Washington Wizards General Manager Will Dawkins gave a buttoned up response to the team's draft slide, but his live reaction to the stumble revealed his true shock in the moment.

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".

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.

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 ...

Cooper Flagg is undoubtedly the prize in the 2025 NBA Draft, but the Wizards fancy another potential star if they don't get the first pick.

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 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.