{"id":615256,"date":"2026-04-18T15:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/615256\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:03:09","slug":"2026-nba-draft-lottery-odds-officially-set-for-top-14-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/615256\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NBA Draft Lottery odds officially set for top 14 teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA <\/a>Play-In Tournament wrapped up, and the 2026 draft lottery standings are set. The selection order isn\u2019t finalized yet, but the field is locked in.<\/p>\n

The Orlando Magic<\/a> punched their ticket as the Eastern Conference\u2019s No. 8 seed, while the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> landed in the final lottery spot at No. 14 with a 44-38 record.<\/p>\n

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Over in the West, the Phoenix Suns<\/a> will take on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>. That result locked the Golden State Warriors<\/a> into the No. 11 position. Phoenix\u2019s victory also shifted the Thunder\u2019s pick from the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> to the twelfth-best lottery odds.<\/p>\n

MORE: 5 first-round bold predictions for the 2026 NBA playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n

A couple of tie-breakers still need sorting out. The Utah Jazz<\/a> and Sacramento Kings<\/a> sit tied at No. 4. The Atlanta Hawks<\/a> and Dallas Mavericks<\/a> are knotted up at No. 7. Both decisions are scheduled for April 20, right after the NBA Playoffs tip off.<\/p>\n

The projected shifts might seem small, but history shows otherwise. Dallas landed the top pick a few years back despite long odds, proving that even slim chances can shake things up.<\/p>\n

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2026 NBA Draft Lottery odds\"NBA<\/p>\n

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver <\/p>\n

Here are the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery odds, with each team\u2019s shot at the No. 1 pick:<\/p>\n

T4. Sacramento Kings: 11.5%<\/p>\n

T7. Dallas Mavericks: 6.8%<\/p>\n

10. Atlanta Hawks (via Bucks<\/a>): 3%<\/p>\n

11. Golden State Warriors: 2%<\/p>\n

12. OKC Thunder (via Clippers) 1.5%<\/p>\n

14. Charlotte Hornets: 0.5%<\/p>\n

MORE: Suns star Dillon Brooks calls out OKC Thunder over controversial play style<\/a><\/p>\n

2026 NBA Draft dates and full pre-draft schedule<\/p>\n

The Early Entry deadline closes on April 24, setting the initial pool of prospects.<\/p>\n

The combine runs from May 8 to May 10, and the draft lottery takes place on that final day.<\/p>\n

The 2026 NBA Draft itself goes down on June 23 and 24, with both nights starting at 7 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBA Play-In Tournament wrapped up, and the 2026 draft lottery standings are set. The selection order isn\u2019t…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[7218,64,63,5997,12847,5670,2066,7235,20447,279431,5552,7221,7236,5851,7223,590,13799,5548,12985,11957,7185,5674,85,11898,7211],"class_list":{"0":"post-615256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-atlanta-hawks","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-brooklyn-nets","12":"tag-bucks","13":"tag-charlotte-hornets","14":"tag-chicago-bulls","15":"tag-dallas-mavericks","16":"tag-dillon-brooks","17":"tag-draft-lottery","18":"tag-golden-state-warriors","19":"tag-indiana-pacers","20":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","21":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","22":"tag-miami-heat","23":"tag-nba","24":"tag-nba-playoffs","25":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","26":"tag-orlando-magic","27":"tag-pelicans","28":"tag-phoenix-suns","29":"tag-sacramento-kings","30":"tag-sports","31":"tag-utah-jazz","32":"tag-washington-wizards"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}