver and San Antonio ; San
   Antonio then won a tiebreaker with Denver

   Attached is the order of selection for the 2009 NBA Draft, as well as
   the number of chances for teams in the 2009 NBA Draft Lottery, to be
   held May 19, at the NBA Entertainment studio in Secaucus , New Jersey .

                     2009 FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER

   The teams entered in the lottery, to be held on May 19, 2009, are as
   follows (note: the first three picks in the Draft will be determined by
   the lottery and the remainder of the "lottery teams" will select in
   positions 4 through 14 in inverse order of their consolidated standings
   at the end of the regular season):

   TEAM                                          RECORD     LOTTERY CHANCES
                                                                 (out of
   1,000)
    Sacramento                                      17-65             250
    Washington                                      19-63             178
   LA Clippers                                     19-63             177
    Oklahoma City                                   23-59             119
    Minnesota                                       24-58             76
    Memphis                                         24-58             75
   Golden State                                    29-53             43
    New York                                        32-50             28
    Toronto                                         33-49             17
    Milwaukee                                       34-48             10
    New Jersey                                      34-48             9
    Charlotte                                       35-47             7
    Indiana                                         36-46             6
    Phoenix                                         46-36             5

   The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows:

   15. Detroit                                    39-43
   16. Chicago                                    41-41
   17. Philadelphia                               41-41
   18. Miami (To Minnesota )                       43-39
   19. Atlanta                                    47-35
   20. Utah                                       48-34
   21. New Orleans                                49-33
   22. Dallas                                     50-32
   23. Houston (To Sacramento )                    53-29
   24. Portland                                   54-28
   25. San Antonio (To Oklahoma City )             54-28
   26. Denver (To Chicago via Oklahoma City )      54-28
   27. Orlando (To Memphis )                       59-23
   28. Boston (To Minnesota )                      62-20
   29. LA Lakers                                  65-17
   30. Cleveland                                  66-16

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24th!

by MiledAnimal on Apr 17, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions

HEY! We don't allow...

oh. Nevermind.

by Dave on Apr 17, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Let’s have a rally!

by LaColin on Apr 17, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

why do they do this tiebreaker seperate from the seeding tiebreaker? If we lose the seeding tiebreaker, the league is essentially saying “Denver and San Antonio finished ahead of you”. Therefore, since playoff teams are seeded in reverse order of finish, and we finished behind Denver and San Antonio, we should pick ahead of them.

It’s just common sense. Which is of course why Stern doesn’t do it this way.

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 17, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

I agree

and that is part of why I’m glad the Blazers won this one. Otherwise people would be burning down the blog around us.

Perhaps we should put our heads together and come up with a Unified Theory of Tiebreaking to bring all of these diverse and inscrutable concepts together.

—Dave

by Dave on Apr 17, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

It is called a one game playoff before the playoffs

Home court goes to the team with the current tiebreakers in place.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 17, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions

It can get important, e.g. we won a tiebreaker with Minnesota in the Greg Oden draft

Greg Oden = Robert Parish (HOF, 4x NBA champion, 9x NBA All-Star). The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946.

by Norsktroll on Apr 17, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions

That's Awesome

Let’s have a rally… brilliant!

Think DeJuan Blair will be available at 24?

by Larry The Croc on Apr 17, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions

WE OWN THE DRAFT

I bet KP is geeked out.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 17, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

Shaq + Nash + Hill + Stoudemire = Lottery

LOL

by levelhed on Apr 17, 2009 1:59 PM PDT reply actions

this may be bigger than it looks

because the tie breaker, KP is now picking just one spot ahead of his old buddy Presti in OKC. Anyone not think that matters?

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 17, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions

That just means Presti will try to "pull a KP"

and attempt to leapfrog one spot in front of us to get the guy they both want.

KP’s the master of that.

by Timmay! on Apr 17, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I know this has been said before, but...

if Washington holds onto the #2 spot…

and Bayless for #2 and a bad contract or two. They can get under the tax threshhold, not have to pay $5 million per year to a new rookie in a weak draft, and get a young combo guard to pair with Arenas. We get Rubio

How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009

by douglast on Apr 17, 2009 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe not if Sacramento gets the first pick (they can't drop lower than 4). They need a new point guard more than a new power forward

And John Wall seems not too intend entering the draft this year, independent of if he is declared eligible or not. He said he promised to his late father to go to college, and his AAU coach said it was never an option.

