NBA Draft 2026 Dates, Schedule, TV Info Announced, Here Are Final Lottery Odds

The NBA locked in the two nights for the 2026 NBA draft.

The league announced the event will get underway June 23 and conclude June 24. The first round will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN, with ESPN going solo for Round 2. Coverage will get underway at 8 p.m. on both occasions.

With the regular season over, here are the full lottery odds (via Tankathon):

1. Washington Wizards (52.1% Top 4; 14.0% No. 1)

2. Indiana Pacers (52.1% Top 4; 14.0% No. 1)

3. Brooklyn Nets (52.1% Top 4; 14.0% No. 1)

T4. Utah Jazz (45.2% Top 4; 11.5% No. 1)

T4. Sacramento Kings (45.2% Top 4; 11.5% No. 1)

6. Memphis Grizzlies (37.2% Top 4; 9.0% No. 1)

T7. Atlanta Hawks (29.3% Top 4; 6.8% No. 1)

T7. Dallas Mavericks (29.0% Top 4; 6.7% No. 1)

9. Chicago Bulls (20.3% Top 4; 4.5% No. 1)

10. Milwaukee Bucks (13.9% Top 4; 3.0% No. 1)

11. Golden State Warriors (9.4% Top 4; 2.0% No. 1)

12. Oklahoma City Thunder (7.1% Top 4; 1.5% No. 1)

13. Miami Heat (4.8% Top 4; 1.0% No. 1)

14. Charlotte Hornets (2.4% Top 4; 0.5% No. 1)

The 2025 draft lottery was pretty much the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. He was the consensus No. 1 player, and the gap between him and the second-best prospect was fairly large.

Discourse around the 2026 draft has been much different because there are three players who can plausibly be the first pick: BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, Duke forward Cameron Boozer and Kansas guard Darryn Peterson.

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Dybantsa was first off the board in Tuesday's newest mock draft from Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman.

"While Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer will remain in the No. 1 overall conversation, Dybantsa's case right now has the fewest holes. His production is backed up by a 60.0 true shooting percentage and plenty of second-half highlights and sequences that highlight the ability to carry a team and take over a game.

"At 6'9", his assist percentage is nearly double Peterson's. And while it's difficult to nitpick anything in Boozer's statistical profile, scouts still wonder how much he can dominate at the next level without plus positional size, elite burst or the kind of defensive tools and traits teams usually look for in a big."

Some of the teams that don't win the lottery will have a good consolation prize. Taking whoever is left between Dybantsa, Peterson and Boozer will still yield a lot of value.

Beyond the three stars at the top, Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr., North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson, Illinois guard Keaton Wagler and Houston guard Kingston Flemings all showed promise this year.

The lottery order will be cemented on May 10, by which point fans will have a better idea of which prospects might land where.