Watch the 2025 NBA Draft with us!
The 2025 NBA Draft is tonight at 8 p.m. ET. You can watch it on ESPN and ABC (WJLA-TV in the D.C. area).
You can also join Kevin Broom on for a Wizards-centric watch party on Playback for tonight’s game. It will be simulcast with our own Matt Modderno who also hosts the Bleav in Wizards podcast.
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What are the Wizards’ chances of … winning it all?
Earlier this week, the Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA championship, their second in franchise history, having last won in 1979 when they defeated the Washington Wizards. I know both teams had different names in 1979, and the Thunder were in a different city then. But the Sonics’ history is the Thunder’s history, at least officially.
Anyway, since the Wizards are picking at No. 6 in the draft (at least as of the time I’m writing this), you and I both can reason that their odds of winning the 2026 NBA championship are low.
I’m actually required to write about this in some capacity, so don’t laugh at me here. But the Wizards have +50000 odds when it comes to their chances of winning it all. So should Jordan Poole, Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly take Washington to the promised land next June, you could be set for life, provided that you put down a fair amount of money, meaning at least a couple thousand dollars!
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Tracker on who the Wizards pick
So here are the players whom the Wizards pick or have selected. Things can change quick, but here are the picks they have. We will fill this up as players are selected, and/or if trades are made:
- No. 6: Tre Johnson, Texas
- No. 18: Walter Clayton, Jr., Florida (will be traded to the Utah Jazz)
- No. 21: Will Riley, Illinois (drafted by the Jazz, will be traded to the Wizards
- No. 40: This pick was reportedly traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in a swap that involved Jordan Poole and Saddiq Bey going to New Orleans in exchange for CJ McCullom and Kelly Olynyk. However, it’s possible that this deal isn’t finalized until July when the free agency party resolves itself. If this pick is officially done by the Wizards, it’s likely on behalf of the Pelicans.
- No. 43: This pick is from the Utah Jazz as a result of the Clayton-for- trade.
There is still a lot things that can happen before the 2025 NBA Draft and it’s just one day away. What do you think will happen? Let us know in the comments below.
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