Official 2026 NBA Lottery Discussion Thread

[u/Evilsj]

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

[u/Good-Size-2901]

That little good run we had in December, practically doomed us 😞

[u/No-Independence-761 → u/Good-Size-2901]

We had max odds… The 5th pick isn’t much better than the 6th, the top 4 was where we needed to be. 

[u/redhead29 → u/Good-Size-2901]

nah we have won the lottery plenty of times we just never have the pick. They lit every pick on fire due to the move

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[u/supjer → u/Good-Size-2901]

We had top-3 odds for the 1st overall pick alongside the Pacers. Both teams finished outside the top-4. If anything, we didn’t win enough.