2025 NBA Draft Pre-Lottery: First & Second Round Pick Order

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The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery is scheduled for Monday. With the participating teams now finalized, a clearer picture of the complete pick order for the 2025 NBA Draft (June 25-26) has emerged.

Leading the lottery odds are the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets, each holding a 14% chance at the first overall selection based on their regular-season records (17-65, 18-64, and 19-63 respectively). They are followed by the New Orleans Pelicans (21-61) with a 12.5% chance and the Philadelphia 76ers (24-58) with a 10.5% chance. This marks the second consecutive year the Wizards have the best odds, although the Atlanta Hawks ultimately secured the top pick in 2024 and selected forward Zaccharie Risacher.

Historically, the Wizards last picked first overall in 2010 (John Wall), and the Hornets last used the top pick on Larry Johnson in the 1991 draft. The Utah Jazz are notably one of only six NBA franchises never to have held the coveted No. 1 selection.

With potential franchise-altering talent like Duke`s Cooper Flagg expected to be available, here is the current, pre-lottery look at the 2025 NBA Draft order:

Complete 2025 NBA Draft Order: First Round (Pre-Lottery)

  1. Utah Jazz
  2. Washington Wizards
  3. Charlotte Hornets
  4. New Orleans Pelicans
  5. Philadelphia 76ers*
  6. Brooklyn Nets
  7. Toronto Raptors
  8. San Antonio Spurs
  9. Houston Rockets (from BKN via PHX)
  10. Portland Trail Blazers
  11. Dallas Mavericks
  12. Chicago Bulls
  13. Atlanta Hawks (via SAC)**
  14. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL)

Notes for First Round Picks 1-14:

  • Picks 1-4 will be determined by Monday`s Draft Lottery.
  • Selections 5-14 are currently ordered by inverse regular-season record among teams not moving into the top four.
  • *The Philadelphia 76ers pick may be conveyed to Oklahoma City depending on conditions.
  • **Sacramento retains the pick if Atlanta lands in the top four.
  1. Oklahoma City Thunder (from LAC via MIA)
  2. Orlando Magic
  3. Minnesota Timberwolves (from NYK, OKC and HOU via DET)
  4. Washington Wizards (via MEM)
  5. Brooklyn Nets (from NYK, DET, POR and NO via MIL)
  6. Miami Heat (via GSW)
  7. Utah Jazz (via MIN)
  8. Atlanta Hawks (from NO via LAL)
  9. Indiana Pacers
  10. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC)
  11. Orlando Magic (via DEN)
  12. Brooklyn Nets (via NYK)
  13. Brooklyn Nets (via HOU)
  14. Boston Celtics
  15. Phoenix Suns (from UTAH via CLE)
  16. LA Clippers (via OKC)

Second Round (Pre-Lottery)

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves (via UTAH)
  2. Boston Celtics (from DET and BKN via WAS)
  3. Charlotte Hornets
  4. Charlotte Hornets (from SA, PHX and MEM via NO)
  5. Philadelphia 76ers
  6. Brooklyn Nets
  7. Detroit Pistons (from DAL and SA via TOR)
  8. San Antonio Spurs
  9. Toronto Raptors (from SAC via POR) or Washington Wizards (via PHX)
  10. Toronto Raptors (from SAC via POR) or Washington Wizards (via PHX)
  11. Golden State Warriors (from BKN and IND via MIA)
  12. Sacramento Kings (from SA via CHI) or Utah Jazz (via DAL)
  13. Sacramento Kings (from SA via CHI) or Utah Jazz (via DAL)
  14. Oklahoma City Thunder (via ATL) or Chicago Bulls (via SAC)
  15. Oklahoma City Thunder (via ATL) or Chicago Bulls (via SAC)
  16. Orlando Magic
  17. Milwaukee Bucks (from WAS via DET)
  18. Memphis Grizzlies (from WAS and BK via GSW)
  19. Cleveland Cavaliers (via MIL)
  20. New York Knicks (from OKC and BOS via MEM)
  21. LA Clippers (from ATL and HOU via MIN)
  22. Phoenix Suns (from CHA and MIN via DEN)
  23. Utah Jazz (from LAL via LAC)
  24. Indiana Pacers
  25. Los Angeles Lakers
  26. Memphis Grizzlies (via HOU)
  27. Orlando Magic (via BOS)
  28. Cleveland Cavaliers
  29. Houston Rockets (from ATL via OKC)

Note: The New York Knicks` second-round pick has been rescinded by the NBA following an investigation into the team`s 2022 free agency signing of Jalen Brunson.

Hadley Winterbourne

Hadley Winterbourne, 41, calls Manchester his home while traveling extensively to cover NHL and football matches. His journey in sports journalism began as a local football commentator in 2008, eventually expanding his expertise to multiple sports.

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