The NBA will hold its 2025 NBA Draft Lottery at 7:00 PM on Monday in Chicago. The presumptive first overall pick will be Duke’s Cooper Flagg. Each team will send one representative for the on-state televised portion of the lottery along with a separate representative to witness the actual drawing in a sequestered room.
The Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets each have a 14 percent chance of the No. 1 overall pick. The New Orleans Pelicans are next at 12.5 percent, followed by the Philadelphia 76ers at 10.5 percent.
On-Stage Representatives
• Brooklyn Nets: Jordi Fernandez, Head Coach• Charlotte Hornets: Charles Lee, Head Coach• Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis, Player• Dallas Mavericks: Rolando Blackman, Mavericks Ambassador• Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, Rockets Legend• New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, Player• Philadelphia 76ers: Jared McCain, Player• Portland Trail Blazers: Toumani Camara, Player• Sacramento Kings: Keon Ellis, Player• San Antonio Spurs: Mitch Johnson, Head Coach• Toronto Raptors: Masai Ujiri, Vice Chairman and President• Utah Jazz: Ashley Smith, Co-owner• Washington Wizards: Bub Carrington, Player
Drawing Room Representatives
• Brooklyn Nets: Makar Gevorkian, VP of Basketball Operations Alignment and Strategic Planning• Charlotte Hornets: Rick Schnall, Co-Chairman and Governor• Chicago Bulls: Faizan Hasnany, Manager, Basketball Strategy and Analytics• Dallas Mavericks: Matt Riccardi, Assistant General Manager• Houston Rockets: Sam Strantz, Senior Team Counsel• New Orleans Pelicans: Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President• Oklahoma City Thunder: Sam Presti, Executive Vice President and General Manager• Philadelphia 76ers: Ned Cohen, Assistant General Manager• Portland Trail Blazers: Andrae Patterson, Assistant General Manager• Sacramento Kings: Alvin Gentry, Vice President of Basketball Engagement• San Antonio Spurs: Brian Wright, General Manager• Toronto Raptors: Bobby Webster, General Manager• Utah Jazz: Justin Zanik, General Manager• Washington Wizards: Will Dawkins, General Manager
Media In Lottery Drawing Room
• Rod Boone, Charlotte Observer• Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated• Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News• Gina Mizell, Philadelphia Inquirer• Jake Fischer, Bleacher Report• Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News• Ben Golliver, Washington Post• Bill Reiter, CBSSports.com• Sean Highkin, The Rose Garden Report• Doug Smith, Toronto Star• Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune• Sarah Todd, Deseret News• Zach Lowe, The Ringer• Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic
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