The Dallas Mavericks land the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with 1.8% odds, the 4th-lowest to win the drawing since it was instituted in 1985.

NBA Draft order was set by the NBA Draft Lottery on May 12, 2025, in Chicago, IL. The Dallas Mavericks defied the odds (1.8% chance) and landed the No. 1 pick. Now picks 1-59 are set. The top 14 picks were determined by a lottery process involving the teams that did not make this year's NBA playoffs.

Long-suffering fans of the Jazz, Hornets, Pelicans and Wizards had to watch the coveted Flagg pick go to a team that literally just played in the 2024 NBA Finals. That's just tough, and the "rigged" conspiracy theories are understandable. When will these teams catch a break? Those Flagg dreams went up in smoke so fast.