Since the NBA flattened the draft lottery odds in 2019, the three teams with the worst records all have a 14% chance of landing the first pick. On three occasions — in 2019, 2023, and 2024 — two of the three teams with 14% odds ended up falling out of the top three entirely.

A batch of NBA teams have already entered the 2025 offseason, but with playoff action in full swing, it doesn't really feel like the offseason yet. That could change soon, as lottery participants will officially learn their fate when the ping-pong balls get dropped on May 12.

With the early entry deadline behind us and the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery around the corner, our final NBA mock draft sends Cooper Flagg to a winning situation.