The Washington Wizards (a long-struggling NBA franchise based in the US capital) won the top selection in the 2025 NBA draft after their ping-pong ball combination came up 4-2-1 at Sunday's lottery in Chicago, beating 14% odds shared with Brooklyn and Indiana. The pick is the team's first at number one since 2010 and follows three consecutive historically poor seasons, including a 17–65 finish this year. The draft takes place on 23 June in New York, with BYU's AJ Dybantsa, Duke's Cameron Boozer, Kansas's Darryn Peterson, and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson considered the leading candidates for the top selection.