Per the NBA, seven ties among teams that finished the 2005-06 regular season with identical records will be broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for the 2006 NBA Draft. The drawings will be conducted live at 11 A.M. CT on NBA TV by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations.  The seven ties to be broken are as follows:

Charlotte and Atlanta (26-56)

Minnesota and Boston (33-49)

Houston and Golden State (34-48)

Philadelphia and New Orleans/Okla. City (38-44)

Indiana, Chicago and Utah (41-41)

Denver and Sacramento (44-38)

New Jersey and Memphis (49-33)