Game Thread NBA Draft Lottery - May 12, 2025

[NUMBERICA]

SPURS DRAFT BEFORE US??? ABSOLUTELY BUTT **** THIS SYSTEM. TRASH.

 

[Bodhi]

So we have never moved up and SA always moves up?

 

[zyzz]

Damn. Charlotte is the only team in the top 4 with decent odds now. That means they’ll pick 4 lol

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Not only did we get #5 but just a nightmare scenario of the teams who did move up.

**** this game

 

[The Midnight]

You all getting this info watching the draft on ESPN or Twitter or something
I'm following in yahoo and they haven't mentioned a single team or pick

ESPN

 

[fishonjazz]

Tanking ssssuuuuuuccccckkkkssssss

 

[JazzFanNBama]

Told ya! We were never getting Flagg. All that losing for nothing. The Spurs come out smelling like a rose. Life of a Jazz fan. That’s why we won’t win championships. It’s not meant to be. We can’t get superstar free agents and can’t win the lottery. We will get a project at 5 and we will continue to suck. Fun times.

 

[kabenac]

There's some conspiracy fuel here. Dallas moves up. Philly moves up to keep their pick.

"If you trade Luke to the Lakers we'll reward you in the lottery." - Adam ****ing Silver

 

[tksavis]

this sucks

 

[LogGrad98]

Lock in your predictions now!

I predict:

Jazz - Pick #5

Keep in mind there is only a 42% chance one of the worst 3 teams wins this thing. There is a 58% chance of someone outside the worst 3 to leapfrog into the top spot. Jazz top odds are for them getting the 5th pick.

My prediction for top 6:

1 - San Antonio
2 - Philly
3 - Dallas
4 - Washington
5 - Utah
6 - Charlotte

This is following the Conspiracy Model of NBA Draft Positions pr CMONDP™, or C'MON DAP! According to C'MON DAP, the NBA wants bigger name franchises to get the best stars, and they owe Dallas since they completely reamed them with no lube during the regular season. The worst we can get is 5th, so that is where we will fall of course.


Here is the current odds:

TEAM	RECORD	WIN%	LOTTERY ODDS
Utah	17-65	.207	14.0
Washington	18-64	.220	14.0
Charlotte	19-63	.232	14.0
New Orleans	21-61	.256	12.5
Philadelphia*	24-58	.293	10.5
Brooklyn	26-56	.317	9.0
Toronto	30-52	.366	7.5
San Antonio	34-48	.415	6.0
Phoenix (to Houston via Brooklyn)	36-46	.439	3.8
Portland	36-46	.439	3.7
Dallas	39-43	.476	1.8
Chicago	39-43	.476	1.7
Sacramento^	40-42	.488	0.8
Atlanta (to San Antonio)	40-42	.488	0.7

Mother****ing nailed it. Tell me it isn't fixed. It's all ****ing ********.

 

[SojoDave]

Welcome Tre Johnson to the Utah Jazz

 

[NUMBERICA]

CAN WE JUST LEARN HOW THIS GOES? **** THIS. STOP ****ING WITH US. JUST SHOW US THAT THE SPURS ****ED THE NBA AGAIN.

 

[Ujfanatic]

Life as a Jazz fan continues

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Mavs look like a damage-control pick. Their season couldn't have gone worse. Fans were chanting, "Fire Nico!"

Sixers keep their pick, preventing another. lottery pick from landing in OKC.

 

[The Midnight]

Adams Silver - “Yeah this is what you get for blatant tanking”.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

So we have never moved up and SA always moves up?

the Cavs will somehow get the #1 pick again.

 

[Shad]

The Spurs, Mavs, and 76ers get flagg? They all have generational talent on their team right now. Such a bs system

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Another massive tank season incoming (no choice) just to get kicked right in the nuts again

 

[jazznik]

If the Jazz get the 5th pick or worse in 2026 Ainge is likely gone.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

I hate this **** so much