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2026 NBA Draft odds, lottery order: AJ Dybantsa is still the consensus No. 1 overall pick

Nypost · · 541 words · By Mike Turay
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While many basketball fans continue to follow NBA playoff games in early May, some were watching the Draft lottery over the weekend.

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What happened

While many basketball fans continue to follow NBA playoff games in early May, some were watching the Draft lottery over the weekend.

Why it matters

The Washington Wizards successfully tanked their way into the No.

Common ground

1 pick in this year’s 2026 NBA Draft and are the unanimous winner of the AJ Dybantsa sweepstakes.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “2026 NBA Draft lottery order - 1. Wizards, 2. Jazz, 3. Grizzlies, 4. Bulls, 5. Clippers (via Pacers), 6. Nets, 7. Kings, 8. Hawks (via Pelicans), 9. Mavericks, 10. Bucks, 11. Heat, 12. Thunder (via Clippers), 13. Heat, 14. Hornets”
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While the top 3 (Wizards, Jazz, Grizzlies) are corroborated by ESPN and other news sources, the full 14-team list is not independently verified by multiple sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft to be held o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA draft was the 79th edition of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) annual draft. Like the 2024 draft, this draft took place over two nights. The draft consisted of 59 picks as oppo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA draft will be the 80th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. This also was the first draft since the 2021 NBA draft where the NBA draft would be 60 picks long ins…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_draft
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Claim 2: “the Clippers acquired this pick in the Ivica Zubac trade with the Pacers.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a trade of Ivica Zubac involving the 2026 No. 5 pick.
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Claim 3: “the three-level scorer recently cleared up and discussed that his medical issues were related to creatine use.”
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Multiple sources, including ESPN, report that Darryn Peterson attributed his cramping/medical issues to high doses of creatine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Creatine is a popular supplement of a naturally occurring amino acid, with research finding it can help add and maintain muscle mass, improve performance in high-level athletes, and support injury pre…
https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/projected-top-3-pick-darr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Darryn Peterson holds a ball in his right hand during a practice. Darryn Peterson's cramping issues began before his freshman year at Kansas and continued throughout the season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7263567/2026/05/08/darryn-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Peterson, who is ranked as the No. 2 prospect available in next month's draft by ESPN's Jeremy Woo, said his issues started last year with a scary episode after Kansas coach Bill Self's annual weeklon…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48710416/darryn-peterson…
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Claim 4: “Still on the board, though, would be Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr. and Final Four riser Keaton Wagler of Illinois.”
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Claim 5: “According to Kalshi, there is a 60 percent chance that the Jazz will select Peterson at No. 2 overall.”
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The evidence provided describes what Kalshi is as a platform, but does not provide the specific percentage or probability regarding Darryn Peterson and the Utah Jazz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi is a regulated exchange & prediction market where you can trade on the outcome of real-world events. Buy and sell Event Contracts.
https://kalshi.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Probable is a decentralized prediction market that lets you own your take on sports, crypto, global events, and everything trending. Built on BNB Chain.
https://probable.markets/
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web search NEUTRAL — How do prediction markets like Kalshi actually work? Participants trade contracts based on event probabilities, and market prices aggregate available information into continuously updated probability …
https://miningnews.live/en/article/federal-reserve-recognize…
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Claim 6: “The 6-foot-9 wing from BYU is expected to be the top pick across both sports betting and prediction markets.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm AJ Dybantsa is a 6-foot-9 wing playing for BYU.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anicet “AJ” Dybantsa Jr. (born January 29, 2007) is an American college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the Big 12 Conference. He was rated as the number one player in the 2025 class after re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJ_Dybantsa
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web search NEUTRAL — AJ Dybantsa, 6’9” Wing from BYU.He is leading the entire NCAA in points per game. On Jan. 24 in a 91-78 victory over Utah, Dybantsa scored 43 points and made four threes, both season highs, while also…
https://www.bulletsforever.com/nba-draft/67746/2026-nba-draf…
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web search NEUTRAL — AJ Dybantsa, a 6-foot-9 wing from Brockton, Massachusetts, who is playing his final high school basketball season at Utah Prep in Hurricane, will continue his basketball career with BYU.
https://kslnewsradio.com/sports/no-1-recruit-aj-dybantsa-com…
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Claim 7: “The Post’s Brian Lewis has Los Angeles selecting Kingston Fleming out of Houston with the pick in his latest lottery mock draft.”
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Claim 8: “The Washington Wizards successfully tanked their way into the No. 1 pick in this year’s 2026 NBA Draft”
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Multiple sources confirm the Wizards hold the top pick. ESPN's mock draft explicitly states 'The Wizards, Jazz and Grizzlies have the top picks in the 2026 NBA draft', and the context of the other corroborated claims (Jazz at #2, Grizzlies at #3) confirms the Wizards are #1.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Washington Wizards season was the 65th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 52nd in the Washington, D.C. area. On January 9, 2026, the Wizards acquired …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Washington_Wizards_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA draft will be the 80th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. This also was the first draft since the 2021 NBA draft where the NBA draft would be 60 picks long ins…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Akeem Jamaal "AJ" Johnson (born December 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Illa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJ_Johnson_(basketball)
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Claim 9: “A pair of talented Tobacco Road bigs, Boozer from Duke and UNC’s Caleb Wilson, will command Memphis’ attention at No. 3.”
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Multiple news sources confirm Cameron Boozer is a freshman at Duke and Caleb Wilson is a freshman at UNC.
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web search NEUTRAL — UNC-Duke adds a new wrinkle Saturday as freshmen Caleb Wilson and Cameron Boozer take center stage in Chapel Hill.
https://tarheelswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/tarhe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Duke freshman Cameron Boozer and North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson are the next wave of NBA lottery picks. What makes it more compelling is that the two were once teammates.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/duke/news/ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Duke vs. UNC: Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson set up rivalry's best NBA prospect matchup in last 40 years Duke and North Carolina haven't had a player drafted in the top five of the same NBA Draft ...
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/duke-vs-un…
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Claim 10: “On Kalshi, Boozer currently accounts for 57 percent of the volume of the No. 3 pick market, while Wilson’s probability of being selected third has risen to 29 percent.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding specific Kalshi volume percentages for Boozer or Wilson.
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Claim 11: “The Grizzlies, who had roughly a 9.4 percent chance of getting this selection, are projected to take Boozer at this slot, per Jeremy Woo’s latest mock draft at ESPN.”
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ESPN's Jeremy Woo's mock draft is cited in multiple sources as projecting Cameron Boozer to the Memphis Grizzlies at the third pick.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wizards, Jazz and Grizzlies have the top picks in the 2026 NBA draft. Here's Jeremy Woo's updated mock.AJ Dybantsa sits atop our latest mock draft as our projected No. 1 pick, with more left to pl…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48713262/2026-nba-mock-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mock drafts are surfacing, and there is a lot of talk about the Top 5 picks this season with a ton of collegiate talent in 2026. ESPN's latest mock has rising star Cameron Boozer at the third pick, de…
https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-basketball/duke-news-why-camer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Debut 2026 NBA mock draft: Projecting the top 10 picks, with a real debate at No. 1. Portland Trail Blazers. 1yJonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo.The top of the 2026 NBA draft could feature Nate Ament, Da…
https://www.espn.ph/nba/insider/story/_/id/44002642/2026-nba…
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Claim 12: “the Jazz emerged with the second pick.”
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Multiple independent sources, including NBA.com and ESPN, confirm the Utah Jazz hold the second overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
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web search NEUTRAL — Utah Jazz Receive Second Overall Pick in 2026 NBA Draft. moved up and landed the second pick read up on how it all played out #TakeNote www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-receive-second-overall-pick-in-2…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Utah Jazz have been granted the second pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The team had a 22-60 record last season and ented the lottery with 11.5% odds of earning the first pick and 45.2% odds of earning…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/draft/2026/05/10/n…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Wizards, Jazz and Grizzlies have the top picks in the 2026 NBA draft. Here's Jeremy Woo's updated mock.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48713262/2026-nba-mock-d…
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