NBA draft lottery brings its annual wave of intrigue Monday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), with the entire league descending on Chicago and offseason proceedings fully underway for most every franchise. With Cooper Flagg as the consensus projected No.

The Nets' full reset became complete when they traded Mikal Bridges for draft picks. The timing made sense before a hyped 2025 draft class. Winning the lottery would obviously justify their moves and strategy. They'll have the sixth-best odds at 9.0 percent to add Cooper Flagg, who'd receive top-option reps for a rebuilding roster.

The first lottery system involved the random drawing of an envelope from a hopper with each envelope having a team's name on it. Each team in the lottery therefore had the same odds of landing the top slection. The New York Knicks were the winners of the first lottery in 1985 and subsequently drafted Patrick Ewing with the first selection.