14 big questions on the NBA draft lottery results

playThe moment the Wizards won the NBA draft lottery (0:44)Take a look at the moment the Wizards claimed the top pick in the NBA draft lottery. (0:44) The Washington Wizards won the NBA draft lottery Sunday and will pick No. 1 overall in the draft next month. The Wizards, owners of the league's worst record in 2025-26, had a 14.0% at the top pick. They're followed by the Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls -- all of which moved up into the top four on lottery day. The 2026 NBA draft class is loaded at the top and filled with high-quality prospects, starting with AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Darryn Peterson (Kansas), Cameron Boozer (Duke) and Caleb Wilson (North Carolina), who rank atop ESPN analyst Jeremy Woo's rankings ahead of this week's combine, where prospects will measure and work out in front of NBA teams. The draft will be held June 23 and 24 at Barclays Center in New York and will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App. Now that the lottery is over and the top 60 picks are set, let's dig in to how teams will approach the top 14 picks. What do we know about the state of the Washington Wizards' rebuild, which will now get a major boost next month? Our NBA reporters dive deep into the lottery and answer questions for all 14 teams: Jump to a lottery team: ATL | BKN | CHA | CHI | DAL GS | LAC | MEM | MIA | MIL OKC | SAC | UTAH | WAS How do Trae Young and Anthony Davis factor into the Wizards' rebuild with this pick? The Wizards' long deconstruction and rebuild is now entering a phase in which the franchise should be competitive next season -- if healthy. They needed a playmaking connector and an elite big man inside to help Alex Sarr's development. They feel they did that by acquiring Young and Davis. After losing at least 64 games in each of the past three seasons, Washington will add the top pick in the draft to a nice young core that will surround Young and Davis. "The Wizards train is starting to leave the station," general manager Will Dawkins said at his end-of-season news conference. "It's not full speed ahead, but we do plan to move with a little momentum." Landing No. 1 overall is a significant accelerator. -- Ohm Youngmisuk Other picks in this draft: No. 51 (via MIN), No. 60 (via OKC)Pre-lottery odds to pick No. 1: 14% What are you hearing on how the Jazz are thinking about this pick? The Jazz believe they can make a big jump to being competitive next season after their trade-deadline acquisition of two-time All-Star power forward Jaren Jackson Jr., but they still need to find a franchise player to be able to even dream about eventually becoming a contender. There is hope that Ace Bailey, last year's fifth overall pick, has a chance to develop into that type of star. The No. 2 pick in June -- and the chance to likely select either Peterson or Dybantsa, will provide another. -- Tim MacMahon Other picks in this draft: N/APre-lottery odds to pick No. 1: 11.5% How will this pick impact the way the Grizzlies are thinking about Ja Morant's future? Memphis has already shifted its focus to a new young core that features shooting guard Cedric Coward, forward Jaylen Wells and center Zach Edey and its potential playing in coach Tuomas Isalo's unconventional system. At this point, it appears the Grizzlies are just seeking the best deal in a Morant trade, which likely won't be there until after the draft and free agency, when teams in pursuit of stars consider secondary options. Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman has stressed that "there's been open, honest and respectful communication the entire time with Ja and with his camp," which was the case when the team was surveying the market for Morant at the trade deadline. The Grizzlies, which have never had the top pick in the draft, landed the No. 3 overall selection that will surely yield the Grizzlies an All-Star-caliber player. -- Michael C. Wright Other picks in this draft: No. 16 (via ORL), No. 32 (via IND)Pre-lottery odds to pick No. 1: 9% What can we expect to see from the Bulls under new front office leadership for the first time in six years? Days before Chicago jumped in the lottery to secure the No. 4 pick, new Bulls vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham was clear in his assessment of the Bulls during his introductory news conference. "We are in a rebuilding phase," Graham said Wednesday. "I'm not going to be up here and mince words and say we're further along if we just add a couple of pieces. Because that's not the case." Graham defined a rebuild as a team looking for talent and more specifically, trying to find a star player that can help lead them out of it, which they should be able to do with the No. 4 pick. Chicago also has No. 15 in this loaded draft class, which could help toward that goal. But after years of meandering in the middle without a clear direction, Graham doesn't plan to skip steps. He also gave a window into the kind of players he will target with a snappy acronym, "SLAP," which

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