The 2024-25 NBA regular season has concluded, which means the worst teams in the league will not play basketball again for another six months or so. While the best teams are still duking it out for the championship,

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been arguably the best team in the NBA this season, amassing an NBA-best 68-14 record. Despite being as far from the lottery as possible, the Thunder can claim a handful of top picks in this year's draft after piling up other teams' picks through trades over the last few years.

The NBA's regular season is in its final week, with many teams still battling for playoff spots. For the teams that have already been eliminated, there's also a lot on the line: Increasing their odds of landing the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, aka The Cooper Flagg Sweepstakes.

So it’s important for the Celtics to get a decent player with one or both of their picks in the 2025 draft. And to their credit, they’ve done a good job making the most of their late picks in recent years: The 2025 NBA Draft begins Wednesday, June 25.

The first round is slated to take place on June 25, while the draft lottery will occur on May 12. There isn't a ton of drama regarding this year's lottery prize, as Duke's Cooper Flagg is widely expected to be the top pick. After that, though, things are a little less clear.

A season marked by shocking trades and stunning coach firings came down to the final day for six Western teams to learn their fates.