The 2025 NBA draft lottery occurred in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, Might 12. Getting into the draft lottery, the Dallas Mavericks had a 1.8% probability to win.
Dallas and Chicago completed with equivalent regular-season data (39-43). A coin flip between the 2 decided their odds for the 2025 draft lottery. The Mavs received the coin flip and had a 1.8% probability to win. Chicago had a 1.7% probability of successful the draft lottery. Shockingly, the Mavericks received the draft lottery on Monday. If the Bulls had received the coin flip, they might have had the #1 choose in June. Only a brutal beat for Chicago.
Chicago misplaced the prospect on the #1 choose as a result of they misplaced a coin flip
A coin flip away from Cooper Flagg… pic.twitter.com/7wfN3yaIxp
— Bulls on CHSN (@CHSN_Bulls) Might 13, 2025
With any sort of lottery, luck is all the time concerned. Little did the Mavericks know simply how fortunate they have been within the 2025 NBA draft lottery. Dallas and Chicago each completed with a 39-43 file this previous season. To find out their probability to win the draft lottery, a easy coin flip was carried out. The Mavs received the coin toss and a 1.8% probability on the #1 general choose. Chicago obtained a 1.7% probability to win.
Nonetheless, that 0.1% was the distinction between the twelfth and first general choose on Monday. Dallas received the 2025 NBA draft lottery for the primary time in franchise historical past. The Bulls ended up with the twelfth choose in June’s NBA draft. A devastating blow for the Bulls, who’re desperately making an attempt to take a step ahead as a franchise. Including a participant like Cooper Flagg would have helped.
Now, the Mavs will get to draft consensus #1 general choose Cooper Flagg. The Chicago Bulls don’t. Crew insiders stated Chicago’s entrance workplace acquired precisely what they deserved. As an alternative of making an attempt to tank for a high choose, the Bulls have been absolutely invested in making an attempt to make the playoffs by the play-in. That plan backfired, and so they have the twelfth choose within the 2025 NBA draft as a substitute of the primary general choose. Govt vp of basketball operations Arturas Karnisova made it clear the concept of tanking just isn’t in his DNA. Chicago will hope to discover a franchise-changing participant at #12 after having an opportunity on the #1 choose.
