5 things you should pay attention to at the NBA Draft Lottery Day

With the NBA Lottery from NBA on Monday, the future of 12 non-playoff teams and the Houston Rockets will be determined. You will find out where to prepare and start for the NBA design on June 25th.

The lottery is full of excitement because the unknown as the bouncing lottery balls decides the fate of every team. While the teams with the three worst records from last season have the highest probability (14%) for the first overall selection, it is not always as planned. In 2024, the Atlanta Hawks, who had a chance of 3.7%, had the lottery, luck and ultimately used the top selection for Zaccharia Risacher.

This season, the former Duke striker Cooper Flagg is the undeniable crown jewel, so fans each of the non-playoff teams and the NBA will generally watch the entirety of the montage on Monday and find out where he will end. Here are five other things that you should pay attention to at the NBA Draft Lottery Day:

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1. No guarantees beyond flag

Rutgers Guard Dylan Harper is the consensus no. 2 -interest in the NBA design class 2025, but that doesn't mean that it is selected in total.

When the Washington Wizards, who ended the season with the second worst record, ends with the second choice, Harper fits perfectly with her roster. The wizards have a number of shabby young players, including Carlton “Bub” Carrington, Kyshawn George and Alex Sarr, a rim protection that they selected with the second selection in 2024. Harper would provide them with a primary ball handler and an offensive hub.

Harper would also be a good option for the New Orleans Pelicans, who have a probability of 12.5% ​​of the top pick and enable them to continue by CJ McCollum and to convert to Harper, Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy. The Brooklyn Nets, who have a 9% chance of receiving the first choice, would also take Harper if they jump two because they have no real building blocks because they have had no choice in the first round for 2021. So it would make sense to choose the best available player in Harper.

On the other hand, a team like the jazz of Utah, which has a probability of 14% in the top election, was able to pass on with the worst record of the league Harper after the end of the season because they already have a variety of young ball dominant guards. Instead, they were able to select Harper's College teammate Ace Bailey, a long wing with a high offensive blanket.

The same applies to the Philadelphia 76ers, which are set to Point Guard with Tyrese Maxey and would prefer to add additional pieces than a score-owner. And the Charlotte Hornets who do not need Harper if you want to continue to build the Wachlamelo ball.

2. Okc again?! Why sweats Philly

Before the beginning of the 2024-25 NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers were probably at the same level as Juggernauts of the East Conference as the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers. The NBA design truck was not in its vocabulary. But things went wrong. Superstar Joel Empbiid never returned healthy, played in only 19 games and appeared like a shell. The 76 tried to pick things together, and relied on Tyrese Maxey to keep them alive while waiting for Embiid to return to MVP form.

When this reality was fetched, they found that they had to pull the plug in the season. This is because the 76s would only keep their selection in the first round if they fell into the top 6. If not, it would go to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who under the general manager Sam Presti consistently built up an arsenal of Draft picks through funny business through funny businesses that include their own and their opponents.

The 76 wanted to check their selection and keep them from thunder, decided to switch off Embbiid. When Maxey injured a bricked finger on April 9, they met additional precautions and also set it for the rest of the season. With their top pies players, the 76s ended the season 24-58 and banks impressively on the five-closing record.

Now there are chances in their favor to keep their selection and add a young piece to resume them. But there is not much room for mistakes. If only two teams are lucky over them and the 76 jumps, they lose the selection of thunder.

This scenario would be an evil catastrophe for Philadelphia because it would have wasted a season with Maxey and Embiid when she had only lost his design. It would be a pleasant surprise for OKC, since it ended the season as No. 1 in the Western Conference and could still have a high capital. That is why Thunder fans will see the lottery ready how to laugh evil villains because it would be an attack to get the choice of 76.

3. Could the Spurs actually get flag?

The simple answer is, yes. Everything can happen during the NBA draft lottery. The Spurs have a chance of 6.0%, which is almost twice as high as what Atlanta had last year when it won.

San Antonio is the team that could perhaps make the biggest jump if the Bingo balls could set off. In this scenario, the Spurs Cooper Flagg could combine with a core of Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle and be on the way to a third beginner of the year and the next animal in the West Conference.

If you see where the Spurs land on Monday, a funny action will be. But it will also be important to observe what you do in the weeks after the lottery, as you have two selections in the top 14 and could use this capital to get Giannis Antetocounmpo's business.

4. Best fit for flag?

Let's call Atlanta last year's lottery as a fluke and say that one of the favorites will win NBA Draft Lottery 2025. So, from the jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets, each have a 14% chance of making the first choice, where would we like to see flag the most?

The Charlotte Hornets fits best for flag. As a Herzog product, he would not have to travel far. Then there is the basketball page of things. His sportiness would make him perfect praise for Lamelo Ball. His defense would also be helpful for a team that was built around Ball, a minus defender. Flag would also not be necessary to cope with the ball and initiate the offensive, since ball is one of the best passers-by in the game and Brandon Miller, the No. 2 election in 2023, is a dynamic top scorer.

On the jazz and magician, Flagg expects that it should be the majority of the responsibility on both sides of the ball. He is able to do this, but the Hornet squad is more free for its talents, and its skills are something that lacks the current core.

5. Things are worse for suns (and better for rockets)

PSA Sun's fans: Do not switch on to the lottery on Monday, unless you want to torture yourself and see the effects of Houston who acquired your choice as part of the deal that landed in Phoenix. Unfortunately, there is not much to be enthusiastic about on Monday for Sun's fans. While Phoenix ended the season 36-46, Houston has the rights to the first round in the first round 2025, regardless of where it ends up.

So, Rockets fans, you are in a similar boat as The Donner. You saw how your team surpasses expectations and took second place in the western conference in the regular season, and now you will get another young player for free. In contrast to thunder, the rockets would be kept this choice everywhere. Yes, there is a chance of 3.8%that it will be number 1 of the overall winner, and Cooper Flag goes to a team that won 52 games last season.

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