The Nets, represented by head coach Jordi Fernandez on the forty first annual NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago, secured the No. 8 general decide within the 2025 NBA Draft on Monday.
Brooklyn entered the evening with the sixth-best odds, holding a 37.2% probability of selecting within the Prime 4 and a 9.0% probability of touchdown the No. 1 general decide.
The Dallas Mavericks, who traded away former franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic final season, have been the most important winners of the Lottery, securing the highest decide in June and the chance to draft Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the consensus No. 1 prospect who’s seen as a possible generational expertise. That they had 1.8% odds at incomes the highest decide.
Flagg measured at 6-7 3/4 barefoot, 221-pounds with a 7-foot wingspan and an 8-10 1/2 standing attain on the NBA Scouting Mix. He averaged 19.2 factors, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists whereas taking pictures 48.1% from the sphere and 38.5% from 3-point vary throughout his freshman season with the Blue Devils, main this system to the Remaining 4 and securing Nationwide Participant of the Yr honors, amongst different prestigious awards.
The entire 2025 NBA Draft order is as follows: Dallas No. 1, San Antonio No. 2, Philadelphia No. 3, Charlotte No. 4, Utah No. 5, Washington No. 6, New Orleans No. 7, Brooklyn No. 8, Toronto No. 9, Houston No. 10, Portland No. 11, Chicago No. 12, Atlanta No. 13, San Antonio No. 14.
That is the Nets’ first lottery look since 2010, ending a 14-year drought. Their final lottery decide, Georgia Tech’s Derrick Favors, was chosen third general and performed in solely 56 video games for the crew earlier than being traded to the Utah Jazz in a deal for Deron Williams, falling in need of expectations.
The Nets may even decide at No. 19 (by way of Bucks), No. 26 (by way of Knicks), No. 27 (by way of Rockets) and No. 36 (personal), giving them 5 picks contained in the Prime 40 picks. In addition they maintain 31 whole picks by 2031, together with 15 first-round picks and 16 second-round picks.
Initially Revealed: Could 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM EDT