2026 NBA draft order: Where all 60 picks stand ahead of the lottery

playHow many freshmen will be lottery picks in the 2026 NBA draft? (1:41)Jeremy Woo previews his latest mock draft and looks at the biggest names to watch in the Big 12. (1:41)ESPN staffApr 20, 2026, 05:30 PM ETWith the 2026 NBA playoffs underway, 14 lottery-bound teams shift into offseason mode. The draft lottery, which is on May 10, looms large for franchises trying to rebuild, as the 2026 class has been lauded as a historically deep pool of players that can turn a team's future around with one pick.The Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards enter the lottery with the best odds (14%) at the No. 1 pick, while several other teams are hoping for the same luck the Dallas Mavericks struck last season, when they earned the No. 1 overall pick with the 11th-best lottery odds (1.8%).The lottery will decide the final order for the top 14 picks, but here is the current order as it stands after the league broke several ties Monday afternoon.More draft coverage: Latest mock draft | Top 100 prospects Scouts on likely top five picks | More2026 NBA draft orderFirst round1. Washington Wizards (14% chance to pick No. 1) 2. Indiana Pacers (14%) 3. Brooklyn Nets (14%) 4. Utah Jazz (11.5%) 5. Sacramento Kings (11.5%) 6. Memphis Grizzlies (80%) 7. Atlanta Hawks (via NO; 6.8%) 8. Dallas Mavericks (6.7%) 9. Chicago Bulls (4.5%) 10. Milwaukee Bucks (3%) 11. Golden State Warriors (2%) 12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC; 1.5%) 13. Miami Heat (1%) 14. Charlotte Hornets (0.5%)The top four picks will be determined by the NBA draft lottery. The remainder of the picks 5-14 will be in inverse order of the teams' finish in the regular season. The Hawks have the better of the picks belonging to the Bucks and Pelicans, with Milwaukee getting the lesser of the picks. 15. Chicago Bulls (via POR)* 16. Memphis Grizzlies (via PHX) 17. Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHI) 18. Charlotte Hornets (via ORL) 19. Toronto Raptors 20. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL) 21. Detroit Pistons (via MIN) 22. Philadelphia 76ers (via HOU) 23. Atlanta Hawks (via CLE) 24. New York Knicks 25. Los Angeles Lakers 26. Denver Nuggets 27. Boston Celtics 28. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET) 29. Cleveland Cavaliers (via SA) 30. Dallas Mavericks (via OKC)Second round31. New York Knicks (via WSH) 32. Memphis Grizzlies (via IND) 33. Brooklyn Nets 34. Sacramento Kings 35. San Antonio Spurs (via UTAH) 36. LA Clippers (via MEM) 37. Oklahoma City Thunder (via DAL) 38. Chicago Bulls (via NO) 39. Houston Rockets (via CHI) 40. Boston Celtics (via MIL) 41. Miami Heat (via GS) 42. San Antonio Spurs (via POR) 43. Brooklyn Nets (via LAC) 44. San Antonio Spurs (via MIA) 45. Sacramento Kings (via CHA) 46. Orlando Magic 47. Phoenix Suns (via PHI) 48. Dallas Mavericks (via PHX) 49. Denver Nuggets (via ATL) 50. Toronto Raptors 51. Washington Wizards (via MIN) 52. LA Clippers (via CLE) 53. Houston Rockets 54. Golden State Warriors (via LAL) 55. New York Knicks 56. Chicago Bulls (via DEN) 57. Atlanta Hawks (via BOS) 58. New Orleans Pelicans (via DET) 59. Minnesota Timberwolves (via SA) 60. Washington Wizards (via OKC)