Celtics Lose Ping Pong Ball Tiebreaker to Lakers for 27th Pick
Boston will pick 28th.
The rivalry between the Celtics and Lakers has seen plenty of big moments. On Friday, the teams were involved in a battle of ping pong balls for the 27th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. The Lakers won. The Celtics will pick 28th.
The longtime foes ended up facing off in the tiebreaker scenarios due to previous transactions with the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets, respectively. The Western Conference teams finished the 2014-2015 regular season with the same record (56-26). The tie meant a 50/50 tiebreaker at NBA headquarters in New York was needed to determine which team would own the 27th pick. The Lakers own the Rockets’ first-round pick this season as part of the Jeremy Lin trade. The Celtics possess the Clippers’ first round pick as compensation for allowing Doc Rivers to go to Los Angeles.
The Celtics now own the 16th and 28th picks in the first round of the draft, as well as a pair of second round picks: 33rd overall (acquired from Philadelphia) and 45th overall (their own choice).
For more on the haul of draft picks accumulated by the Celtics for the 2015 NBA Draft, click here.
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