The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Golden State Warriors, eliminating them from the playoffs. They must now give their 2026 first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is currently ranked No. 12 in the lottery.
What an awful night for the Los Angeles Clippers all around. There was the play-in loss to the Golden State Warriors that eliminated them from the postseason.
Then, there was Chris Paul trolling the franchise on Instagram, adding insult to injury. And then? There's the fact that the Clippers now hand over their 2026 first-round pick to the Thunder thanks to the 2019 Paul George trade that infamously sent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to OKC. OUCH.
That pick will be in the lottery of a very deep draft. At the moment, it's ranked No. 12 overall with a 7.1 percent chance at being in the top-four. And those odds could grow even more!
The Oklahoma City Thunder will receive a 2026 lottery pick from the Los Angeles Clippers.
The pick is currently in the #12 spot with a 7.1% chance to move into the top 4.
If the Warriors beat the Suns, the pick could move up to #11 and a 9.4% chance to move up.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) April 16, 2026
Thunder just got ANOTHER lottery pick from the Clippers pic.twitter.com/Rl1Ufw7wEH
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) April 16, 2026
The rest of the NBA seeing the Thunder have the Clippers lottery pick pic.twitter.com/9qDUAqojFj
— Underdog (@Underdog) April 16, 2026
The Thunder now have a lottery pick due to the Clippers missing the playoffs. #NBA 🏀
The Clippers lost their 2026 first-round pick to the Thunder as part of the trade deal that sent Paul George to Los Angeles in 2019.
The Clippers' 2026 first-round pick is currently ranked No. 12 with a 7.1% chance of moving into the top four in the lottery.
If the Golden State Warriors beat the Suns, the Clippers' pick could move up to No. 11, increasing its lottery odds to 9.4%.
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— PokeNation (@Big12Pokes) April 16, 2026
The OKC thunder just got handed another lottery pick. pic.twitter.com/HoRKpyO8cu
— 👽⭐️🇸🇳 (@BiggySpurs) April 16, 2026
Just wild.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Clippers loss gives Thunder NBA Draft lottery pick