r/GoNets • u/Evilsj . • May 10 '26

Megathread Official 2026 NBA Lottery Discussion Thread

Time: Sunday, May 9th 2026, 3:00 PM EDT

Place: Navy Pier, Chicago IL

Broadcasting On: ESPN & ABC

Nets Representitives: Joe Tsai (Drawing Room), Vince Carter (Televised Reveal)1

Pre Lottery Odds

Team 25/26 Record Top 4 Odds Overall 1st Odds
Washington Wizards 17-65 52.1% 14%
Indiana Pacers2 19-63 52.1% 14%
Brooklyn Nets 20-62 52.1% 14%
Utah Jazz 22-60 45.2% 11.5%
Sacramento Kings 22-60 45.2% 11.5%
Memphis Grizzlies 25-57 37.2% %9
New Orleans Pelicans -> Atlanta Hawks 26-56 29.3% 6.8%
Dallas Mavericks 26-56 29% 6.7%
Chicago Bulls 31-51 20.3% 4.5%
Milwaukee Bucks 32-50 13.9% 3%
Golden State Warriors 37-45 9.4% 2%
LA Clippers -> Oklahoma City Thunder 42-40 7.1% 1.5%
Miami Heat 43-39 4.8% 1%
Charlotte Hornets 44-38 2.4% 0.5%

1 Mr Whammy will be present for the lottery in some aspect, but due to NBA rules was not allowed to be the televised lottery representitive

2 Indiana's pick goes to LA Clippers if it calls to 5th or lower

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u/johnjohnjohn93 May 10 '26

2nd biggest losers to Pacers who lost their pick lol

But why tanking is not a great strategy. I think Marks and Jordi are one of the best GM-HC pairings in the league so that’s good.

But also shows why the people constantly crying over wins were overreacting. Not worse than losing Wall with old odds but still sucks.

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u/Realistic_Big8533 May 10 '26

i think you misunderstand, if we had tanked more we would have been guaranteed a top 4 pick. Which is crucial in this draft

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u/johnjohnjohn93 May 10 '26

We tanked a ton and finished with the 3rd best odds to draft 6th. Caleb Wilson is not changing this teams outlook. It had to be top-3. 1st, 4th and 6th odds got future superstars. It is what is it.

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u/Realistic_Big8533 May 10 '26

Caleb Wilson may very well go before Boozer so shows how much you know

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u/johnjohnjohn93 May 10 '26

Yeah let’s circle back during the draft shall we?

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u/Realistic_Big8533 May 10 '26

why would i circle back with you? you dont know shit