2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

More fun with lottery odds:

If the Mavs finsih with the 6th best lottery odds, it's actually common for at least one team with worse odds to jump them. In fact, a team in the 6th spot is more likely to be jumped (54.2%) than they are to move up themselves (37.2%).

What is really odd is that a team that finishes 6th is more likely to get the first pick than the 6th pick.  The 5th spot is even weirder.  That pick is almost guaranteed to come from a top 4 team (98%).