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The Phoenix Suns really don’t have a lottery pick in next month’s NBA Draft.
No, really, they don’t.
The Suns ended the 2024-25 season with a 36-46 record and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2019-20 season , but they traded away their 2025 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets when landing Kevin Durant in a blockbuster deal before the 2023 trade deadline.
The Nets then traded the pick to the Houston Rockets last summer.
So even though Phoenix is listed as a lottery team, Houston has that first-round pick.
The Rockets have a 3.8% chance of winning the lottery and have the first opportunity to draft Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, the projected top overall pick.
The NBA draft lottery is Monday, May 12, at 4 p.m., Phoenix time. It will be held in Chicago. The draft is June 25-26 in New York.
The lottery will be televised on ESPN.
The Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets have the best chance to win the lottery at 14% each.
Phoenix dealt Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four unprotected first-round picks (2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029) and a 2028 first-round pick swap to the Nets for T.J. Warren and Durant.
Crowder later ended up with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Suns have the 29th overall pick in first round and the 52nd overall pick in the second round of the 2025 draft.
Phoenix’s 29th pick came from a deal before the 2025 trade deadline.
The Suns sent their unprotected 2031 first-round pick to Utah for the least favorable first-round picks between the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Jazz in 2025, 2027 and 2029.
The Cavs wound up being the least favorable as they finished with the NBA’s second-best record at 64-18 to have the 29th pick, which now belongs to Phoenix.
Phoenix acquired the 52nd pick in the second round from Charlotte in the Nick Richards’ deal before the trade deadline that sent Josh Okogie to the Hornets.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at [email protected] or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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No, really, they don’t.
The Suns ended the 2024-25 season with a 36-46 record and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2019-20 season , but they traded away their 2025 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets when landing Kevin Durant in a blockbuster deal before the 2023 trade deadline.
The Nets then traded the pick to the Houston Rockets last summer.
So even though Phoenix is listed as a lottery team, Houston has that first-round pick.
The Rockets have a 3.8% chance of winning the lottery and have the first opportunity to draft Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, the projected top overall pick.
When is the NBA draft lottery?
The NBA draft lottery is Monday, May 12, at 4 p.m., Phoenix time. It will be held in Chicago. The draft is June 25-26 in New York.
How to watch the NBA draft lottery
The lottery will be televised on ESPN.
Which teams have best odds of landing No. 1 NBA draft pick?
The Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets have the best chance to win the lottery at 14% each.
Will the Phoenix Suns have any 2025 NBA draft picks?
Phoenix dealt Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four unprotected first-round picks (2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029) and a 2028 first-round pick swap to the Nets for T.J. Warren and Durant.
Crowder later ended up with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Suns have the 29th overall pick in first round and the 52nd overall pick in the second round of the 2025 draft.
Phoenix’s 29th pick came from a deal before the 2025 trade deadline.
The Suns sent their unprotected 2031 first-round pick to Utah for the least favorable first-round picks between the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Jazz in 2025, 2027 and 2029.
The Cavs wound up being the least favorable as they finished with the NBA’s second-best record at 64-18 to have the 29th pick, which now belongs to Phoenix.
Phoenix acquired the 52nd pick in the second round from Charlotte in the Nick Richards’ deal before the trade deadline that sent Josh Okogie to the Hornets.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at [email protected] or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: NBA draft: Phoenix Suns lottery team, but Houston Rockets have pick
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