The San Antonio Spurs, as they prepared for the NBA offseason, knew that anything was possible, although they certainly had realistic expectations. Entering Monday's NBA Draft Lottery, the Spurs were expected to pick 14th and eighth.

The NBA will crown the winner of the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes Monday night. Or, more officially, the league will hold its annual draft lottery at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) and disperse the first 14 selections of this year's talent grab.

It won't be Cooper Flagg, but the Charlotte Hornets can still land a massive piece of their rebuild in the 2025 NBA Draft with the fourth overall pick. The Rutg

The Kings entered the draft lottery with just a 3.8 percent chance of their pick landing in the top four and thus conveying. Otherwise, they would owe it to the Atlanta Hawks as a result of the 2022 trade that landed them Kevin Huerter.

Recent days have emphasized how wobbly things are in the NBA's Eastern Conference. But with big-picture thoughts comes potential change.

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Washington entered Monday's lottery draw tied for the best odds to win the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes at 14.0%. The team also had around a 52.1% shot at landing a top-four pick.

McCain was the Sixers' first-round draft pick last season, and quickly blossomed into an early NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner before tearing his meniscus.