The Wizards, Pacers and Nets All Have Equal Shots at the No. 1 Pick and Sunday's Lottery Is Going to Be Wild

Here we go. Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET, the NBA is dropping the lottery ball and 14 teams that didn't make the playoffs are about to find out who gets first dibs on what everyone's saying is a loaded draft class. This is the last lottery before major reforms hit, so enjoy the chaos while it lasts.

Three Teams Have the Best Odds

Washington, Indiana, and Brooklyn each have a 14 percent shot at the No. 1 overall pick. That's a three way tie at the top. Utah and Sacramento are right behind them with 11.5 percent odds each. Memphis sits at 9 percent. Then Atlanta swings in with a weird 9.8 percent chance because of swap rights they hold over Milwaukee's pick from New Orleans, meaning the Hawks get the higher of those two selections and the Bucks get stuck with the lower one. It's draft lottery chaos, and it only gets messier from there.

The Talent at the Top Is Legit

BYU's AJ Dybansta and Kansas' Darryn Peterson are the consensus top two prospects. Duke's Cameron Boozer and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson are also locks for the top five. Arkansas point guard Darius Acuff Jr. rounds out the elite tier in the latest mock drafts. This class is stacked, which is why Sunday matters so much for whichever team gets that first pick.

Everything Locked After Pick 14

Picks 15 through 60 are already set in stone. Once the lottery wraps on Sunday and the top 14 are determined, the full draft order is complete. First round order gets locked down, then the second round falls into place. By the time Sunday's drawing is over, teams will know exactly where they stand for June's draft.

Tune in Sunday afternoon. One of those teams is about to change their entire future.

This article was created with AI assistance and reviewed by Seattle On Tap editorial staff. Always verify information with official team sources.