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How the NBA Draft Lottery works: odds, percentages, draft position

4 days ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery will happen on Monday, May 12, and 14 teams will find out if their future is changed forever. But how exactly does it work? Here’s a quick explanation. For me, the easiest way to think about it is like raffle tickets at the fair. The NBA has a lottery ball machine, and they put 14 lottery balls into it, numbered 1-14. To select the winner of the lottery, they draw four balls out of the machine and stack them in a row.
Ashley Smith to represent Utah Jazz at NBA Lottery

5 days ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Christopher Creveling-Imagn Images A lot of Utah Jazz fans have been wondering who will represent the Jazz on lottery night, and today, they announced that it would be Ashley Smith, Co-Owner of the Utah Jazz. Ashley Smith will represent us Monday at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago Read more https://t.co/T8i5L8uAqM pic.twitter.com/7jdVOPhcmQ— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) May 9, 2025We’re about to find out how lucky Smith is.
Utah Jazz have upcoming workout with Samson Johnson of UConn

1 week ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images According to Keith Smith, UConn forward Samson Johnson has a workout planned with the Utah Jazz. UConn senior forward Samson Johnson has upcoming draft workouts set with the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards, sources told @spotrac. Johnson's strong showing at the Portsmouth Invitational drew the eyes of several NBA teams. — Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 6, 2025Johnson played center for the UConn Huskies last season.
NBA Trade Rumors: Magic want shotmaking ... are they a potential Lauri Markkanen trade partner?

1 week ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images According to Marc Stein, Anfernee Simons is a projected target for the Orlando Magic. You can read about it in Stein’s substack.
2025 NBA Combine attendeees announced

1 week ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Gioele Mason/NBAE via Getty Images The NBA announced the attendees of the 2025 NBA Draft Combine today, held May 11-18, including 75 players. Here is the complete list:The NBA announced today that 75 players have been invited to the 2025 NBA Draft Combine, which will take place from May 11-18 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago.
The Utah Jazz can help keep Giannis in Milwaukee with this trade

2 weeks ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images I wrote yesterday about whether the Utah Jazz should trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo, and you can read that here. But that’s not the trade the Jazz should make; they should make something geared around Damian Lillard. Here’s the trade: Utah acquires: Damian Lillard, an unprotected 2031 1st, and a pick swap in 2032. Milwaukee acquires: John Collins, Collin Sexton. This does multiple things for both teams.
Should the Utah Jazz trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo?

2 weeks ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images With the Milwaukee Bucks losing to the Indiana Pacers, they’re officially eliminated from the playoffs. The loss of the playoff series wasn’t as devastating as the loss of Damian Lillard to an Achilles tear the game before. Just in: Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon, sources tell ESPN. MRI today revealed the severity. A devastating end to his season.
This is how many Utah Jazz fans want to go for the playoffs if they draft Cooper Flagg

2 weeks ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The Utah Jazz have a massive day coming on May 12th. If you didn’t know, it’s NBA Lottery night and we find out if the Utah Jazz win the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. If they win the next NBA superstar, the question becomes whether they will want to go to the playoffs or tank again. It looks like a majority of Jazz fans want to go to the playoffs. In all honesty, 60% is lower than I expected when I set up this question. The average fan wants to win.
NBA Reacts: What should the Utah Jazz do next season if they draft Cooper Flagg?

3 weeks ago | slcdunk.com | Kyle Thele |James Hansen

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images The Utah Jazz are going into next offseason with some important questions to answer. They were able tank their way to the worst record in the league which puts them in great position to win the Cooper Flagg Sweepstakes. The biggest surprise of the season was that Utah was able to lose enough games to get that worst record while also keeping Lauri Markkanen on the team.
Offseason wish list for each Utah Jazz player

3 weeks ago | slcdunk.com | James Hansen

Photo by Jamie Sabau/NBAE via Getty Images With a successful tank behind them, the Utah Jazz have one of the most important offseasons in team history. Utah has a 100% shot at a top-5 pick as well as the best possible odds at winning the lottery. That said, the Jazz have a lot of young talent that has shown a lot of promise. If they can all improve on their weaknesses, the Jazz could be looking at being a playoff contender sooner than we think.