Five ties among teams with identical regular-season records were broken on Monday through random drawings to determine the order of selection for the 2025 NBA draft.
The drawings were conducted by NBA President of League Operations Byron Spruell at the NBA office in Secaucus, New Jersey. The tiebreaker process was overseen by Marc Dieli, a partner from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.
The results of the drawings:
- The Phoenix Suns (36-46) won a tiebreaker with the Portland Trail Blazers.
- The Dallas Mavericks (39-43) won a tiebreaker with the Chicago Bulls.
- The Sacramento Kings (40-42) won a tiebreaker with the Atlanta Hawks.
- The Memphis Grizzlies (48-34) won a tiebreaker with the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks. Second and third place in the tiebreaker drawings went to Milwaukee and Golden State, respectively.
- The Los Angeles Lakers (50-32) won a tiebreaker with the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, and the LA Clippers. Second, third, and fourth place in the tiebreaker drawings went to Indiana, the LA Clippers, and Denver, respectively.