With the NBA Draft Lottery scheduled for Monday evening (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), the participating teams are set, providing a clearer view of the projected complete pick order for the 2025 draft, which will be held on June 25-26.
The teams with the highest probability of securing the top selection are the Utah Jazz (17-65), Washington Wizards (18-64), and Charlotte Hornets (19-63), each holding a 14% chance. Following them are the New Orleans Pelicans (21-61) with a 12.5% chance, and the Philadelphia 76ers (24-58) at 10.5%. This marks the second consecutive year the Wizards possess the best odds for the first pick; however, the Atlanta Hawks won the top spot in 2024 and drafted forward Zaccharie Risacher.
Historically, the Wizards last held the No. 1 pick in 2010, selecting John Wall. The Hornets` last top selection was Larry Johnson in the 1991 draft. Notably, the Jazz remain one of only six NBA teams never to have secured the highly sought-after first overall pick.
With a potentially transformative player like Duke`s Cooper Flagg available, here is a current projection of the entire draft order.
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 set via Monday`s draft lottery. Picks 5-14 will go in reverse order of finish among the teams who do not move up into one of the top four selections.
*This pick may be conveyed to Oklahoma City
**Sacramento retains the pick if Atlanta lands in 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 New York Knicks` second-round pick was rescinded by the NBA after an investigation into Jalen Brunson`s free agency signing in summer 2022.