The NBA Draft Lottery Is Live Right Now and You Can Simulate the Entire 14-Team Field
ESPN just dropped something that'll eat up your afternoon: a fully interactive NBA draft lottery simulator that lets you play out exactly how the lottery could shake down. The real thing happens Sunday, May 10 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC and the ESPN App, but you don't have to wait. Fire it up right now and see which team walks away with the No. 1 pick.
How This Actually Works
The simulator mirrors the real broadcast moment for moment. As each team gets revealed, it drops explanations about what that means for the rest of the field. Better yet, it recalculates odds in real time so you can watch the chances of teams landing the No. 1 pick or jumping into the top four shift with every pick. There's also a mode where you can manually pick which teams get revealed at each spot and test out your own wild scenarios.
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The 14 Teams Fighting for No. 1
Fourteen teams missed the playoffs and have their names in the lottery hat. Two of them already traded away their picks, so they're watching from the sidelines. Here's how the odds break down based on how teams finished the regular season:
- Washington Wizards: 14% chance
- Indiana Pacers: 14%
- Brooklyn Nets: 14%
- Utah Jazz: 11.5%
- Sacramento Kings: 11.5%
- Memphis Grizzlies: 8.0%
- Atlanta Hawks (via New Orleans Pelicans): 6.8%
- Dallas Mavericks: 6.7%
- Chicago Bulls: 4.5%
- Milwaukee Bucks: 3%
- Golden State Warriors: 2%
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via LA Clippers): 1%
The Wizards, Pacers, and Nets are all tied at 14 percent. One lucky ping pong ball and a franchise's future could change forever. Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, we find out who gets lucky. Until then, kill some time with the simulator and pretend you're running the lottery.
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This article was created with AI assistance and reviewed by Seattle On Tap editorial staff. Always verify information with official team sources.