The NBA tanking picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the regular season on April 12. In the meantime, we will provide detailed daily updates on the landscape, lotto odds, remaining schedules and the stakes for every day’s slate of games. We also break down the league’s playoff races each day.
Record: 17-64 | Streak: L-9
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%
What’s at stake: Guaranteed of having one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick. If the Wizards’ pick had fallen out of the top-8, it would have gone to the New York Knicks.
Record: 19-62 | Streak: L-1
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%
What’s at stake: Clinched one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick. Due to the Ivica Zubac trade with the Clippers, if the Pacers’ pick lands between the 5-9 spots on lotto night, it will go to L.A.
Record: 20-61 | Streak: L-2
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%
What’s at stake: Clinched one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick.
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Record: 22-59 | Streak: W-1
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 11.5%
What’s at stake: Clinching the fourth-worst record in the NBA.
Record: 22-59 | Streak: W-1
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 11.5%
What’s at stake: Clinching the fourth-worst record in the NBA. If the Jazz’s pick falls outside of the top-8, it will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Record: 25-56 | Streak: L-7
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 8.3%
What’s at stake: The Grizzlies can finish no higher than the sixth-best odds at the No. 1 pick.
Record: 25-56 | Streak: L-3
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 8.2%
What’s at stake: The Mavs can finish no higher than the sixth-best odds at the No. 1 pick. The Mavs don’t control their future first-rounders from 2027-2030.
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Record: 26-55 | Streak: L-1
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 6%
What’s at stake: The Pelicans have no incentive to lose; they owe their unprotected first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks.
Record: 31-50 | Streak: L-1
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 4.5%
Remaining schedule: @DAL
Record: 32-49 | Streak: W-1
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 3%
Record: 37-44 | Streak: L-2
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 2%
What’s at stake: The Warriors are locked into the play-in tournament.
12. Los Angeles Clippers
Record: 41-40 | Streak: L-2
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 1.5%
What’s at stake: The Clippers are locked into the play-in tournament.
Record: 42-39 | Streak: W-1
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 1%
What’s at stake: The Heat are locked into the play-in tournament.
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Record: 43-38 | Streak: L-2
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Current odds for No. 1 pick: 0.5%
What’s at stake: The Hornets are locked into the play-in tournament.