The NBA Draft Lottery is scheduled to take place on Monday. With the participating teams now known, a clearer picture of the preliminary pick order for the 2025 draft, set for June 25-26, has emerged.
Based on their regular season performance, the Utah Jazz (17-65), Washington Wizards (18-64), and Charlotte Hornets (19-63) each possess the highest probability, at 14%, for landing the first overall selection. They are followed by the New Orleans Pelicans (21-61) with a 12.5% chance and the Philadelphia 76ers (24-58) with a 10.5% chance. This marks the second consecutive year the Wizards have the best odds for the top pick, though it was the Atlanta Hawks who secured the first pick in 2024 and drafted forward Zaccharie Risacher.
Historically, the Wizards last held the No. 1 pick in 2010, selecting John Wall. The Hornets` most recent top selection was Larry Johnson in the 1991 draft. The Jazz are one of only six NBA franchises that have never won the highly sought-after No. 1 spot.
With potential franchise-altering talents like Duke`s Cooper Flagg expected to be available, here is the current projected list of draft picks before the lottery drawing.
Complete 2025 Pre-Lottery NBA Draft Order: First Round
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
- Charlotte Hornets
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Philadelphia 76ers*
- Brooklyn Nets
- Toronto Raptors
- San Antonio Spurs
- Houston Rockets (from BKN via PHX)
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Chicago Bulls
- Atlanta Hawks (via SAC)**
- San Antonio Spurs (via ATL)
Picks 1-4 will be determined by Monday`s draft lottery. Picks 5-14 will be assigned in reverse order of the final regular season standings for teams not selected in the top four.
* This pick is potentially owed to Oklahoma City
** Sacramento keeps this pick if Atlanta moves into the top four
Second Round
- Minnesota Timberwolves (via UTAH)
- Boston Celtics (from DET and BKN via WAS)
- Charlotte Hornets
- Charlotte Hornets (from SA, PHX and MEM via NO)
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Brooklyn Nets
- Detroit Pistons (from DAL and SA via TOR)
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors (from SAC via POR)
- Washington Wizards (via PHX)
- Golden State Warriors (from BKN and IND via MIA)
- Sacramento Kings (from SA via CHI)
- Utah Jazz (via DAL)
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via ATL)
- Chicago Bulls (via SAC)
- Orlando Magic
- Milwaukee Bucks (from WAS via DET)
- Memphis Grizzlies (from WAS and BK via GSW)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (via MIL)
- New York Knicks (from OKC and BOS via MEM)
- LA Clippers (from ATL and HOU via MIN)
- Phoenix Suns (from CHA and MIN via DEN)
- Utah Jazz (from LAL via LAC)
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies (via HOU)
- Orlando Magic (via BOS)
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Houston Rockets (from ATL via OKC)
Note: The NBA rescinded the New York Knicks` second-round pick following an investigation into Jalen Brunson`s free agency signing in the summer of 2022.
