NBA Sets 2026 Pre-Lottery Draft Order After Monday Tiebreakers
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The NBA completed its 2026 draft tiebreakers on Monday, locking in every slot that is not subject to the May 10 draft lottery. While the lottery will determine the exact placement of the 14 teams at the top of the board, the league has now fixed the order for the remaining selections in both rounds.
First Round
1. Washington Wizards — 14.0% chance at No. 1
2. Indiana Pacers — 14.0%
3. Brooklyn Nets — 14.0%
4. Utah Jazz — 11.5%
5. Sacramento Kings — 11.5%
6. Memphis Grizzlies — 9.0%
7. Atlanta Hawks (via Pelicans) — 6.8%
• Atlanta will receive the better of this pick and Milwaukee’s.
8. Dallas Mavericks — 6.7%
9. Chicago Bulls — 4.5%
10. Milwaukee Bucks — 3.0%
• Milwaukee will take the less favorable of its own pick and New Orleans’ pick.
11. Golden State Warriors — 2.0%
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Clippers) — 1.5%
• The L.A. Clippers keep the pick only if it lands in the top four (52.1%); otherwise it conveys to Oklahoma City.
13. Miami Heat — 1.0%
14. Charlotte Hornets — 0.5%
15. Chicago Bulls (from Trail Blazers)
16. Memphis Grizzlies (from Suns)
17. Oklahoma City Thunder (from 76ers)
18. Charlotte Hornets (from Magic)
19. Toronto Raptors
20. San Antonio Spurs (from Hawks)
21. Detroit Pistons (from Timberwolves)
22. Philadelphia 76ers (from Rockets)
23. Atlanta Hawks (from Cavaliers)
24. New York Knicks
25. Los Angeles Lakers
26. Denver Nuggets
27. Boston Celtics
28. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Pistons)
29. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Spurs)
30. Dallas Mavericks (from Thunder)
Second Round
31. New York Knicks (from Wizards)
32. Memphis Grizzlies (from Pacers)
33. Brooklyn Nets
34. Sacramento Kings*
35. San Antonio Spurs (from Jazz)*
36. Los Angeles Clippers (from Grizzlies)
37. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Mavericks)*
38. Chicago Bulls (from Pelicans)*
39. Houston Rockets (from Bulls)
40. Boston Celtics (from Bucks)
41. Miami Heat (from Warriors)
42. San Antonio Spurs (from Trail Blazers)
43. Brooklyn Nets (from Clippers)
44. San Antonio Spurs (from Heat)
45. Sacramento Kings (from Hornets)
46. Orlando Magic
47. Phoenix Suns (from 76ers)
48. Dallas Mavericks (from Suns)
49. Denver Nuggets (from Hawks)
50. Toronto Raptors
51. Washington Wizards (from Timberwolves)
52. Los Angeles Clippers (from Cavaliers)
53. Houston Rockets
54. Golden State Warriors (from Lakers)
55. New York Knicks
56. Chicago Bulls (from Nuggets)
57. Atlanta Hawks (from Celtics)
58. New Orleans Pelicans (from Pistons)
59. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Spurs)
60. Washington Wizards (from Thunder)
*Second-round positions marked with an asterisk can shift: Sacramento and San Antonio will flip between Nos. 34 and 35 depending on whether the Kings finish ahead of the Jazz in the lottery. The Thunder’s pick from Dallas (currently No. 37) and the Bulls’ pick from New Orleans (currently No. 38) will each move down one spot if the Mavericks jump ahead of the better of the Hawks’ or Bucks’ picks in the lottery.
The NBA will release the final draft order on May 10, immediately after the lottery results are announced.
Source: Hoops Rumors