Greg Oden = Robert Parish (HOF, 4x NBA champion, 9x NBA All-Star). The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946.

by Norsktroll on Apr 17, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Blazer Draft Picks

I believe that tie-breakers are reversed in the second round – which works out for the Blazers inherited pick from the Clippers. I show the following, although other sources for some reason show Cleveland having Chicago’s pick. Impressive that Pritchard was able to turn Omer Asik into three picks!

Not that we need any more players deserving of minutes – but magic will come out of these?

24. Blazers
Second Round:
32. Blazers (From Clippers)* Mike Taylor trade
38. Blazers (From Knicks via Bulls) Omer Asik trade
46. Blazers (From Bulls) Omer Asik trade
55. Blazers (From Nuggets) Omer Asik;/ Sonny Weems trade
56. Blazers

by Mad Matt the Road Warrior on Apr 17, 2009 2:26 PM PDT reply actions

Do I smell a D-League dynasty for Idaho???

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Apr 17, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Second round was also included in the release

I didn’t post it because it was taking up too much space. Here it is:

  31. Sacramento
   32/33. LA Clippers (To Portland )
   32/33. Washington
   34. Oklahoma City (To Denver )
   35/36. Memphis
   35/36. Minnesota (To Detroit )
   37. Golden State (To San Antonio via Phoenix )
   38. New York (To Portland via Chicago )
   39. Toronto (To Detroit )
   40/41. New Jersey (To Charlotte via Oklahoma City )
   40/41. Milwaukee
   42. Charlotte (To LA Lakers)
   43. Indiana (To Miami )
   44. Detroit
   45. Philadelphia (To Minnesota via Miami )
   46. Chicago (To Cleveland )
   47. Miami (To Minnesota )
   48. Phoenix
   49. Atlanta
   50. Utah
   51. New Orleans (To San Antonio via Toronto )
   52. Dallas (To Indiana )
   53. Houston (To San Antonio )
   54. San Antonio (To Charlotte )
   55. Denver (To Portland )
   56. Portland
   57. Orlando (To Phoenix via Oklahoma City )
   58. Boston
   59. LA Lakers
   60. Cleveland (To Miami )

by Dave on Apr 17, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, and before somebody asks:

   *Please note that teams that finished the regular season with identical
   records will select in the second round in the reverse of the order in
   which they select in the first round. With respect to the ties between
   the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington (32 and 33); Memphis and
    Minnesota (35 and 36); and New Jersey and Milwaukee (40 and 41): since
   the order of selection in the first round for each set of teams may
   change based on the results of the Draft Lottery, the order of selection
   in the second round cannot be determined until after the Draft Lottery
   is conducted (on May 19, 2009).

by Dave on Apr 17, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Pick #46

I stand corrected

The Nuggets’ release from after the draft says that the Chicago pick was for 2010, not 2009.

The Portland Trail Blazers received the Nuggets’ 2009 second round pick, New York’s 2009 second round pick (via Chicago) and Chicago’s 2010 second round pick. Additionally, the Bulls picked up the draft rights to the 36th overall pick, Omer Asik of Turkey, from Portland.

by Mad Matt the Road Warrior on Apr 17, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions

And Asik blew out his ACL this season in playing in Turkey. It's unclear if he will ever amount to being "the next Okur". Yup, good move.

Greg Oden = Robert Parish (HOF, 4x NBA champion, 9x NBA All-Star). The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946.

by Norsktroll on Apr 17, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Just a reminder

Batum was #25 and Rudy #24. I’m looking forward to next season…

by chuky on Apr 17, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions

Who has KP's number?

I have to call him and tell him to draft all three UCLA Bruin seniors. That would make my day/week/month/year.

by jayzien on Apr 17, 2009 3:50 PM PDT reply actions

Hallelujah

Goodness, it’s nice to see the Blazers out of the lottery. I don’t know about you guys, but I was getting tired of draft night parties. Then again, a draft is unlikely to ever be boring if KP is manning the wheel.

by iCollective on Apr 17, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions

Draft Order

At this point the Blazers pick 24th, however, even if through trade (which could very well happen), that pick looks much more appealing than in years passed now that KP is drafting; who doesn’t think he could pull another Nic Batum out of the draft. I mean, remember when a pick that low meant someone like Eric Barkley or Qyntel Woods? Anyway, we still have Freeland and Koppenen stocked away overseas. The rich get richer…

by Tennore on Apr 17, 2009 10:53 PM PDT reply actions