2025 NBA Draft Lottery: Date, Time, and Teams Revealed
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The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 12th in Chicago at 7 PM ET on ESPN. Fourteen non-playoff teams, including the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets, each have a chance to win the No. 1 pick, with odds ranging from 14% to 0.7%. The lottery uses a ping-pong ball system overseen by Ernst & Young, determining the top four draft picks. The remaining picks are assigned in reverse order of regular season records. The NBA Draft itself will be held June 25-26 in Brooklyn.
The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 12th in Chicago at 7 PM ET on ESPN. Fourteen non-playoff teams, including the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets, each have a chance to win the No. 1 pick, with odds ranging from 14% to 0.7%. The lottery uses a ping-pong ball system overseen by Ernst & Young, determining the top four draft picks. The remaining picks are assigned in reverse order of regular season records. The NBA Draft itself will be held June 25-26 in Brooklyn.
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