Six ties among teams with identical regular-season records were broken today through random drawings to determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2026.
The drawings were conducted by NBA President of League Operations Byron Spruell at the NBA office in Secaucus, New Jersey. The tiebreaker process was overseen by Megan DeCesaris, a partner from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.
The results of the drawings:
- The Utah Jazz (22-60) won a tiebreaker with the Sacramento Kings.
- The New Orleans Pelicans (26-56) won a tiebreaker with the Dallas Mavericks.
- The Phoenix Suns (45-37) won a tiebreaker with the Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers. Second and third place in the tiebreaker drawings went to Philadelphia and Orlando, respectively.
- The Toronto Raptors (46-36) won a tiebreaker with the Atlanta Hawks.
- The Houston Rockets (52-30) won a tiebreaker with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- The New York Knicks (53-29) won a tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Pelicans have a 6.8% chance to win the lottery and land the top overall selection.
Unfortunately, the Pels won’t have a pick in 2026, as they traded it away last year to acquired Derik Queen. The Pelicans 2026 lottery picks will go to the Atlanta Hawks.
New Orleans won the NBA Draft Lottery in both 2012 and 2019, selecting Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson.
Last year the Dallas Mavericks beat the odds going form just a 2% chance, to winning the lottery.
BYU star AJ Dybantsa is projected to be the top selection in this year’s draft.
Below are the odds to win the NBA Draft Lottery which will be held on Sunday, May 10 at 3 pm EST.
| Washington | 17-65 | .207 | 14.0% |
| Indiana* | 19-63 | .232 | 14.0% |
| Brooklyn | 20-62 | .244 | 14.0% |
| Utah | 22-60 | .268 | 11.5% |
| Sacramento | 22-60 | .268 | 11.5% |
| Memphis | 25-57 | .305 | 9.0% |
| New Orleans (to Atlanta or Milwaukee) | 26-56 | .317 | 6.8% |
| Dallas | 26-56 | .317 | 6.7% |
| Chicago | 31-51 | .378 | 4.5% |
| Milwaukee^ | 32-50 | .390 | 3.0% |
| Golden State | 37-45 | .451 | 2.0% |
| LA Clippers (to Oklahoma City) | 42-40 | .512 | 1.5% |
| Miami | 43-39 | .524 | 1.0% |
| Charlotte | 44-38 | .537 | 0.5% |
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