Pain. Misery.
The Washington Wizards were dealt the worst-case scenario during Monday’s NBA draft lottery. The team with the second-best odds to land Cooper Flagg tumbled all the way down to sixth in the order.
The Wizards entered Monday’s draw with a 14.0% chance to win the first overall pick and a 52.1% shot to at least move into the top four. There was only about a 20% chance that Washington would fall to sixth. Four teams needed to leapfrog the Wizards for that to happen — and it did.
The Dallas Mavericks won the draft (*cough* rigged *cough*) with just 1.8% odds. The San Antonio Spurs (6.0%), Philadelphia 76ers (10.5%), and Charlotte Hornets (14.0%) rounded out the rest of the top four, respectively.
All Wizards fans can hope for is that Will Dawkins, Michael Winger, and the rest of the team’s brain trust can land us a gem at six.