The NBA revealed its tiebreakers for the upcoming draft lottery on Monday, and there was one big winner.

The Utah Jazz are surely jumping for joy as they were revealed to have won the tiebreaker over the Sacramento Kings to become the No. 4 seed in the draft lottery. That gives them an 11.5% chance of winning the lottery and receiving the first overall pick, but more importantly, it means they will hold onto their first-round pick.

With the tiebreaker slot, Utah is guaranteed a top-eight pick in the draft. That means the protected first-round pick it traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the Derrick Favors deal back in 2021 will stay in the Jazz's hands.

This means Utah’s lottery pick CANNOT fall lower than No. 8 in the May 10th lottery … so the Jazz are assured of retaining their top-eight-protected pick in the first round rather than sending it to Oklahoma City. https://t.co/n2waYE6Rou

The deal was made to offload Favors' salary to OKC, and as part of the deal, Utah sent the Thunder a protected first-round pick. It was protected as a top-10 pick in 2024 and 2025 and didn't convey in either of those two seasons. Now, Utah will officially avoid sending a pick to Oklahoma City.

The Jazz will hope to win the lottery, which will be held on May 10. Still, even if they don't secure the top pick, they have to be feeling like they already emerged victorious.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Utah Jazz a big winner from NBA draft lottery tiebreak reveal