With the draft order now set for the top 14 picks, the NBA turned its attention toward the court at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday to begin analyzing the measurements and skill sets of the 2025 prospects.

The Chicago Bulls ended up with the no. 12 overall NBA draft pick after an unlucky tiebreaker coin flip. The Dallas Mavericks walked away with the first pick in June's 2025 draft, and the first chance to take Cooper Flagg,

A day after the 2025 NBA draft lottery, the top prospects in the class showed off Tuesday in front of talent evaluators at the combine in Chicago.

The only thing that has spread faster than the wind in Chicago this week is word of Cedric Coward's presence and performance at the Combine. He measured 6-5.25 barefoot with a shocking 7-2.25 wingspan and 8-10 standing reach, making him one of the longest wings in the class with a plus-8 (!) wingspan.

Well, the NBA Draft Lottery gods have a sense of humor. So much for the idea of Cooper Flagg going to a 20-win team. Instead, a statistically improbable Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs-Philadelphia 76ers-Charlotte Hornets top four upended all our previous assumptions about what might happen in the lead-up to the NBA Draft.

The Inquirer was one of 14 media outlets inside the drawing room, where assistant general manager Ned Cohen watched the Sixers move up to the third pick.

The Chicago Bulls will be anxiously awaiting the results of a handful of ping-pong balls alongside 13 other teams on Monday night.

Dallas, somehow, won the No. 1 pick. What went on in the lottery room? And what were people talking about before and after?

All but certain to be the No. 1 pick, Montverde Academy alum Cooper Flagg wowed observers as a Duke freshman with his poise, confidence and ability to shoot from anywhere on the court.

The Dallas Mavericks land the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with 1.8% odds, the 4th-lowest to win the drawing since it was instituted in 1985.

The NBA draft lottery once again produced straight-up drama and intrigue this week, with the Dallas Mavericks defying astronomical odds to land the No. 1 overall pick. That got us thinking about the NFL’s draft system that simply rewards the league’s worst teams without any wrinkles.

Boogie Fland was among the prospects invited to the combine and was scheduled to participate in the scrimmages, beginning Wednesday in Chicago.