when is the nba lottery draft

The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery was held on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Chicago, starting at 7:00 PM ET and was broadcast live on ESPN. The lottery determines the order of the first 14 picks in the NBA Draft. The actual 2025 NBA Draft took place later on Wednesday, June 25 (first round) and Thursday, June 26 (second round) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with the first round airing on ABC and ESPN and the second round on ESPN.