How NBA Draft Lottery Works

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The NBA Draft Lottery, used to choose which team gets the first overall pick, was established in 1985 as a countermeasure to teams tanking or purposefully losing to receive a higher draft pick. It’s seen some adjustments over the years,

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Mavericks win NBA draft lottery, earning right to select Cooper Flagg

The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery drawing Monday in a major surprise, earning the right to select Duke forward Cooper Flagg, the consensus favorite to be the No. 1 pick and one of the mos...

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NBA Execs Say Cooper Flagg Doesn't Compare to Zion or Wemby, May Not Be 'Star' Player

It can be argued that Flagg is about to end up in an ideal situation in the NBA, as the Dallas Mavericks shockingly won the 2025 NBA draft lottery despite having only a 1.8 percent chance to do so.

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Projected lottery pick Jeremiah Fears confirmed that he had met with the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft. The Oklahoma point guard revealed that he h

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