NetsDaily · Apr 18, 2022
Nets get 23rd pick in 2022 NBA Draft ... if they keep it. They have until June 1 to decide
Photo by Kostas Lymperopoulos/NBAE via Getty ImagesAt the end of every regular season, teams are tied in record ... and thus in draft position. So a few days later, there’s a draw at league offices to determine the final draft order.
At the end of this season, the Philadelphia 76ers (whose pick is owed the Nets), the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics (whose pick is owed the Spurs) all finished with 51-31 records, tying them for the 23rd through the 25th picks. So on Monday, the tie was broken and the Nets came away with No. 23, the Bucks No. 24 and the Spurs No. 25.