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The New Orleans Pelicans don't have a first round pick. If they did, here is what their odds would be for landing the No. 1 overall pick. It was determined Monday as the league resolved tiebreakers for teams that finished the regular season with identical records.
The Golden State Warriors enter the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery with long odds yet recent history suggests anything can happen.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have a 1.5% chance to win the NHL draft lottery May 5, a scant chance to pick higher than 14th overall.
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Dallas Mavericks land 8th-best odds in 2026 NBA Draft lottery
The Dallas Mavericks lost a coin-flip with the New Orleans Pelicans and will have the 8th-best odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
The player was one of two winners who split a $733,968 Fantasy 5 jackpot in a February 2025 drawing. The odds of winning the Fantasy 5 jackpot are 1-in-575,757, while the odds of winning the Millionaire Raffle are 1-in-100,000. The odds of winning both prizes are 1-in-57.6 billion.
Oklahoma City's lottery odds were cemented with Phoenix's win over Golden State.
But last year, the New York Islanders won the lottery despite 3.5% odds and took Matthew Schaefer No. 1 overall. The Utah Mammoth won the second drawing and jumped to the fourth overall pick. This year's draft is deep with Penn State's Gavin McKenna and Sweden's Ivan Stenberg leading the way.