Here were the draft positions of last year's Final Five:
Team | Original Pick | First Pick Made | Overall Finish |
Orlando | 1st | 1st | 5th | |
Buffalo | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd (tie) | |
Toronto | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | |
Philadelphia | 4th | 9th | 3rd (tie) | |
Portland | 16th | 35th | 1st | |
In other words, the teams that started with the first four picks finished no lower than fifth.
(How did Portland pull off a 1st place finish starting 16th? Synergy.

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