2026 NBA draft lottery results: Questions on top 14 picks - ESPN

The Washington Wizards won the NBA draft lottery Sunday and will pick No. 1 overall in the draft next month.

The Wizards, owners of the league's worst record in 2025-26, had a 14.0% at the top pick. They're followed by the Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls — all of which moved up into the top four on lottery day.

The 2026 NBA draft class is loaded at the top and filled with high-quality prospects, starting with AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Darryn Peterson (Kansas), Cameron Boozer (Duke) and Caleb Wilson (North Carolina), who rank atop ESPN analyst Jeremy Woo's rankings ahead of this week's combine, where prospects will measure and work out in front of NBA teams.

The draft will be held June 23 and 24 at Barclays Center in New York and will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App.

Now that the lottery is over and the top 60 picks are set, let's dig in to how teams will approach the top 14 picks. What do we know about the state of the Washington Wizards' rebuild, which will now get a major boost next month? Our NBA reporters dive deep into the lottery and answer questions for all 14 teams:

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ATL | BKN | CHA | CHI | DAL
GS | LAC | MEM | MIA | MIL
OKC | SAC | UTAH | WAS

How do Trae Young and Anthony Davis factor into the Wizards' rebuild with this pick?

The Wizards' long deconstruction and rebuild is now entering a phase in which the franchise should be competitive next season — if healthy. They needed a playmaking connector and an elite big man inside to help Alex Sarr's development. They feel they did that by acquiring Young and Davis. After losing at least 64 games in each of the past three seasons, Washington will add the top pick in the draft to a nice young core that will surround Young and