2025 NBA draft lottery results: Top takeaways and questions - ESPN

CHICAGO — The Dallas Mavericks — with just a 1.8% chance at the top pick — won the NBA draft lottery Monday night, earning the chance to select projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg next month.

The San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets will pick second, third and fourth.

With the complete order now known, the 13 lottery teams are shifting gears toward the 2025 NBA draft, to be held June 25 and 26 (8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+) at New York's Barclays Center.

NBA fans want to know the state of these 13 teams entering the draft. Will landing the No. 1 pick push the Mavs to consider roster moves with their current stars?

Our ESPN NBA experts take a comprehensive look at these questions and more for the lottery teams as we await the draft six weeks from now.

Jump to a team:
ATL | CHA | CHI | DAL
HOU | NO | PHI
POR | SAS | TOR | UTAH | WAS

As general manager Nico Harrison's track record has shown, the Mavericks' roster that finished the 2024-25 season could look different from the one in October. How, and in what ways, will the Mavs' first-round pick play into their future?

The Mavericks didn't have to wait long to land another young franchise cornerstone. Months after the shocking decision to trade Luka Doncic, Dallas moved up in the lottery for the first time in franchise history, cashing in on the 1.8% chance to end up with the No. 1 pick.

The widespread assumption is that the Mavs will select Duke's Cooper Flagg, who is considered a generational talent.

Harrison firmly believes that defense wins championship, and the 6-foot-9 Flagg definitely fits that profile. — Tim MacMahon

With two lottery picks, are the Spurs leaning toward finding a wing at No. 2 to help steady their young roster and space the