Mar 3, 2025; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils ahead Cooper Flagg (2) reacts as he heads to the bench in the course of the second half towards the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils received 93-60. Obligatory Credit score: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Photos With one NBA title between them, three franchises enter 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 carry a 14 % likelihood of successful Monday’s draft lottery. The undisputed prime prize is Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, the Naismith Participant of the 12 months who has been in comparison with Kevin Durant for his capability to attain effortlessly.
Relying on how the ping-pong balls bounce Monday night time in Chicago, Flagg’s subsequent cease needs to be recognized within the close to future. The 2025 NBA Draft begins June 25.
The Jazz owned the NBA’s worst file (17-65) this season and picked Tenth in 2024. The group with the Tenth-best probabilities coming into the draw final spring was Atlanta. The Hawks had a 3 % likelihood to win the lottery however landed the No. 1 choose for the primary time within the lottery period.
Utah has by no means received the lottery. Washington claimed the No. 2 total choose in 2024. The Wizards have not picked No. 1 since 2010 (John Wall). Charlotte received the lottery in 1991 and chosen UNLV’s Larry Johnson first total. The Hornets got here out of the 2024 lottery with the No. 6 choose.
New Orleans (21-61) has 12.5 % odds to win and Philadelphia (10.5) % is subsequent, however the 76ers would owe the choose to Oklahoma Metropolis if it is No. 7 or worse. The asset was a part of the 2020 commerce for Al Horford however is “prime six” protected.
San Antonio has solely a 6 % likelihood to win the lottery and sits behind Brooklyn (9 %) and Toronto (7.5) however the Spurs even have the rights to Atlanta’s choose. The Hawks have the bottom odds to say the highest total choice among the many league’s 14 non-playoff groups within the lottery however may obtain a range from Sacramento as fee to accumulate Kevin Huerter in 2022. The Kings solely retain their choose whether it is among the many prime 12.
Past Flagg, the 2025 NBA Draft class contains a buffet of freshman expertise. Rutgers teammates Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey and Flagg’s fellow Duke stars Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach are considered as lottery choices together 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 worldwide gamers who performed collegiately in the US. 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, was the No. 8 choose in 1986 by Cleveland and was second within the NBA’s Rookie of the 12 months voting that season. He received 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 fifth total choose within the 2001 draft to Golden State.
Listed here are the entire 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 through 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 choose is top-six protected and in any other case goes to Oklahoma Metropolis
^ This choose is top-12 protected and in any other case goes to Atlanta
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