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Exciting Mavericks News Revealed Amid NBA Playoffs

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matt De Lima | Last updated Apr 21, 2025 6:09 PM ET

While the Dallas Mavericks continue to receive backlash from their response to all things Luka Doncic, even months after his trade as the franchise can't seem to get out of their own way, the team received a bit of good fortune on Monday.

Five teams with identical regular-season records were broken via random drawings to determine their 2025 NBA Draft selection order. Conducted by Byron Spruell, president of league operations, the tiebreaker process determined several winners.

As noted by the NBA Communications office, the Phoenix Suns (36-46) won a tiebreaker with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Dallas Mavericks (39-43) won a tiebreaker with the Chicago Bulls, the Sacramento Kings (40-42) won a tiebreaker with the Atlanta Hawks, and the Memphis Grizzlies (48-34) won a tiebreaker with the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks. Second and third place in the tiebreaker drawings went to Milwaukee and Golden State, respectively.

Five ties among teams with identical regular-season records were broken today through random drawings to determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2025 presented by State Farm. pic.twitter.com/FExaNFXF2B
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 21, 2025

Lastly, the Los Angeles Lakers (50-32) won a tiebreaker with the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, and the LA Clippers. Indiana, the LA Clippers, and Denver took second, third, and fourth place in the tiebreaker drawings, respectively.

The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, which is scheduled for Monday, May 12, will determine the draft order from pick Nos. 1 to 14. From pick Nos. 15 to 30, the draft order will be Miami, Orlando, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee, Golden State, Minnesota, L.A. Lakers, Indiana, L.A. Clippers, Denver, New York, Houston, Boston, Cleveland and Oklahoma City.

According to Tankathon, the Mavericks have a 1.8% chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick after winning the tiebreaker. Utah, Washington and Charlotte have the best odds to end up with the top pick, at 14 percent each.

The 2025 NBA Draft is scheduled on Wednesday, June 25.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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