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NBA Draft Lottery Sets 2026 Order Today With Wizards, Pacers, Nets Holding Top Odds

Owners are poised to approve flatter odds this month, making this likely the last lottery under the old rules.

Overview

  • The drawing airs Sunday at 3 p.m. ET from Chicago’s McCormick Place on ABC and ESPN and will set picks 1 through 14 for the June draft.
  • Washington, Indiana and Brooklyn each have a 14% chance at No. 1, with Utah and Sacramento next at 11.5% as teams eye a prized class led by AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer.
  • The NBA will draw four ping‑pong balls to set the top four picks from 1,001 number combinations, then place teams 5–14 in reverse order of their records.
  • Trade protections could flip ownership of high picks, including Indiana’s selection going to the Clippers if it lands at 5 or 6, the Clippers’ own first going to Oklahoma City, and the Pelicans’ pick conveying to Atlanta or Milwaukee with HawksBucks swap rights in play.
  • The league is expected to vote later in May on a reform that would flatten odds and remove the rule that keeps the worst team from falling past No. 5, with changes targeted for 2027.