Brooklyn falls from No.3 to No.5

The Brooklyn Nets did not fall from No. 3 to No. 5 in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery. The official lottery order released by NBA.com on May 11 shows Brooklyn at No. 6 after the drawing on May 10 in Chicago, with Washington at No. 1, Utah at No. 2, Memphis at No. 3, Chicago at No. 4 and the Los Angeles Clippers, via Indiana, at No. 5. Brooklyn entered the lottery tied for the best chance at the top pick. The Nets, Wizards and Pacers each had 14.0% odds at No. 1 and 52.1% odds of moving into the top four under the NBA’s lottery format, according to the league’s lottery explainer. That result matters because the top of this class has been framed around AJ Dybantsa. (nba.com) Yahoo Sports’ draft coverage published this week described the former BYU forward as a projected No. 1 pick, and USA Today reported on May 13 that Dybantsa was focused on securing that spot in the June draft. (nba.com) ### If Brooklyn did not land at No. 5, where exactly did it land? NBA.com’s official draft order lists Brooklyn at No. 6 in the first round. The same league release lists Sacramento at No. 7, Atlanta at No. 8, Dallas at No. 9 and Milwaukee at No. 10. Hoops Rumors, in a May 10 roundup of the full order, matched the league’s placement and also listed Brooklyn’s additional second-round selections at No. 33 and No. 43. (sports.yahoo.com) ### Who jumped ahead of the Nets? Washington, Utah, Memphis and Chicago took the first four spots in the lottery drawing. (nba.com) The Clippers then slotted into No. 5 because the Pacers’ pick conveyed to Los Angeles outside the top four, leaving Brooklyn next at No. 6. The Pacers’ pick carried top-four protection, which is why Indiana disappeared from the top of the board once it did not jump into the first four. (hoopsrumors.com) Hoops Rumors’ post-lottery order and other pre-lottery odds coverage both reflected that protection. ### Where do the Warriors stand? (nba.com) Golden State remained at No. 11 after the lottery. NBA.com’s official order lists the Warriors 11th in the first round and No. 54 in the second round through the Los Angeles Lakers’ pick. The Warriors had only a 2.0% chance at the No. 1 pick entering the drawing, according to pre-lottery odds listings. (hoopsrumors.com) They stayed in their expected slot when the top four were drawn. ### What does this mean for the top of the draft board? Washington now controls the first pick in a class widely discussed around Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson. (nba.com) Yahoo Sports and USA Today both described Dybantsa as a projected No. 1 pick in coverage published after the lottery. (fortyeightminutes.com) Brooklyn, by contrast, moves into the next tier of the board at No. 6. The league order is final unless a trade changes which team uses the selection on draft night. ### What happens next before the pick is made? The 2026 NBA Draft is scheduled for June 23 and June 24 in Brooklyn. Yahoo Sports’ lottery primer said the first round will air on ABC and ESPN, with the second round on ESPN. (sports.yahoo.com) (nba.com) Between now and then, team workouts, the draft combine and updated mock drafts will shape expectations for Brooklyn at No. 6 and Golden State at No. 11. The official order, however, is already set. (nba.com) (sports.yahoo.com)