2026 NBA Draft

The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery was held on Sunday, May 10 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The 2026 NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on June 23-24, 2026.

The Washington Wizards won the #1 pick in this year's NBA draft. They entered the lottery with a 14.0% chance to win and secured the top pick for the first time since selecting John Wall in 2010.

Some of the notable 2026 NBA Draft prospects include AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer.

The 2026 NBA Draft will have 60 total selections over 2 rounds.

The 2026 NBA Draft Combine took place from Sunday, May 10, 2026 to Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Chicago, IL.

The 2026 NBA Draft will be hosted by the Barclays Center in New York City. The Barclays Center is home to the Brooklyn Nets.

The top four picks in the 2026 NBA Draft belong to the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls.

In advance of the draft lottery broadcast, an actual lottery takes place with a representative from the accounting firm Ernst & Young overseeing the entire process. The results of that drawing are then sealed in an envelope for NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer Mark Tatum to reveal in descending order to a panel of 14 anxious team representatives.

The No. 1 pick in the draft is awarded to the team that draws the winning four-number combination from the lottery machine. There are 14 ping-pong balls numbered one through 14, with each number representing a different lottery team. In total, there are 1,001 possible four-number combinations, but only one winning combination.

Once a winner is selected, the drawing process is repeated to determine picks 2-4. The rest of the draft is done in order of win percentage.