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C.J. Holmes: Nets enter NBA draft lottery with No. 1 pick in play, franchise history on their shoulders

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NEW YORK — The biggest summer in recent Nets memory starts with ping-pong ball aerodynamics. That’s the charm and cruelty of the NBA draft lottery. A season’s worth of losses, scouting, patience and organizational restraint gets handed over to bouncing balls in a machine.

On Sunday afternoon in Chicago, the Nets will learn whether all of that leads them toward the kind of break that can change ...

NEW YORK — The biggest summer in recent Nets memory starts with ping-pong ball aerodynamics. That’s the charm and cruelty of the NBA draft lottery. A season’s worth of losses, scouting, patience and organizational restraint gets handed over to bouncing balls in a machine.

On Sunday afternoon in Chicago, the Nets will learn whether all of that leads them toward the kind of break that can change a franchise. The 2026 NBA draft lottery will be held Sunday at 3 p. m.

ET, with ABC revealing the results live. Brooklyn enters with the NBA’s third-worst record and the same top odds as the teams ahead of it: a 14% chance at the No. 1 overall pick and a 52.

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