The NBA has seen a tank race of epic scope<\/a> in recent weeks as teams jockey for a chance to land one of several generational talents at the top of this class. We haven’t seen a top four as strong<\/a> as AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson in quite some time. Even the late lottery and mid-first round has a chance to yield serious value. Here is how the odds currently stack up with less than a week left in the regular season. <\/p>\n 2026 NBA Draft Lottery odds if the season ended today Leaky Black, Anthony Davis – Washington Wizards | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Team<\/p>\n Record<\/p>\n Top 4 odds<\/p>\n No. 1 odds<\/p>\n 1. Washington Wizards<\/p>\n 17-62<\/p>\n 52.1%<\/p>\n 14%<\/p>\n 2. Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n 18-61<\/p>\n 52.1%<\/p>\n 14%<\/p>\n 3. Brooklyn Nets<\/p>\n 20-59<\/p>\n 52.1%<\/p>\n 14%<\/p>\n 4. Utah Jazz<\/p>\n 21-59<\/p>\n 45.2%<\/p>\n 11.5%<\/p>\n 5. Sacramento Kings<\/p>\n 21-59<\/p>\n 45.2%<\/p>\n 11.5%<\/p>\n 6. Memphis Grizzlies<\/p>\n 25-54<\/p>\n 34.8%<\/p>\n 8.3%<\/p>\n 7. Dallas Mavericks<\/p>\n 25-54<\/p>\n 34.4%<\/p>\n 8.2%<\/p>\n 8. Atlanta Hawks (via NOP)<\/p>\n 26-54<\/p>\n 26.3%<\/p>\n 6.0%<\/p>\n 9. Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n 30-49<\/p>\n 20.3%<\/p>\n 4.5%<\/p>\n 10. Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n 31-48<\/p>\n 13.9%<\/p>\n 3.0%<\/p>\n 11. Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n 37-42<\/p>\n 9.4%<\/p>\n 2.0%<\/p>\n 12. Portland Trail Blazers<\/p>\n 40-39<\/p>\n 7.1%<\/p>\n 1.5%<\/p>\n 13. Miami Heat<\/p>\n 41-38<\/p>\n 4.8%<\/p>\n 1.0%<\/p>\n 14. Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n 43-37<\/p>\n 2.4%<\/p>\n 0.5%<\/p>\n Indiana and Washington basically mastered the tank this season. Both teams acquired All-Star talent at the deadline \u2014 Ivica Zubac to Indiana, Anthony Davis and Trae Young to Washington \u2014 but managed to stay in the gutter long enough to basically wrap up top odds. Indiana will get a healthy Zubac and Tyrese Haliburton back next season, potentially with a top-tier prospect in tow. The Wizards will attempt to thread the needle between an exciting young core and two established veterans with postseason pedigree. <\/p>\n That said, the Pacers are still walking a tightrope, as their pick is top-four protected to Los Angeles. So, if Indiana gets the short end of the stick on lottery night, the Zubac trade will start to look significantly worse in hindsight. It was a gutsy risk, but an understandable one given the Pacers’ desire to contend next season. <\/p>\n Atlanta, meanwhile, receives the highest of New Orleans’ and Milwaukee’s first-round picks. That means the Hawks really have 40.2 percent odds to land top four and nine percent odds to land No. 1 overall \u2014 better than their odds in 2024, when the Hawks stumbled into Zaccharie Risacher with the top pick. <\/p>\n Portland is currently a game behind the Los Angeles Clippers for eighth place in the Western Conference. Their Play-In ticket is already punched. The Blazers’ pick is lottery protected to Chicago, meaning if Portland sneaks into the playoffs, the Bulls will get two first-round picks to kickstart a new era in the front office. <\/p>\n Oklahoma City currently owns the 15th and 16th picks from the Clippers and Sixers, respectively. That is two potential Play-In teams who owe their pick, unprotected, to the best team in basketball. OKC could end up with multiple lottery picks and multiple bites at the apple, so to speak, depending on how L.A. and Philadelphia fare in the weeks ahead. <\/p>\n Brooklyn needs to lose out Michael Porter Jr., Brooklyn Nets | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Brooklyn is currently tied with Washington and Indiana for the best No. 1 odds in the draft, but the tides are turning down the stretch. The Nets are coming off of back-to-back wins over Washington and Milwaukee, now only a half-game ahead of Utah and Sacramento, who are tied for the fourth- and fifth-best odds. <\/p>\n The Jazz have lost 10 straight games. To borrow a phrase from The Wire, Utah has really successfully juked the stats this year. The Jazz are sitting healthy stars and doing everything in their power to lose, the league’s anti-tanking efforts<\/a> be damned. <\/p>\n Sacramento has lost two straight and seven of its last ten. The Nets are less talented than Sacramento but much better coached. If the Nets will face Indiana, Milwaukee and Toronto to close out the season. Two of three are winnable games against other teams in active tank mode. The Nets are in real danger of falling down the lottery board a couple spots. For all we know, though, the team with the fifth-best odds could vault to No. 1. The lottery has a way of making it feel like none of this jockeying actually matters on a granular level. <\/p>\n Who are the best prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft? Caleb Wilson (North Carolina), Cameron Boozer (Duke) | Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n![\"Leaky](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01knpystzfk20bgn64x2.jpg\" "\\"Leaky")
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