NBA Concludes 2025-26 Regular Season; Draft Order Still Undecided
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The NBA wrapped up its 2025-26 regular season this week, but the complete order for June’s 2026 draft remains unresolved.
Final placement of all 60 selections hinges on three pending elements: results from next week’s play-in tournament, the league’s random regular-season tiebreakers, and the draft lottery scheduled for May. Together, those events will lock in the final hierarchy for both rounds of the draft.
Although several questions persist, every team now knows its regular-season record and initial lottery odds. Further clarity will arrive once the play-in games determine the final postseason field, setting positions 15 through 30. Random tiebreakers will then separate clubs that finished with identical records before lottery night ultimately establishes the exact order of the top 14 picks.
The league will announce official tiebreaker results later this month, followed by the televised lottery drawing that will solidify the draft board.
Source: HoopsRumors
