The Washington Wizards dropping to sixth in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery wasn’t the outcome fans were hoping for. With the second-best odds, dreams of landing Cooper Flagg or even Dylan Harper were real.

The Washington Wizards will have the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, which is just about the worst-case scenario for their franchise.

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

Reporter Rachel Nichols summed it all up perfectly, saying, "Wizards fans cannot catch a break." Meanwhile, PFT Commenter joked that Wizards GM Will Dawkins should try "a phone call to see if Nico will trade us the number 1 overall pick for the 6th overall pick".

Washington went in with a 14 percent ... some ground on Utah in the race to the bottom for NBA lottery odds. In the race to the bottom, the Wizards get hot enough to beat the Kings and stay ...

The Washington Wizards' name was called much earlier than anyone anticipated on Monday's reveal of the NBA Draft lottery order, dealing an all-time unlucky hand

Not even Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins could believe what went down at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery. Dawkins was in the room as the actual drawing of the lottery took place at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Monday.

The draft lottery went exactly how the Wizards should have expected: As badly as possible.