With Cleveland’s season-ending loss to Atlanta in Friday’s play-in tournament game, the 2022 first-round pick headed from Brooklyn to Houston is officially locked at No. 17 in the order.
The Cavaliers and Nets finished with identical 44-38 records, which would be tied for No. 16 in the normal order. However, because Cleveland did not advance to the playoffs from the play-in tournament, that will now put the Cavaliers within the 14 “lottery” teams at the top.