With the 2026 NBA playoffs underway, 14 lottery-bound teams . The draft lottery, which will be held May 10, looms large for franchises trying to rebuild, as the has been lauded as a historically deep pool of players that can turn a team’s future around with one pick.
The , and enter the lottery with the best odds (14%) at the No. 1 pick, while several other teams are hoping for the same luck the struck last season, when they earned the No. 1 pick with the 11th-best lottery odds (1.8%).
The lottery will decide the final order for the top 14 picks, but here is the current order as it stands after Monday afternoon.
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1. (14% chance to pick No. 1)
2. (14%)
3. (14%)
4. (11.5%)
5. (11.5%)
6. (8.0%)
7. (via NO; 6.8%)
8. (6.7%)
9. (4.5%)
10. (3%)
11. (2%)
12. (via LAC; 1.5%)
13. (1%)
14. (0.5%)
The top four picks will be determined by the NBA draft lottery. The remainder of picks 5-14 will be in inverse order of the teams’ finish in the regular season. The Hawks have the better of the picks belonging to the Bucks and Pelicans, with Milwaukee getting the lesser of the picks.
15. (via POR)*
16. (via PHX)
17. (via PHI)
18. (via ORL)
19.
20. (via ATL)
21. (via MIN)
22. (via HOU)
23. (via CLE)
24.
25.
26.
27.
28. (via DET)
29. (via SA)
30. (via OKC)
31. (via WSH)
32. (via IND)
33.
34.
35. (via UTAH)
36. (via MEM)
37. (via DAL)
38. (via NO)
39. (via CHI)
40. (via MIL)
41. (via GS)
42. (via POR)
43. (via LAC)
44. (via MIA)
45. (via CHA)
46.
47. (via PHI)
48. (via PHX)
49. (via ATL)
50.
51. (via MIN)
52. (via CLE)
53.
54. (via LAL)
55.
56. (via DEN)
57. (via BOS)
58. (via DET)
59. (via SA)
60. (via OKC)
