Full 2025 NBA Draft order of picks
Digest more
The NBA draft lottery once again produced straight-up drama and intrigue this week, with the Dallas Mavericks defying astronomical odds to land the No. 1 overall pick. That got us thinking about the NFL’s draft system that simply rewards the league’s worst teams without any wrinkles.
Monday is the day we find out who gets the No. 1 pick and therefore the chance to draft Duke star Cooper Flagg. That said, there are other talented players in the 2025 NBA Draft -- see our latest mock draft from our Bryan Kalbrosky -- so this is a big deal for every team in the lottery.
The NBA Draft lottery brought more drama than usual on May 12. For the first time in a long time, the Detroit Pistons weren’t involved in the lottery draft.
On a night full of surprises, the Brooklyn Nets came away from the 2025 NBA Draft lottery with the eighth-overall selection. It was a two-spot drop for Brooklyn
They can grin and laugh and embrace now that the results of Monday’s NBA draft lottery are finalized. The Sixers will select third in June‘s draft. They had the fifth-best odds of securing a pick in the top three — a 31.