When Is the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery? Start Time, Channels, and Betting Odds

The NBA Draft Lottery is one of the most important dates on the basketball calendar.

Certain teams have higher odds to snag the Number 1 Overall Pick, which is widely anticipated to be Duke star Cooper Flagg this year.

Here's what to know about the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, including the date, betting odds, and how to watch.

When Is the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery?

The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery will take place on Monday, May 12th in Chicago at 7 p.m. ET.

How to Watch the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery

The event will be broadcasted live on ESPN. It can be streamed using the ESPN app, ESPN+, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Fubo.

Which Teams will Participate in the 2025 Draft Lottery?

These are the 14 NBA teams that did not make the 2024 Playoffs and are therefore eligible for the lottery.

East

• Atlanta Hawks
  • The Hawks' first-round pick will go to the San Antonio Spurs.
• Brooklyn Nets
• Charlotte Hornets
• Chicago Bulls
• Philadelphia 76ers
  • The Sixers' first-round pick is top-6 protected; if it falls between 7-14, it will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
• Toronto Raptors
• Washington Wizards

West

• Dallas Mavericks
• New Orleans Pelicans
• Phoenix Suns
  • The Suns' first-round pick will go to the Houston Rockets.
• Portland Trail Blazers
• Sacramento Kings
  • The Kings' first-round pick is top-12 protected. If it falls to 13-14, it will go to the Atlanta Hawks.
• San Antonio Spurs
• Utah Jazz

How Does the NBA Draft Lottery Work?

NBA teams are assigned odds of earning the top pick based on the inverse finish of regular season records. This means that teams with a worse record have a higher chance of landing the No. 1 Overall Pick.

NBA Draft Lottery Picks 1-14

The drawing — which happens using ping-pong balls in a lottery machine — will be conducted to determine the first four picks in the NBA Draft.

The three teams with the worst records all have the same odds to land the top pick, at 14%. This year, the three teams with the worst records were the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets.

The remainder of the lottery teams will select in positions five through 14 in inverse order of their 2024-25 regular-season records.

NBA Draft Lottery Picks 15-30

The remainder of the first round and the whole second round will be the reverse order of regular season record. Each team gets one first round and one second round pick.

2025 NBA Draft Lottery Betting Odds

Here are the odds for each team to receive the number 1 Overall Pick, as of the morning of May 12th, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Settlement is determined by the team drawn on stage at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery.

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