The Memphis Grizzlies Get the 3rd Pick in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery | iTalkHoops

Hope is back in Memphis. After three long painful years — the suspensions, the injuries, the locker room drama, the 25-57 season — the Memphis Grizzlies walked into the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery tonight and walked out with the third overall pick. I told you what to watch for on lottery night. And when the Sacramento Kings came up at number seven instead of Memphis — that was the signal. We jumped. The rebuild just got real. The full lottery order: Washington Wizards Utah Jazz Memphis Grizzlies 🎰 Chicago Bulls LA Clippers (via Pacers) Brooklyn Nets Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks (via Pelicans) Dallas Mavericks Milwaukee Bucks Golden State Warriors OKC Thunder (via Clippers) Miami Heat Charlotte Hornets Memphis also picks 16th and 32nd in this draft. Three picks. No bad contracts. A slew of first round picks from multiple teams. The largest trade exception in NBA history. And the Ja Morant trade still to come. This is not guaranteed to be the next Wembanyama or Cooper Flagg. We need to see summer league. We need to see year one. But that is not the point right now. The point is that Grizzlies fans have something they have not had in two years — a direction. Something to point to and say this is where we are going. Zach Edey. Cedric Coward. Pick three. That is the foundation. Utah badly wants AJ Dybantsa at two. What does Washington do at one? Does Darryn Peterson fall? Does Caleb Wilson fall to Memphis? Does Cameron Boozer end up in a Grizzlies uniform? The next six weeks are going to be the biggest smokescreen season in recent draft memory. And we will be here covering every rumor every move every workout. Happy Mother's Day Grizz Nation. Hug your mother. She might not know why you are so happy today — but you do. 🔔 Subscribe — the next video breaks down every option Memphis has at pick three. 💬 Who do you want Memphis to take? Drop it in the comments right now. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction & Reaction 00:45 - What The Third Pick Means For Memphis 02:00 - The Full Lottery Order 03:15 - Why This Matters — Hope Is Back 04:30 - What Memphis Has To Build With 05:45 - The Smokescreen Season Begins 06:30 - What Happens At Pick 1 And 2 Determines Memphis 07:15 - Building Around Pick 3, Edey, And Coward 08:00 - Closing & Happy Mother's Day