OKC Thunder to receive 2026 NBA draft lottery pick from Clippers

Apr 15, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) defends Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) as he drives to the basket in the first half during the play-in rounds of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Hoping to go back-to-back as NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder will get the best of both worlds. It'll be another year where a hopeful deep playoff run is accompanied by another must-watch lottery night.

Thanks to the LA Clippers' 126-121 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament, the Thunder will be gifted another lottery pick. Like the previous ones from LA, this one is rooted in the seismic 2019 Paul George trade in that gift that keeps on giving.

The Clippers are knocked out of playoff contention. They have the 12th-best lottery odds. That means they'll swap with OKC's first-round pick, which will surely be in the late 20s range. Breaking down LA's lottery odds, it has a 1.5% chance to land at No. 1; 1.7% chance to land at No. 2; 1.9% chance to land at No. 3; 2.1% chance to land at No. 4; 86.1% chance to land at No. 12; 6.7% chance to land at No. 13; 0.1% chance to land at No. 14.

Of course, the Thunder have been directly gifted the No. 12 pick in a couple of previous NBA drafts. Most famously, LA gave OKC the No. 12 pick in 2022 when they were knocked out of the play-in tournament. That selection turned out to be Jalen Williams. Pretty, pretty good, I must say.

The 2026 NBA draft lottery will take place on Sunday, May 10. The 2026 NBA draft will take place from June 23-24.

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: OKC Thunder to receive 2026 NBA draft lottery pick from Clippers