{"id":587491,"date":"2026-04-07T06:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/587491\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:43:08","slug":"nba-tanking-tracker-april-7-daily-look-at-the-race-to-the-draft-lottery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/587491\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA tanking tracker April 7: Daily look at the race to the draft lottery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA tanking picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the regular season on April 12. In the meantime, we will provide detailed daily updates on the landscape, lotto odds, remaining schedules and the stakes for every day’s slate of games<\/a>. We also break down the league\u2019s playoff races<\/a> each day.<\/p>\n

Record: 17-61 | Streak: L-6<\/p>\n

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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: CHI, CHI, MIA, @CLE<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: Clinching one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick. If the Wizards\u2019 pick falls out of the top-8, it will go to the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n

Record: 18-60 | Streak: L-2<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: MIN, @BKN, PHI, DET<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: Clinching one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick. Due to the Ivica Zubac trade with the Clippers, if the Pacers\u2019 pick lands between the 5-9 spots on lotto night, it will go to L.A.<\/p>\n

Record: 19-59 | Streak: W-1<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: MIL, IND, @MIL, @TOR<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: Clinching one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick.<\/p>\n

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Record: 21-58 | Streak: L-9<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 11.5%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @NOP, MEM, @LAL<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: Clinching one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick. If the Jazz\u2019s pick falls outside of the top-8, it will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n

Record: 21-58 | Streak: L-1<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 11.5%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @GSW, GSW, @POR<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: Clinching one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick.<\/p>\n

Record: 25-54 | Streak: L-8<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 8.3%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: UTH, @BOS, @MIN<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: The Pelicans have no incentive to lose; they owe their unprotected first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n

Record: 25-54 | Streak: L-5<\/p>\n

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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 8.2%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @DEN, @UTH, @HOU<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: The Grizzlies can finish no higher than the sixth-best odds at the No. 1 pick.<\/p>\n

Record: 25-53 | Streak: W-1<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 6.7%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @LAC, @PHX, SAS, @CHI<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: The Mavs can finish no higher than the sixth-best odds at the No. 1 pick. The Mavs don\u2019t control their future first-rounders from 2027-2030.<\/p>\n

Record: 29-49 | Streak: L-7<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 4.5%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @WAS, @WAS, ORL, @DAL<\/p>\n

Record: 31-47 | Streak: W-1<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 3%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @BKN, @DET, BKN, @PHI<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: Moving \u201cabove\u201d the Pelicans for better lottery odds.<\/p>\n

Record: 36-42 | Streak: L-4<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 2%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: SAC, LAL, @SAC, @LAC<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: The Warriors are locked into the play-in game.<\/p>\n

Record: 40-39 | Streak: L-1<\/p>\n

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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 1.5%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @SAS, LAC, SAC<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: The Blazers are locked into the play-in tournament.<\/p>\n

Record: 41-37 | Streak: W-1<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 1%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: @TOR, @TOR, @WAS, ATL<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: The Heat are currently in the play-in tournament.<\/p>\n

Record: 43-36 | Streak: W-3<\/p>\n

Current odds for No. 1 pick: 0.5%<\/p>\n

Remaining schedule: MIN, @CHI, @BOS<\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake: The Magic are currently in the play-in tournament. The Grizzlies own the Magic\u2019s unprotected first-round pick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBA tanking picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[6703,6996,49,48,5184,8840,2695,224136,2697,14418,15718,8224,8216,459,8214,2901,3555,15716,6683,10679,82,15717,8027],"class_list":{"0":"post-587491","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-atlanta-hawks","9":"tag-brooklyn-nets","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-chicago-bulls","13":"tag-clippers","14":"tag-dallas-mavericks","15":"tag-gsw","16":"tag-indiana-pacers","17":"tag-ivica-zubac","18":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","19":"tag-miami-heat","20":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","21":"tag-nba","22":"tag-new-orleans-pelicans","23":"tag-new-york-knicks","24":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","25":"tag-orlando-magic","26":"tag-portland-trail-blazers","27":"tag-sacramento-kings","28":"tag-sports","29":"tag-utah-jazz","30":"tag-washington-wizards"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}