Duke's Cooper Flagg faces pivotal NBA Draft announcement with lottery odds

Billy Heyen

Duke's Cooper Flagg faces pivotal NBA Draft announcement with lottery odds image

The NBA Draft won't be conducted on Monday night, but the No. 1 overall pick might as well be.

There's as big a favorite for the top spot as there has been in a decade, and one lucky team will get to take a chance at that.

That favorite, of course, is Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg.

The big but skilled Flagg, at 6-foot-10, led his college team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. He's the first freshman ever to do that while making the NCAA Tournament in that same season with a new team. 

There are 14 NBA teams that technically have the chance to get a spot atop the draft board. 

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NBA Draft Lottery No. 1 pick odds

For the sake of this story, we're just breaking down the chances of a team getting the No. 1 pick. Flagg will surely go in the top spot.

The NBA's odds of landing the No. 1 pick are as follows:

  • Utah Jazz: 14%
  • Washington Wizards: 14%
  • Charlotte Hornets 14%
  • New Orleans Pelicans: 12.5%
  • Philadelphia 76ers: 10.5%
  • Brooklyn Nets: 9.0%
  • Toronto Raptors: 7.5%
  • San Antonio Spurs: 6.0%
  • Houston Rockets (via PHX) 3.8 %
  • Portland Trail Blazers: 3.8%
  • Dallas Mavericks: 1.8%
  • Chicago Bulls: 1.8%
  • Atlanta Hawks: 0.8%
  • San Antonio Spurs: 0.8%

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle