Brooklyn, N.Y. —The 2025 NBA Draft is right here, and Ballislife presents a stay replace of your complete draft evening!
The Dallas Mavericks are projected to pick Duke’s Cooper Flagg No.1 general with the primary decide of the 2025 NBA Draft. There will probably be 59 general choices, as for the primary time ever, the draft will probably be cut up into two days, with the primary spherical happening Wednesday (ESPN, 8 pm ET) and the second spherical on Thursday (ESPN, 8 pm ET).
With an thrilling evening forward, Ballislife has all of the updates, choice, information, trades, and extra! Listed below are the stay outcomes from the 2025 NBA Draft held on the Barclays Middle in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Full 2025 NBA Draft Order
First Spherical
1. Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg, 6’9, Ahead, Duke (Freshman)
Drafting the Duke wunderkind is the right treatment to start the Dallas’ followers therapeutic course of after the surprising Luka Doncic commerce. Bear in mind, this was a franchise that went to the 2024 NBA Finals however was in a state of mourning final yr. If Cooper Flagg is pretty much as good as marketed, the Mavs obtained one of many all-time Draft Lottery presents in transferring up from No. 11 to be in place to draft the 18-year previous who was named NCAA Participant of the 12 months in his solely season in school.
Flagg is a particular defensive participant who might become one of many league’s greatest two-way gamers if he comes anyplace near assembly the excessive expectations he comes into the league with. If his play-making expertise come naturally, it will likely be fascinating to see simply how good Dallas is in 2026-27 if Kyrie Irving absolutely recovers from his ACL tear.
Participant Comparability: Bobby Jones.
The eleven-time all-defensive decide for the 76ers is within the Corridor of Fame and Coop has loads of the identical profitable attributes. Not solely that, Flagg is extra expert with higher offense so that ought to offer you a way of the expectations for the previous Montverde Academy FAB 50 nationwide champ.
-Ronnie Flores
2. San Antonio Spurs: Dylan Harper, 6’5, Guard, Rutgers (Freshman)
To me, Dylan Harper is the clear second greatest prospect within the 2025 NBA Draft. We’re speaking a few participant that has the chance to change into a nook stone piece in San Antonio. After all, the match is questionable given the Spurs have top-tier guards in De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Fortress. Commerce rumors had been swirling round Fortress, who was drafted No. 4 general within the 2024 NBA Draft. Nonetheless, with three elite guards, the long run is brilliant for San Antonio. Harper now has the prospect to rebuild alongside a generational expertise in Victor Wembanyama and Fortress.
Infamous for driving downhill, Harper had fairly the spectacular freshman marketing campaign at Rutgers. At 6-foot-6, Harper averaged 19.4 factors, 4.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.4 steals. In 29 video games, Harper shot an environment friendly 48.4 % from the sphere, and 33.3 % from past the arc. Whereas not as explosive, Harper possesses power and handles as a much bigger guard, particularly within the decide and roll.
Named Large Ten All-Freshman Group in 2025, Harper is a should take right here given he’s one of the best obtainable on the board. Thought-about a combo guard, I anticipate him to convey versatility to this roster. It’s not typically a rookie is drafted right into a state of affairs because the doable third or fourth choice behind Wemby, Fox, and Fortress.
Participant Comparability: Deron Williams /Brandon Roy
-Sara Jane Gamelli
3. Philadelphia 76ers: VJ Edgecombe, 6’4, Guard, Baylor (Freshman)
The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off a disastrous 24-58 season, by which Joel Embiid continues to restoration from a lingering knee harm. With 11 gamers set to change into free brokers, the 76ers are dedicated to construct round star guard Tyrese Maxey.
Thought-about top-of-the-line two-way gamers within the draft, VJ Edgecombe will convey a lot wanted protection and scoring to the Metropolis of Brotherly Love. Let’s not overlook, with accidents to Paul George and Joel Embiid, it is a 76ers that ranked No.23 in offensive score and close to lifeless final in defensive score. Submit NBA-Star break, the 76ers and Jazz tied for the worst file of 4-24 within the league.
Edgecombe had a spectacular first yr at Baylor, averaging 15 factors, 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and a pair of.3 steals per sport. At simply 19 years previous, he’s an unbelievable shot maker that possesses the athleticism that ought to mesh nicely underneath Nick Nurse’s system. Whereas his three-point capturing can enhance, his explosiveness and talent to disrupt on the wing mimics a youthful Russell Westbrook or Dwayne Wade.
Participant Comparability: Kris Dunn/Victor Oladipo
-Sara Jane Gamelli
4. Charlotte Hornets: Kon Knueppel, 6’5, Ahead, Duke (Freshman)
Many felt the Hornets could possibly be in a commerce down place at No. 4 and behind the scenes coveted Rutgers freshman ahead Ace Bailey, however he’s had purple flags for a very long time, so the Hornets, which want loads of assist, selected the most secure decide and most potent offensive participant they might get. Kon Knueppel averaged 14.4 ppg and 40.6 % from 3-point vary and 91.4 % from the road, as his ability set interprets to a crew that has nowhere to go however up.
The Hornets couldn’t swing for the fences primarily based on their current draft picks; they wanted a participant that would contribute in a roundabout way. He’s a terrific catch and shoot participant that may take some strain off LaMelo Ball. The “Ace” issue has some questioning if Charlotte might have gotten this participant at a decrease decide.
Participant Comparability: Wally Szczerbiak
Knueppel compares favorably to Wally Szczerbiak, a former NCAA tourney star out of Miami-Ohio that made an all-star crew (2002) and averaged double-digit scoring for the primary 9 seasons within the NBA. Wally was a stable participant and Knueppel could have loads of alternatives to carve out a greater than stable NBA profession as a result of what he does interprets.
-Ronnie Flores
5. Utah Jazz: Ace Bailey, 6’8, Ahead, Rutgers (Freshman)
With Danny Ainge within the entrance workplace, he’s been recognized for drafting one of the best of one of the best. It’s been no secret Ace Bailey wouldn’t decide to a particular crew, however Utah might have hit a house run with this decide. He didn’t work out for a single NBA crew, and Utah wasn’t a most popular vacation spot. Nonetheless, they reached for a possible tremendous star with want for a wing and stardom.
With a seven foot wingspan, Bailey is without doubt one of the greatest shot makers within the sport. Together with his explosive capacity, Bailey is a bucket getter, which is precisely what the Jazz want. Fishing a worst 17-65 within the Western Convention final season, Bailey was arguably a high three expertise within the draft.
Given John Collins just lately picked up his participant choice with the Jazz, Ace Bailey will probably be a one-two punch subsequent to Lauri Markkanen. He’s a stable, dependable scorer who will convey a lot wanted offense to a Jazz crew that ranked nearly lifeless final in offensive score. Now with Walker Kessler and Keyonte George, maybe the darkest days in Utah are behind them.
A dominant scorer, Bailey averaged 17.6 factors and 7.2 rebounds in his freshman season. At simply 18 years previous, Bailey will want a while to develop. Whereas talks surrounding Bailey have been turbulent to say the least, it is a high-risk decide for Utah. If it pans out, Utah might have simply gotten the steal of the draft at 5. Thought-about top-of-the-line catch and shoot gamers, he ought to present an prompt scoring increase for Utah
Participant Comparability: Jabari Smith, Rudy Homosexual
-Sara Jane Gamelli
6. Washington Wizards: Tre Johnson, 6’5, Guard, Texas (Freshman)
Days after buying and selling Jordan Poole to the New Orleans Pelicans, the Washington Wizards choose the participant who will take over because the crew’s high capturing risk in Tre Johnson. Johnson averaged 19.9 factors per sport in his lone season at Texas, rating twenty first nationally and first amongst all freshmen. He’s seemingly one of the best shooter within the draft outright, however he’s actually one of the best spot-up shooter within the class.
He’s not an incredible creator off the dribble and he actually received’t play a facilitating position within the NBA, although he did present an honest capacity to get downhill in school. He ought to translate into a fairly sturdy 3 & D participant within the league and he’ll be a great match amongst Washington’s youth motion.
Participant Comparability: Allan Houston
-Will Despart
7. New Orleans Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears, 6’3, Guard, Oklahoma (Freshman)
An early entrant after reclassification, Fears put Oklahoma basketball again on the map, making an prompt impression whereas overcoming considerations about his dimension and power to change into one of the crucial useful in-and-out prospects.
