Dallas Mavericks land 8th-best odds in 2026 NBA Draft lottery
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DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks found out their odds at securing the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA Draft on Monday afternoon.
Dallas Mavericks 2026 NBA Draft Lottery odds
What we know:
The Mavs will have the 8th-best odds to win the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery.
Dallas had a chance at the 7th-best odds, but lost a coin-flip tiebreaker to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday afternoon.
The Mavericks and the Pelicans finished with identical 26-56 records for the 2025-26 season, necessitating the tiebreaking coin-flip.
With the 8th overall slot, the Mavs have a 6.7% chance at landing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The Washington Wizards, the Indiana Pacers and the Brooklyn Nets all share the best odds at the No. 1 pick with a 14% chance.
The team also holds the 30th overall selection, which they acquired from the Washington Wizards in February's Anthony Davis trade.
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Repeating history?
Dig deeper:
Dallas is hoping to repeat their luck from 2025, when the team only had a 1.8% chance to land the No. 1 overall pick.
That luck came via a coin-flip win, as the Mavs jumped the Chicago Bulls to end up with the 11th-best odds to move up to No. 1.
The Mavericks jumped 10 teams to end up with the top overall pick, which they used on Duke forward Cooper Flagg.
What's next:
The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Sunday, May 10 at 2 p.m. CT.
The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft will take place on Tuesday, June 23, and the second round will take place on Wednesday, June 24.
The Source: Information in this story comes from an NBA press release.