Nets’ second straight win over Bucks jeopardizes draft-lottery hopes
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The Brooklyn Nets’ plan to slide down the standings for better draft odds suffered another setback on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, when the team defeated the Milwaukee Bucks for its second consecutive victory.
Brooklyn had been widely viewed as embracing a late-season “tanking” strategy, but the back-to-back wins have pushed the club higher in the Eastern Conference and trimmed its chances of securing a top lottery position.
The latest win over Milwaukee follows an earlier triumph that started the unexpected streak, further distancing the Nets from other teams clustered near the bottom of the league.
With only a few games left on the regular-season schedule, each victory narrows the mathematical probability of landing one of the coveted top selections in June’s NBA Draft, putting the organization’s draft strategy in clear jeopardy.
Source: New York Post
