Jazz secure tie for fourth best NBA Draft Lottery odds as standings become finalized

The Utah Jazz season is officially over, and they were able to end the season tied for 4th with the Sacramento Kings in the lottery standings. It’s a successful season for the Utah Jazz, whose biggest goal was to keep their lottery pick while also developing their young talent … and also not playing Lauri Markkanen.

Official 2026 NBA Lottery Odds

And with the 2025-26 NBA season behind us, here is the final lottery order (with their odds to get the No. 1 pick) for the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on May 10.

1. Washington Wizards — top-8 protected (14%)
2. Indiana Pacers — pick goes to Clippers if it falls 5-9 (14%)
3. Brooklyn Nets (14%)
4. Utah Jazz — top-8 protected (11.5%)
5. Sacramento Kings (11.5%)
6. Memphis Grizzlies (9%)
7. Atlanta Hawks — via New Orleans Pelicans (6.8%)
8. Dallas Mavericks (6.8%)
9. Chicago Bulls(4.5%)
10. Milwaukee Bucks (3%)
11. Golden State Warriors (2%)
12. Oklahoma City Thunder — via Los Angeles Clippers (1.5%)
13. Miami Heat (1%)
14. Charlotte Hornets (0.5%)

The Jazz and Kings, as well

as the Pelicans and Mavericks, will have a coin flip after the play-in tournament around April 20. At that point, we’ll find out which of Utah and Sacramento gets the 4th spot and the 5th spot. The 4-spot will be a 12.5% odds to get the #1 pick, and the 5-spot will be 10.5%. The Mavericks and Pelicans will find out who gets the 7th spot and who gets the 8th spot. The 7-spot has a 7.5% shot at the #1 pick, and the 8-spot has a 6% chance.

Final 2025-2026 NBA Standings

Here are the final standings for each conference, with the play-in ultimately set to decide who will face the top two seeds in each. The No. 2 seed in each conference will play the winner of the 7-8 game, while the No. 1 seed will play the winner of the next game, between the loser of the 7-8 game and the winner of the 9-10 game. 

*Eliminated teams in italics.

You can look at the FanDuel odds here to see the odds for the upcoming NBA Finals. You can see the odds for the NBA Draft here.

Eastern Conference

1. Detroit Pistons
2. Boston Celtics
3. New York Knicks
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Toronto Raptors
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Philadelphia 76ers (play-in)
8. Orlando Magic (play-in)
9. Charlotte Hornets (play-in)
10. Miami Heat (play-in)
11. Milwaukee Bucks
12. Chicago Bulls
13. Brooklyn Nets
14. Indiana Pacers
15. Washington Wizards

Western Conference

1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Denver Nuggets
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Houston Rockets
6. Minnesota Timberwolves
7. Phoenix Suns (play-in)
8. Portland Trail Blazers (play-in)
9. LA Clippers (play-in)
10. Golden State Warriors (play-in)
11. New Orleans Pelicans
12. Dallas Mavericks
13. Memphis Grizzlies
14. Sacramento Kings
15. Utah Jazz