But when lottery night itself arrives? Well, it's out of your hands at that point. Cooper Flagg's fate is in the hands of the lottery gods. It's all just luck. In most cases, luck

Cooper Flagg is now a month removed from completing a stellar freshman season with the Duke Blue Devils, having arrived as a five-star recruit out of Newport, Maine. Now, Flagg is preparing for the 2025 NBA draft in June and is expected to participate—at least in some capacity—at the NBA draft combine,

The draft lottery determines the order of the first 14 picks. It takes place in a private room with NBA officials, representatives of participating teams, select media and the accounting firm Ernst & Young, which oversees the drawings, in attendance.