The Mavericks ' stunning jump to win the NBA Draft Lottery despite entering with only a 1.8% chance to do so was the story of the night, but the Jazz, Wizards and Hornets falling proved to be a major subplot in arguably the most dramatic lottery ever.

NBA Draft Lottery is Monday with the Jazz, Wizards and Hornets all having a 14% chance of landing the No. 1 pick. Thunder could land Philadelphia's pick.

The NBA draft lottery once again produced straight-up drama and intrigue this week, with the Dallas Mavericks defying astronomical odds to land the No. 1 overall pick. That got us thinking about the NFL’s draft system that simply rewards the league’s worst teams without any wrinkles.

There's no sugarcoating this. This was a disastrous night for the Wizards, in an epoch of seemingly never-ending disasters.

The NBA draft lottery went about as poorly as possible for the Sacramento Kings. Not only did the Kings lose their first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks as part

Paige Bueckers, the top pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, believes "God makes no mistakes" after both Dallas basketball franchises secured No. 1 draft picks.

In the latest 2025 NBA mock draft, the Philadelphia 76ers are selecting Rutgers star Ace Bailey with the No. 3 overall pick.