NBA, Dallas Mavericks and Winners
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The Mavericks ' stunning jump to win the NBA Draft Lottery despite entering with only a 1.8% chance to do so was the story of the night, but the Jazz, Wizards and Hornets falling proved to be a major subplot in arguably the most dramatic lottery ever.
While the Oklahoma City Thunder are busy with their Round 2 playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, the 2025 NBA draft lottery was revealed. The randomness always creates chaos. It happened again as the Dallas Mavericks landed the No. 1 pick and will likely add Cooper Flagg.
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BasketballNetwork.net on MSN"It doesn't look good for the NBA" - Chris Russo says Mavericks winning the lottery after trading Luka Doncic hurts league's integrityESPN's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo isn't among those who think that the NBA Draft Lottery is rigged. He also likes the idea of holding a lottery so that teams compete in a tanking match and try to lose every game possible just to get the draft's top pick.
Washington entered Monday's lottery draw tied for the best odds to win the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes at 14.0%. The team also had around a 52.1% shot at landing a top-four pick.
There are two rounds in the draft. The first round features 30 picks and the second round has 29. There are typically 30 picks per round, but the New York Knicks were docked their 2025 second-rounder after the league found they had tampered with Jalen Brunson leading up to 2022 free agency.
McCain was the Sixers' first-round draft pick last season, and quickly blossomed into an early NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner before tearing his meniscus.
Now that the 2025 NBA Draft order is set, it's time to take a look at who gets picked where. Who will go second? Third? Be a top-five pick? Let's get into it.