Jared McCain, Zion Williamson Among On-State Representatives For 2025 NBA Draft Lottery
The NBA will hold its 2025 NBA Draft Lottery at 7:00 PM on Monday in Chicago. The presumptive first overall pick will be Duke’s Cooper Flagg. Each team will send one representative for the on-state televised portion of the lottery along with a separate representative to witness the actual drawing in a sequestered room.
The Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets each have a 14 percent chance of the No. 1 overall pick. The New Orleans Pelicans are next at 12.5 percent, followed by the Philadelphia 76ers at 10.5 percent.
On-Stage Representatives
• Brooklyn Nets: Jordi Fernandez, Head Coach
• Charlotte Hornets: Charles Lee, Head Coach
• Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis, Player
• Dallas Mavericks: Rolando Blackman, Mavericks Ambassador
• Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, Rockets Legend
• New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, Player
• Philadelphia 76ers: Jared McCain, Player
• Portland Trail Blazers: Toumani Camara, Player
• Sacramento Kings: Keon Ellis, Player
• San Antonio Spurs: Mitch Johnson, Head Coach
• Toronto Raptors: Masai Ujiri, Vice Chairman and President
• Utah Jazz: Ashley Smith, Co-owner
• Washington Wizards: Bub Carrington, Player
Drawing Room Representatives
• Brooklyn Nets: Makar Gevorkian, VP of Basketball Operations Alignment and Strategic Planning
• Charlotte Hornets: Rick Schnall, Co-Chairman and Governor
• Chicago Bulls: Faizan Hasnany, Manager, Basketball Strategy and Analytics
• Dallas Mavericks: Matt Riccardi, Assistant General Manager
• Houston Rockets: Sam Strantz, Senior Team Counsel
• New Orleans Pelicans: Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President
• Oklahoma City Thunder: Sam Presti, Executive Vice President and General Manager
• Philadelphia 76ers: Ned Cohen, Assistant General Manager
• Portland Trail Blazers: Andrae Patterson, Assistant General Manager
• Sacramento Kings: Alvin Gentry, Vice President of Basketball Engagement
• San Antonio Spurs: Brian Wright, General Manager
• Toronto Raptors: Bobby Webster, General Manager
• Utah Jazz: Justin Zanik, General Manager
• Washington Wizards: Will Dawkins, General Manager
Media In Lottery Drawing Room
• Rod Boone, Charlotte Observer
• Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated
• Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News
• Gina Mizell, Philadelphia Inquirer
• Jake Fischer, Bleacher Report
• Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News
• Ben Golliver, Washington Post
• Bill Reiter, CBSSports.com
• Sean Highkin, The Rose Garden Report
• Doug Smith, Toronto Star
• Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune
• Sarah Todd, Deseret News
• Zach Lowe, The Ringer
• Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic
