Dallas, somehow, won the No. 1 pick. What went on in the lottery room? And what were people talking about before and after?

Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery. The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery will be televised on Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m ET on ESPN.

NBA Draft Lottery winners, losers, and trade possibilities, with reporting from HoopsHype Senior NBA Insider Michael Scotto.

Well, the NBA Draft Lottery gods have a sense of humor. So much for the idea of Cooper Flagg going to a 20-win team. Instead, a statistically improbable Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs-Philadelphia 76ers-Charlotte Hornets top four upended all our previous assumptions about what might happen in the lead-up to the NBA Draft.

Luck was not in the Chicago Bulls’ favor Monday night. The Bulls didn’t improve their positioning in the NBA draft lottery at McCormick Place and will have the No. 12 pick in the first round. The Dallas Mavericks won the No.

The Mavericks received an unimaginable gift from the basketball gods in the form of the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. John Fanta offers up his top takeaways from the lottery.

Arizona forward Carter Bryant will remain in the NBA draft, where he could be a lottery pick. Bryant told ESPN he’s “completely in” on the draft process following workouts at the NBA draft combine.