NBA lottery draw: Mavericks 1.8% probability upset to get the top pick, Spurs list eye sign 76ers to explore the flower lottery

On May 13, Beijing time, the 2025 NBA Draft lottery lottery ceremony ended, the Mavericks drew the champion lottery with a probability of 1.8%, the Spurs drew the list eye lottery, and the 76ers drew the Tanhua lottery. It also means that the Mavericks have won the "Flagg Cup".

The teams that received the 4th to 14th picks in the first round of this year's draft are: 4. Wasp, 5. Jazz, 6. Wizards, 7. Pelicans, 8. Nets, 9. Raptors, 10. Sun (sent to rocket), 11. Trailblazers, 12. Bull, 13. Kings (to the Eagles), 14. Eagles (to the Spurs).

Normally, the lottery draw is 14 teams, but since the Eagles' lottery this season is in the hands of the Spurs, the Hawks do not have to send a representative to participate. The 13 lotto draw teams are represented as follows: the Nets are Jody Fernandez (head coach), the Hornets are Charles Lee (head coach), the Bulls are Bouzelis (player), the Mavericks are Rolando Blackman (team ambassador), the Rockets are Olajuwon (celebrity), the Pelicans are Zion (player), the 76ers are McCain (player), the Trail Blazers are Kamara (player), the Kings are Keown Ellis (player), the Spurs are Mitch Johnson (head coach), The Raptors are Ujiri (team president), the Jazz are Ashley Smith (team co-owner), and the Wizards are Carrington (player).

Before the start of the lotto draw, the probability of each team winning the top draw is as follows:

Utah Jazz: 14%

Washington Wizards: 14%

Charlotte Hornets: 14%

New Orleans Pelicans: 12.5%

Philadelphia 76ers: 10.5%

The 76ers' first-round pick is a top-6 protection; If it falls to the 7-14 pick, it will go to the Thunder.

Brooklyn Nets: 9%

Toronto Raptors: 7.5%

San Antonio Spurs: 6%

Phoenix Suns: 3.8%

The Suns' first-round pick will go to the Houston Rockets.

Portland Trail Blazers: 3.7%

Dallas Mavericks: 1.8%

Chicago Bulls: 1.7%

Sacramento Kings: 0.8%

The Kings' first-round pick is a top-12 protected; If it goes beyond that, it will go to the Eagles.

Atlanta Hawks: 0.7%

The Hawks' first-round pick will go to the Spurs.

This year's No. 1 pick is Duke star Flagg, whose latest draft template on NBA Draft is Pippen. The top pick is Dylan Harper, the son of Bulls legend Ron Harper, whose latest draft template on NBA Draft is Cunningham and Brunson. Chinese player Yang Hansen was also present at the lottery draw ceremony.

The teams that have been drafted in the past 10 years are as follows: Hawks in 2024, Spurs in 2023, Magic in 2022, Pistons in 2021, Timberwolves in 2020, Pelicans in 2019, Suns in 2018, Celtics in 2017, 76ers in 2016, and Timberwolves in 2015.

The data shows that since the lottery began in 1985, the team with the lowest probability of winning the lottery was Magic in 1993. They had a 1.52% chance of picking the top pick and selected Chris Webber in the draft that followed.

It is worth mentioning that this year's draft continues to be divided into two rounds. The first round of the show will be held on June 26, Beijing time, and the selection of the second round will be held on June 27.