Toronto Raptors in NBA Draft Lottery and here's how to watch in Canada
Monday night has the chance of being either one of the most influential days in Toronto Raptors history or just another blip on the radar.
The Raptors are one of many teams closely monitoring the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery to see exactly how things will shake out for their future, with the shot at landing a star player crucial to any team’s trajectory.
Duke standout freshman Cooper Flagg is widely expected to be the first name taken off the board in next month’s draft, though things get a little more complicated later down the line.
Toronto enters the lottery with the seventh-best odds of the first overall pick, with the knowledge they’ll either land in the top four or sit from seventh to 11th otherwise. After a 30-win season, moving up in the lottery would be a lovely consolation prize to end a tough year.
Utah, Washington, and Charlotte all have equal 14 per cent shots at the top pick, while the percentages dwindle moving onwards from each team.
Philadelphia, Phoenix, Sacramento, and Atlanta all have their picks involved in previous trades, with Phoenix and Atlanta’s picks already predestined for Houston and San Antonio, respectively. Meanwhile, Philadelphia and Sacramento’s picks are top-six protected, meaning they’d keep their own pick if they end up in the upper echelon of the draft lottery, but would send their picks to Oklahoma City and/or Atlanta should they wind up seventh or later.
Where to watch the Raptors in 2025 NBA Draft Lottery?
While the lottery will be shown on ESPN and its respective streaming services in the United States, two different channels in Canada are showing the action.
You can tune in on Sportsnet ONE and the online subscription service Sportsnet+, as well as its respective streaming apps on various devices. The draft lottery is a rare NBA event where the rights aren’t split in Canada, with TSN2 also listed as showing the event.
It all gets underway at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT.