Deadspin | Wizards, Hornets, Jazz chase No. 1 hit in draft lottery

With one NBA identify between them, 3 franchises input the 2025 draft lottery with visions of a banner second that results in elevating a Flagg.

Utah, Charlotte and Washington — the NBA champion in 1978 — all fell wanting 20 wins and lift a 14 % probability of successful Monday’s draft lottery. The undisputed peak prize is Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, the Naismith Player of the Year who has been in comparison to Kevin Durant for his skill to attain without problems.

Depending on how the ping-pong balls soar Monday evening in Chicago, Flagg’s subsequent prevent must be recognized within the close to long run. The 2025 NBA Draft starts June 25.

The Jazz owned the NBA’s worst file (17-65) this season and picked 10th in 2024. The group with the 10th-best possibilities coming into the draw remaining spring used to be Atlanta. The Hawks had a 3 % probability to win the lottery however landed the No. 1 select for the primary time within the lottery technology.

Utah hasn’t ever gained the lottery. Washington claimed the No. 2 general select in 2024. The Wizards have not picked No. 1 since 2010 (John Wall). Charlotte gained the lottery in 1991 and decided on UNLV’s Larry Johnson first general. The Hornets got here out of the 2024 lottery with the No. 6 select.

New Orleans (21-61) has 12.5 % odds to win and Philadelphia (10.5) % is subsequent, however the 76ers would owe the select to Oklahoma City if it is No. 7 or worse. The asset used to be a part of the 2020 industry for Al Horford however is “top six” secure.

San Antonio has just a 6 % probability to win the lottery and sits in the back of Brooklyn (9 %) and Toronto (7.5) however the Spurs even have the rights to Atlanta’s select. The Hawks have the bottom odds to say the tip general variety a number of the league’s 14 non-playoff groups within the lottery however may obtain an expansion from Sacramento as cost to procure Kevin Huerter in 2022. The Kings best retain their select if it is likely one of the peak 12.

Beyond Flagg, the 2025 NBA Draft magnificence includes a buffet of freshman skill. Rutgers teammates Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey and Flagg’s fellow Duke stars Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach are considered as lottery choices in conjunction with Texas guard Tre Johnson, Oklahoma level guard Jeremiah Fears and Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe.

Maluach, a 7-foot-2 middle from Senegal, and Illinois level guard Kasparas Jakucionis (Lithuania) are the top-rated world gamers who performed collegiately within the United States. French level guard Nolan Traore, 18, and Spanish small ahead Hugo Gonzalez, 19, are contenders to be within the lottery combine.

Harper’s dad, Ron Harper, used to be the No. 8 select in 1986 by means of Cleveland and used to be 2d within the NBA’s Rookie of the Year vote casting that season. He gained 5 NBA championships.

Harper is not the one scorer with NBA bloodlines. Michigan State’s Jase Richardson, 19, is the son of Jason Richardson, the 5th general select within the 2001 draft to Golden State.

Here are all the NBA draft lottery odds:

TEAM RECORD WIN% LOTTERY ODDS

Utah 17-65 .207 14.0%

Washington 18-64 .220 14.0%

Charlotte 19-63 .232 14.0%

New Orleans 21-61 .256 12.5%

Philadelphia* 24-58 .293 10.5%

Brooklyn 26-56 .317 9.0%

Toronto 30-52 .366 7.5%

San Antonio 34-48 .415 6.0%

Phoenix (to Houston by way of Brooklyn) 36-46 .439 3.8%

Portland 36-46 .439 3.7%

Dallas 39-43 .476 1.8%

Chicago 39-43 .476 1.8%

Sacramento^ 40-42 .488 0.8%

Atlanta (to San Antonio) 40-42 .488 0.7%

* This select is top-six secure and another way is going to Oklahoma City

^ This select is top-12 secure and another way is going to Atlanta

–Field Level Media