In one of the most important dates on the 2025 calendar, the NBA holds its annual draft lottery on Monday night from the league’s draft combine in Chicago. The event finalizes the first-round pick order for the 2025 draft, which will be held on June 25 (first round) and June 26 (second round).
Some lottery choices have already been traded elsewhere (or perhaps conditionally, depending on the final draft slot). Meanwhile, others could be traded prior to draft day in late June. But the weighted lottery is conducted based on the previous-season records of each non-playoff team that the 2025 pick initially belonged to.