The utter look of disbelief on Dawkins' face was evident even in the grainy video feed. A Mavs team with 1.8% odds somehow leapfrogged 10 other teams, the Wizards and Jazz included, to win what's been dubbed the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes.

Wizards officials put on a brave face in the aftermath, but Washington absorbed the most brutal gut punch the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery.

Washington had the second-worst record last season, too, and finished second in the lottery and drafted Alex Sarr at No. 2 overall. Aside from Sarr, other young talent on the roster includes recent first-rounders Bilal Coulibaly, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George.

There’s bad luck, and then there’s what the Washington Wizards have experienced since making the Eastern Conference Finals in 1979, when they were named the Bullets. That was the last time they made it that far,

When he was growing up in Massachusetts, the Washington Wizards’ general ... On Monday, Dawkins and the Wizards will enter another lottery. Even without direct financial compensation, this ...

It wasn't a good day to be a sports fan in the nation's capital with the Wizards, Nationals and Capitals all losing in hours.