After the worst season in franchise history, the Utah Jazz know where they’ll pick in this summer’s NBA draft.

The NHL will hold the 2025 draft lottery on May 5; here’s what you need to know. Like the NBA’s draft lottery, the NHL draft lottery is dictated by a random drawing of numbered pingpong balls. Each team is assigned multiple series of numbers, and the order in which they’re pulled determines the draft order.

The NBA held its annual draft lottery on Monday night, and the Dallas Mavericks emerged with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft. The San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets and Utah Jazz were awarded the second,

Here is Hoops Wire’s first post-lottery 2025 NBA Mock Draft, including both rounds. We will be offering more versions following the conclusion of the NBA Combine and as more individual workouts take place.

Acquiring the fourth-overall pick would be particularly beneficial to the Islanders, who already own the first selection. They’d be able to select both Matthew Schaefer and Long Island native James Hagens, accelerating their rebuild and giving the fans a reason to buy tickets.

The 2025 NBA draft lottery will be held on Monday evening, in what is widely believed to be the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. Coming into the night, the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets all hold the best odds at 14 percent.