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The Washington Wizards<\/a> will have the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft<\/a>. The Wizards won the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday afternoon, winning the draw to pick first overall with 14% odds. The Jazz<\/a>, Grizzlies<\/a>, Bulls<\/a> and Clippers<\/a> rounded out the top five in that order. The Wizards — who had the NBA’s worst record in the 2025-26 season at 17-65 — were tied with the Pacers<\/a> and Nets<\/a> for the best draft odds. Washington will pick first overall for the first time since 2010, when the franchise selected John Wall<\/a>. The Wizards are projected to pick BYU’s AJ Dybantsa in Adam Finkelstein’s post-Lottery mock draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Clippers were one of the other biggest winners on Sunday. L.A. acquired a uniquely protected pick from the Indiana Pacers in the\u00a0Ivica Zubac<\/a>\u00a0trade in February. The pick was top-four protected, but would be dealt to the Clippers if it landed between No. 5-9. The pick landed fifth, the best-case scenario for the Clippers. The Pacers, who finished 19-63 while missing\u00a0Tyrese Haliburton<\/a>\u00a0this season, had a 14% chance of landing the No. 1 pick and 52.1% chance of picking in the top four. They left Sunday without a lottery pick.<\/p>\n The Bulls and Grizzlies are also happy with Sunday’s results as they defied the odds to move into the top four. Chicago had a 3% chance at a top-four pick, and Memphis had a 9% chance at a top-four pick. The Nets and Kings fell out of the top four as the Bulls and Grizzlies moved up.<\/p>\n 2026 NBA Draft order<\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n Washington Wizards<\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n Utah Jazz<\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n Memphis Grizzlies<\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n 5.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Clippers (via Indiana Pacers)<\/p>\n 6.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Nets<\/p>\n 7.<\/p>\n Sacramento Kings<\/a><\/p>\n 8.<\/p>\n Atlanta Hawks<\/a> (via New Orleans Pelicans<\/a>)<\/p>\n 9.<\/p>\n Dallas Mavericks<\/a><\/p>\n 10.<\/p>\n Milwaukee Bucks<\/a><\/p>\n 11.<\/p>\n Golden State Warriors<\/a><\/p>\n 12.<\/p>\n Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a><\/p>\n 13.<\/p>\n Miami Heat<\/a><\/p>\n 14.<\/p>\n Charlotte Hornets<\/a>——–End of Lottery<\/p>\n 15.<\/p>\n Chicago Bulls (via Portland Trail Blazers<\/a>)<\/p>\n 16.<\/p>\n Memphis Grizzlies (via Phoenix Suns<\/a>)<\/p>\n 17.<\/p>\n Oklahoma City Thunder (via Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>)<\/p>\n 18.<\/p>\n Charlotte Hornets (via Orlando Magic<\/a>)<\/p>\n 19.<\/p>\n Toronto Raptors<\/a><\/p>\n 20.<\/p>\n San Antonio Spurs<\/a> (via Atlanta Hawks)<\/p>\n 21.<\/p>\n Detroit Pistons<\/a> (via Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>)<\/p>\n 22.<\/p>\n Philadelphia 76ers (via Houston Rockets<\/a>)<\/p>\n 23.<\/p>\n Atlanta Hawks (via Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>)<\/p>\n 24.<\/p>\n New York Knicks<\/a><\/p>\n 25.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Lakers<\/a><\/p>\n 26.<\/p>\n Denver Nuggets<\/a><\/p>\n 27.<\/p>\n Boston Celtics<\/a><\/p>\n 28.<\/p>\n Minnesota Timberwolves (via Detroit Pistons)<\/p>\n 29.<\/p>\n Cleveland Cavaliers (via San Antonio Spurs)<\/p>\n 30.<\/p>\n Dallas Mavericks (via Oklahoma City Thunder)<\/p>\n ——–End of first round<\/p>\n 31.<\/p>\n New York Knicks (via Washington Wizards)<\/p>\n 32.<\/p>\n Memphis Grizzlies (via Indiana Pacers)<\/p>\n 33.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Nets<\/p>\n 34.<\/p>\n Sacramento Kings<\/p>\n 35.<\/p>\n San Antonio Spurs (via Utah Jazz)<\/p>\n 36.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Clippers (via Memphis Grizzlies)<\/p>\n 37.<\/p>\n Oklahoma City Thunder (via Dallas Mavericks)<\/p>\n 38.<\/p>\n Chicago Bulls (via New Orleans Pelicans)<\/p>\n 39.<\/p>\n Houston Rockets (via Chicago Bulls)<\/p>\n 40.<\/p>\n Boston Celtics (via Milwaukee Bucks)<\/p>\n 41.<\/p>\n Miami Heat (via Golden State Warriors)<\/p>\n 42.<\/p>\n San Antonio Spurs (via Portland Trail Blazers)<\/p>\n 43.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Nets (via Los Angeles Clippers)<\/p>\n 44.<\/p>\n San Antonio Spurs (via Miami Heat)<\/p>\n 45.<\/p>\n Sacramento Kings (via Charlotte Hornets)<\/p>\n 46.<\/p>\n Orlando Magic<\/p>\n 47.<\/p>\n Phoenix Suns (via Philadelphia 76ers)<\/p>\n 48.<\/p>\n Dallas Mavericks (via Phoenix Suns)<\/p>\n 49.<\/p>\n Denver Nuggets (via Atlanta Hawks)<\/p>\n 50.<\/p>\n Toronto Raptors<\/p>\n 51.<\/p>\n Washington Wizards (via Minnesota Timberwolves)<\/p>\n 52.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Clippers (via Cleveland Cavaliers)<\/p>\n 53.<\/p>\n Houston Rockets<\/p>\n 54.<\/p>\n Golden State Warriors (via Los Angeles Lakers)<\/p>\n 55.<\/p>\n New York Knicks<\/p>\n 56.<\/p>\n Chicago Bulls (via Denver Nuggets)<\/p>\n 57.<\/p>\n Atlanta Hawks (via Boston Celtics)<\/p>\n 58.<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans (via Detroit Pistons)<\/p>\n 59.<\/p>\n Minnesota Timberwolves (via San Antonio Spurs)<\/p>\n 60.<\/p>\n Washington Wizards (via Oklahoma City Thunder)<\/p>\n Dybantsa and Kansas’ Darryn Peterson are viewed as the top two prospects in what experts believe is a loaded draft class. Duke’s Cameron Boozer and North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson are also expected to be top-five picks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NBA Mock Draft: With 2026 lottery now set, AJ Dybantsa goes No. 1 to Wizards, Darryn Peterson No. 2 to Jazz<\/p>\n \n Adam Finkelstein <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Before Sunday, longshots had good lottery luck in recent years. The Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 Draft Lottery and the right to pick Duke’s Cooper Flagg<\/a> with the No. 1 overall pick a year ago with just a 1.8% chance of landing the top pick. Flagg went on to win Rookie of the Year honors.<\/p>\n![\"NBA](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gettyimages-2260832077.jpg\")
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