The New Orleans Pelicans will pick No. 7 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.The Pelicans entered the NBA Draft Lottery with the fourth-best odds of winning the lottery and the opportunity to select Duke University superstar Cooper Flagg.New Orleans actually fell three spots because other teams leapfrogged them in the lottery drawing.The Dallas Mavericks will pick No. 1 overall in 2025 and almost certainly draft Flagg.2025 Draft Lottery1. Dallas Mavericks2. San Antonio Spurs3. Philadelphia 76ers4. Charlotte Hornets5. Utah Jazz6. Washington Wizards7. New Orleans Pelicans8. Brooklyn Nets9. Toronto Raptors10. Houston Rockets (from Phoenix via Brooklyn)11. Portland Trail Blazers12. Chicago Bulls13. Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento)14. San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta)
NEW ORLEANS —
The New Orleans Pelicans will pick No. 7 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.
The Pelicans entered the NBA Draft Lottery with the fourth-best odds of winning the lottery and the opportunity to select Duke University superstar Cooper Flagg.
New Orleans actually fell three spots because other teams leapfrogged them in the lottery drawing.
The Dallas Mavericks will pick No. 1 overall in 2025 and almost certainly draft Flagg.
2025 Draft Lottery
1. Dallas Mavericks
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Charlotte Hornets
5. Utah Jazz
6. Washington Wizards
7. New Orleans Pelicans
8. Brooklyn Nets
9. Toronto Raptors
10. Houston Rockets (from Phoenix via Brooklyn)
11. Portland Trail Blazers
12. Chicago Bulls
13. Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento)
14. San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta)