The Washington Wizards won the Draft Lottery on Sunday and are poised to pick first overall for the first time since choosing John Wall in that spot in 2010. Wall was the Wizards’ on-stage representative for the lottery.

Washington had a 14% chance of winning No. 1, tied with Brooklyn and Indiana for the best odds. The Wizards had basically a 50-50 chance of getting either a top-four pick or the No. 5 spot.

But three consecutive years of losing, the three worst seasons in the franchise’s 65-year history, finally paid off Sunday for the Wizards, who went 17-65 this season and even allowed Miami’s Bam Adebayo to score 83 points for the league’s second-highest single-game total ever.

This outcome is particularly noteworthy as it marks a historic precedent: since the NBA implemented its new lottery system before the 2018-19 season, a team with the worst record had never before received the No. 1 pick, until this Sunday.

Representing the Washington Wizards on stage at the lottery was John Wall, a former No. 1 overall pick himself, who was drafted by the team the last time they held the top selection.

Prior to Wall, the Wizards' only other No. 1 pick was Kwame Brown in 2001, highlighting the rarity and importance of this current achievement for the franchise.

With the No. 1 pick now secured, speculation immediately turns to potential draftees.

According to ESPN's latest mock draft, compiled by expert Jeremy Woo, the projection for the Wizards' top selection is AJ Dybantsa from BYU.

This top pick offers the Washington Wizards a pivotal opportunity to acquire a franchise-altering talent and reshape their future trajectory.