With the 2026 NBA playoffs underway, 14 lottery-bound teams shift into offseason mode along with the eight teams who were eliminated in the first round. The draft lottery set the order for the first 14 picks of the 2026 NBA draft, with the rest of the teams picking in reverse order of their picks in the regular season.
The Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards entered the lottery with the best odds (14%) at the No. 1 pick, with the Wizards winning the lottery, giving them the top choice from a 2026 class that has been lauded as historically deep.
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2026 NBA draft order
First round
1. Washington Wizards 2. Utah Jazz 3. Memphis Grizzlies 4. Chicago Bulls 5. LA Clippers (via IND) 6. Brooklyn Nets 7. Sacramento Kings 8. Atlanta Hawks (via NO) 9. Dallas Mavericks 10. Milwaukee Bucks 11. Golden State Warriors 12. Oklahoma City Thunder 13. Miami Heat 14. Charlotte Hornets 15. Chicago Bulls (via POR) 16. Memphis Grizzlies (via PHX) 17. Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHI) 18. Charlotte Hornets (via ORL) 19. Toronto Raptors 20. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL) 21. Detroit Pistons (via MIN) 22. Philadelphia 76ers (via HOU) 23. Atlanta Hawks (via CLE) 24. New York Knicks 25. Los Angeles Lakers 26. Denver Nuggets 27. Boston Celtics 28. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET) 29. Cleveland Cavaliers (via SA) 30. Dallas Mavericks (via OKC)
Second round
31. New York Knicks (via WSH) 32. Memphis Grizzlies (via IND) 33. Brooklyn Nets 34. Sacramento Kings 35. San Antonio Spurs (via UTAH) 36. LA Clippers (via MEM) 37. Oklahoma City Thunder (via DAL) 38. Chicago Bulls (via NO) 39. Houston Rockets (via CHI) 40. Boston Celtics (via MIL) 41. Miami Heat (via GS) 42. San Antonio Spurs (via POR) 43. Brooklyn Nets (via LAC) 44. San Antonio Spurs (via MIA) 45. Sacramento Kings (via CHA) 46. Orlando Magic 47. Phoenix Suns (via PHI) 48. Dallas Mavericks (via PHX) 49. Denver Nuggets (via ATL) 50. Toronto Raptors 51. Washington Wizards (via MIN) 52. LA Clippers (via CLE) 53. Houston Rockets 54. Golden State Warriors (via LAL) 55. New York Knicks 56. Chicago Bulls (via DEN) 57. Atlanta Hawks (via BOS) 58. New Orleans Pelicans (via DET) 59. Minnesota Timberwolves (via SA) 60. Washington Wizards (via OKC)