LA Clippers Has not been selected in the first round of the NBA Draft for two consecutive years in more than a decade. But, before the draft lottery on Sunday, there’s a chance the streak will be broken, thankfully. Indiana Pacers.
la business Center ivica zubac Acquiring the Pacers at the February trade deadline benedict mathurin, isaiah jacksonTwo first-round picks and one second-round pick. One of those first-rounders is in for this year. This pick is safe from numbers 1 to 4 and 10 to 30.
Therefore, if the ping-pong balls bounce to fall within pick numbers 5 to 9 to the Pacers, the pick will be awarded to the Clippers. LA knows very well what it wants on Sunday and is not shy in expressing its possibilities.
The Pacers marked week one of the lottery with a post that read: “May the odds be in our favor.” The Clippers themselves counted down the days and accepted it.
6 days left 👀 https://t.co/4LTkqJCvxd
– LA Clippers (@LAClippers) 4 May 2026
L.A. took it a step further on Tuesday. The Clippers responded to a post by the Pacers on the X, which broke Indiana’s odds for picks No. 1 to 4, No. 5 and No. 6. The latter two, who will go to LA, were equal at 47.9%, something the Clippers made sure to point out.
So you are saying there is a 47.9% chance… https://t.co/10H1jBAdz3
– LA Clippers (@LAClippers) 5 May 2026
Indiana has a 14% chance of taking the top spot overall washington wizards And Brooklyn Nets For the best prospects.
If the pick goes to LA, it would be their highest selection since the No. 13 pick in 2018, which they used to take Jerome Robinson. As for the Clippers’ original 2026 first-round pick oklahoma city thunder due to paul george Business in 2019. LA Selected Center Yannick Konan Niederhauser With its first-round pick last year.
The Pacers, who finished the season with a 19-63 record, will hope that the luck of the draw is on their side.
