The NBA's predraft season is in full swing as the league held its draft lottery Monday, with the Dallas Mavericks winning the No. 1 pick, and the chance to select projected top pick Cooper Flagg -- an opportunity a source told ESPN Tuesday that the Mavericks intend to see through during the draft on June 25-26 in Brooklyn, New York.

While everyone expects the Dallas Mavericks to take Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft, it's not a guarantee according to one ESPN NBA analyst.

Finally free of months of suspense, the 76ers can start to put things in motion. They can also celebrate this thing over which they had no control, but that wound up meaning so much to them. They can grin and laugh and embrace now that the results of Monday’s NBA draft lottery are finalized.

The 2025 NBA predraft process officially kicks off Saturday, with an expected 120 players, including Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Derik Queen, Walter Clayton Jr ., and others, congregating in Chicago for the NBA draft combine, G League Elite Camp, and agency pro days.

Heading into the NBA Draft Lottery, the Philadelphia 76ers front office were already full of stress. This tension increased as a result of a massive mistake by ESPN announcer Kevin Negandhi during the lottery broadcast.