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Here\u2019s all you need to know about the NBA draft lottery.<\/p>\n
When is the NBA draft lottery?<\/p>\n
The 2026 NBA draft lottery will take place at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 10 in Chicago. <\/p>\n
The lottery is over a month before the actual NBA draft, which will get underway in mid-June. The first round of the draft is on Tuesday, June 23 and the second round is on Wednesday, June 24.<\/p>\n
How to watch NBA draft lottery<\/p>\n
The draft lottery will be nationally broadcast on ABC and ESPN. You can live stream the event on FuboTV, DirecTV, YouTube TV and ESPN Unlimited.<\/p>\n
What are each team\u2019s odds?<\/p>\n
The 14 teams that didn\u2019t make the NBA playoffs are the lottery teams<\/a> hoping to win the coveted No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. Here\u2019s a table of those teams along with their lottery odds (read this for a more detailed breakdown <\/a>of how teams\u2019 odds are determined.)<\/p>\n Seed<\/p>\n Team<\/p>\n Record<\/p>\n Odds of a Top Four Pick<\/p>\n Odds of No. 1 pick<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Washington<\/p>\n 17-65<\/p>\n 52.1%<\/p>\n 14.0%<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Indiana<\/p>\n 19-63<\/p>\n 52.1%<\/p>\n 14.0%<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Brooklyn<\/p>\n 20-62<\/p>\n 52.1%<\/p>\n 14.0%<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Utah<\/p>\n 22-60<\/p>\n 45.2%<\/p>\n 11.5%<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Sacramento<\/p>\n 22-60<\/p>\n 45.2%<\/p>\n 11.5%<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Memphis<\/p>\n 25-57<\/p>\n 37.0%<\/p>\n 9.0%<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Atlanta (via NO)<\/p>\n 26-56<\/p>\n 29.3%<\/p>\n 6.8%<\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n Dallas<\/p>\n 26-56<\/p>\n 29%<\/p>\n 6.7%<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Chicago<\/p>\n 31-51<\/p>\n 20.3%<\/p>\n 4.5%<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Milwaukee<\/p>\n 32-50<\/p>\n 13.9%<\/p>\n 3.0%<\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n Golden State<\/p>\n 37-45<\/p>\n 9.4%<\/p>\n 2.0%<\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n Oklahoma City (via LA Clippers)<\/p>\n 42-40<\/p>\n 7.1%<\/p>\n 1.5%<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n Miami<\/p>\n 43-39<\/p>\n 4.8%<\/p>\n 1.0%<\/p>\n 14<\/p>\n Charlotte<\/p>\n 44-38<\/p>\n 2.4%<\/p>\n 0.5%<\/p>\n For more in-depth reading, here\u2019s our list of the five teams with the most at stake<\/a> entering the draft lottery.<\/p>\n Who will represent each lottery team at the event?<\/p>\n Don\u2019t expect to see any full-on NBA rosters out in Chicago for the draft lottery. Instead, each lottery team designates a lottery representative\u2014anyone from a current player to a team exec to a franchise icon\u2014who will be in attendance at the event and potentially appear on the stage.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a handy table of each team\u2019s draft lottery representative in 2026:<\/p>\n Team<\/p>\n Lottery Representative<\/p>\n Washington<\/p>\n John Wall (franchise legend)<\/p>\n Indiana<\/p>\n T.J. McConnell (current player)<\/p>\n Brooklyn<\/p>\n Vince Carter (franchise legend)<\/p>\n Utah<\/p>\n Keyonte George (current player)<\/p>\n Sacramento<\/p>\n Scott Perry (GM)<\/p>\n Memphis<\/p>\n Tayshaun Prince (VP)<\/p>\n Atlanta <\/p>\n Onsi Saleh (GM)<\/p>\n Dallas<\/p>\n Rolando Blackman (franchise legend)<\/p>\n Chicago<\/p>\n Toni Kuko\u010d (special advisor to Bulls owner)<\/p>\n Milwaukee<\/p>\n Mallory Edens (daughter of Bucks co-owner)<\/a><\/p>\n Golden State<\/p>\n Larry Harris (assistant GM)<\/p>\n Oklahoma City<\/p>\n Nick Collison (special assistant to the GM)<\/p>\n Miami<\/p>\n Alonzo Mourning (VP)<\/p>\n Charlotte<\/p>\n Kon Knueppel (current player)<\/p>\n Who are the top players in the draft?<\/p>\n So your team wins the No. 1 pick. Who are they going to select in the 2026 NBA draft?<\/p>\n SI\u2019s Kevin Sweeney wrote up a mock draft<\/a> last month that has BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, Duke forward Cameron Boozer, North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson and Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. going in the top five.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of some of the top prospects who could hear their name called in June:<\/p>\n AJ Dybantsa, BYU (F)Darryn Peterson, Kansas (PG)Cameron Boozer, Duke (F)Caleb Wilson, North Carolina (F)Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas (PG)Kingston Flemings, Houston (PG)Keaton Wagler, Illinois (PG)Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville (PG)Nate Ament, Tennessee (F)Brayden Burries, Arizona (SG)Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan (F)Koa Peat, Arizona (F)Aday Mara, Michigan (C)Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky (C)Labaron Philon, Alabama (PG)Karim Lopez, Mexico (F)Chris Cenac Jr., Houston (F)Hannes Steinbach, Washington (F)Bennett Stirtz, Iowa (PG)Cameron Carr, Baylor (SG)More NBA from Sports Illustrated![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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