Three months after the most stunning, incomprehensible trade in NBA history sent Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Mavs cashed in on a 1.8 percent (one. point. eight.

The lottery system is how the NBA determines the draft order for the teams that don’t make the playoffs. It only determines the first 14 picks of the draft and has no impact on the second round. The first four picks are determined by the lottery, and picks 5-14 are determined by the reverse standings of whoever is left.

The NBA Draft Lottery is tonight, and the entire basketball world will finally know which team will get the opportunity to land Duke star Cooper Flagg. Flagg is seen by many around the league as the next big star in the league,

Some Wizards fans may be feeling a sense of deja vu with the result. Fourteen years ago, Washington had a shot at a highly touted Duke prospect heading into the lottery but also ended up with the 6th and 18th picks. That Duke alum was Kyrie Irving, the prize of the 2011 NBA Draft.

NBA fans are saying the draft lottery is rigged after the Mavericks got the No. 1 pick, securing the right to draft Cooper Flagg.

Heading into the night, the Jazz are primed to be tied for the best odds to land the number-one pick in the draft, being even with the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets at 14.0%, with names like the New Orleans Pelicans and the Philadelphia 76ers following up within the top five.

The Dallas Mavericks won the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and a chance to draft Duke phenom Cooper Flagg. Here are the full 2025 NBA Draft Lottery results for the first 14 picks. The Cooper Flagg sweepstakes resulted in a stunner.