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The Atlanta Hawks secured the No. 23 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft after losing multiple tiebreakers. They originally finished the season with a 46-36 record, tied with the Toronto Raptors.
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The Atlanta Hawks now know where theyâll be pickingâat least in partâafter Mondayâs NBA Draft tiebreakers didnât fall in their favor.
Following a series of random drawings to resolve ties between teams with identical regular-season records, Atlanta landed the No. 23 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The outcome comes after the Hawks lost multiple tiebreaker scenarios that could have shifted their draft positioning.
Atlanta originally finished the season at 46-36, tied with the Toronto Raptors. Had the Hawks won that particular tiebreaker, they would have secured the No. 20 pick. However, that selection is no longer theirsâit was previously traded to the San Antonio Spurs as part of the deal that brought Dejounte Murray to Atlanta.
Instead, the more consequential tiebreaker involved the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets, who both finished the season with identical 52-30 records. The Hawks held Clevelandâs first-round pick after trading DeâAndre Hunter to the Cavaliers, making the outcome of that drawing critical.
When Cleveland lost the tiebreaker to Houston, it slotted the Cavaliersâ pick at No. 23âultimately where Atlanta will now select.
The Atlanta Hawks received the No. 23 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
The Hawks lost tiebreakers against the Toronto Raptors and other teams, which affected their draft positioning.
The tiebreakers involved the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Houston Rockets.

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The Hawksâ draft positioning is further shaped by a savvy move from last summer. Atlanta owns the more favorable unprotected first-round pick between the New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks. With Milwaukee locked into the No. 10 spot, attention turned to New Orleans, which tied with the Dallas Mavericks for the No. 7 position.
The Pelicans won that tiebreaker, giving them a stronger position entering the draft lottery. They now hold a 29.3% chance to jump into the top four and a 6.8% chance to secure the No. 1 overall pickâodds that could significantly benefit Atlanta depending on how the lottery unfolds.
While the Hawks didnât win the tiebreaker luck they may have hoped for, they remain well-positioned with multiple assets and flexibility heading into draft night. Between the No. 23 pick and the potential upside tied to the Pelicansâ lottery position, Atlanta still has avenues to improve its roster as it looks to build toward contention.