2026 NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago

sportsMay 10, 2026841,242

The NBA held the 2026 draft lottery in Chicago today at 3 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN, with 14 non‑playoff teams drawing to determine the June draft order. The Los Angeles Clippers could inherit a top‑six pick because the Ivica Zubac trade conveys its choice if it lands in that protected range. A top‑six selection would give the Clippers a cost‑controlled rookie cornerstone or a major trade chip and will reshape rebuild timelines and trade dynamics across the league.

NBA

@nba.com

The results are in for picks 1-4 in the NBA Draft Lottery 2026: 1. Washington Wizards 2. Utah Jazz 3. Memphis Grizzlies 4. Chicago Bulls

17045d ago

sunny 🌻7

Why do you guys hate the kings so much lmao

Dr. E2

As a Wizards fans I’m having great difficulty accepting this is real

Ryan Nanni

@celebrityhottub.bsky.social

A huge day for advocates of tanking reform as the draft lottery is won by a franchise to bad to tank in the first place: the Washington Wizards

11145d ago

Casey4

About time something good happened to the Washington Basketball Wizards let's fucking go

Law Murray 📘

@lawmurraythenu.bsky.social

Your reminder that not only have the Indiana Pacers never had the number one pick in the NBA Draft They have never had a former number one pick in the NBA draft play a single game for them in franchise history

7545d ago

Uncomfortably Numb2

To be fair the Cavs should’ve taken Victor Oladipo #1 in the 2013 draft.

West2

Silver: We want to punish tanking teams. Let's start with the team whose superstar risked it all to play in Game 7.

markjonesespn.bsky.social

@markjonesespn.bsky.social

NBA Draft Lottery messing up Mothers Day. I just let out a huge expletive throughout the house when the number seven pick came up. My wife didn’t even have to ask what happened😂

6045d ago

Shannon3

Surest sign you and your wife have adapted to becoming true Kings fans. 🤣 You know and feel the same pain we do. 🤣

Anthony Ward3

I had hoped the basketball gods would smile upon us for being the only bad team actually trying to win. But no.

Megalulu ♡︎2

It’s ok I’m sure they will also get #7 next year

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

The results for the 2026 NBA draft lottery are in 📝 Who should the Washington Wizards take with the first pick? www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

3645d ago

Caitlin

@saxetniniltiac.bsky.social

This nba draft lottery special could have been an email

3445d ago

Josh Robbins

@joshrobbins.bsky.social

The Washington Wizards have won the draft lottery. They'll pick first overall.

3745d ago

Jarrett Seidler

@seidler.bsky.social

The draft lottery should be immediately before the draft. The 1.1 team should have ten minutes to decide who they’re taking, that’s it.

3045d ago

Shams Charania Tweets

@shamsbot.bsky.social

RT @SportsCenter: "Next year and moving forward ... it's going to be much more competitive." @ShamsCharania and the draft lottery crew react to the Wizards getting the No. 1 overall pick and how the league's new anti-tank rules will affect the lottery moving forward ✍️

3245d ago

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

The league’s worst team this season is getting the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. The Washington Wizards won the draft lottery on Sunday and are poised to pick No. 1 overall for the first time since choosing John Wall in that spot in 2010.

2545d ago

Aaron Sojourner

@aaronsojourner.org

Works for both Mother's Day and NBA Draft Lottery Day

2745d ago

Kurt Helin

@basketballtalk.bsky.social

A better way to phrase my point: Two teams that took steps at the trade deadline to add veteran talent so they wouldn't tank next season — then glued those guys to the bench this season, just to tank — were rewarded by the basketball gods with the top two picks in the 2026 NBA Draft.

2445d ago