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.

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".

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

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

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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.

Well, that was a rough lottery for the Washington Wizards. In a draft lottery where they had one of the best odds to nab the first overall pick, the Wizards fell all the way to the sixth overall pick. It's a brutal day for fans in D.C, as they went from dreaming about Flagg to rethinking their entire draft plans.

It wasn't a good day to be a sports fan in the nation's capital with the Wizards, Nationals and Capitals all losing in hours.

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