In determined want of scoring assist, Jeremiah Fears actually fulfills that class, establishing himself as one of many artistic playmakers within the nation as a Sooner. New Orleans is without doubt one of the higher locations he might’ve landed, as there will probably be a chance to study from Jordan Poole earlier than doubtlessly taking up for Dejounte Murray.
Participant Comparability: Devin Harris
Like Fears, Harris overcame a comparatively paltry dimension to land lottery honors. Whereas it’s a unique period, Harris established himself as an Affiliation mainstay, lasting 15 years between 5 squads (primarily the Dallas Mavericks). At 18, endurance will probably be a fair better advantage for Fears, however the playmaking potential is little doubt there.
-Geoff Magliocchetti
8. Brooklyn Nets: Egor Demin, 6’8, Guard, BYU (Freshman)
The Nets have management of 5 first spherical picks and 6 of the High 40, so it is a decide that could possibly be on the transfer ultimately. Egor Denim, who’s from Russia and bought loads of expertise enjoying for Actual Madrid’s junior crew, had a wide array on this draft. This places him on thet increased finish of that vary, however the Nets had flexibility right here and it might take Demin time to make a contribution it doesn’t matter what franchise he finally ends up with long run. What Demin brings to the desk is without doubt one of the greatest passers on this draft and a play-maker with loads of upside.
Participant Comparability: Josh Giddey
The plain comparability right here is Josh Giddey, who had a powerful season for the Chicago Bulls, due to his size-skill mixture. He averaged 10.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, and 5.5 APG for BYU so he will probably be studying on the job, however as soon as the power matches his capacity, be careful, this might turn into an incredible worth decide.
-Ronnie Flores
9. Toronto Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles, 6’7, Ahead, South Carolina (Sophomore)
If the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder’s championship run proved something, it’s that protection wins championships in basketball once more. The Toronto Raptors stored that in thoughts with the ninth general decide, taking a defensive bruiser in South Carolina’s Collin Murray-Boyles. The previous Gamecock’s upside on that finish of the ground might be second solely to Cooper Flagg. He averaged 16.8 factors and eight.3 factors per sport as a sophomore this previous season and he must be a stable contributor in a younger, however promising Toronto lineup as a rookie.
Participant comparability: At 6’7 and 240 kilos, the widespread comparability for Murray-Boyles is Draymond Inexperienced on account of his measurables and his traits as a “glue man”.
-Will Despart
10. Phoenix Suns (Through Houston Rockets): Khaman Maluach, 7’1, Middle, Duke (Freshman)
Because the Suns proceed to choose up the items from the failed Kevin Durant period, they put up a contemporary coat of paint within the inside within the span of 5 minutes: Phoenix traded the penultimate number of the opening to amass would-be Los Angeles Laker Mark Williams simply earlier than Houston chosen Malulach for them as one of many yields of the Kevin Durant commerce.
One of the inspiring tales of the draft, as he rose from the ranks of the Basketball With out Borders program to take the levels of each Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Paris Olympics (the place he repped South Sudan’s maiden ringed voyage), Malulach is armed with a 7-7 wingspan and a willingness to develop his sport. At simply 18 years previous and taking the ground late, Malulach will seemingly be requested to leap into main minutes however he ought to be capable to study nicely underneath newfound participant developer Jordan Ott, Phoenix’s fourth boss during the last 4 years.
Participant Comparability: Derek Vigorous/ Mark Williams
Malulach is a Duke large man prototype on this vary, similar to Dereck Vigorous or Mark Williams. Sarcastically, the Suns are including Williams and now one other “Dukie” whose two primary jobs are to be a lob risk and supply some stage of rim safety.
-Geoff Magliocchetti
11. Memphis Grizzlies: (Proposed Commerce through Portland Path Blazers) Cedric Coward, 6’5, Guard, Washington State (Senior)
WE’VE GOT A TRADE! The Portland TrailBlazers and the Charlotte Hornets are in settlement on a proposed commerce that may see Portland choose Washington State’s Cedric Coward earlier than transferring him to Charlotte in trade for the No. 16 general decide, two second-round picks, and one other first-round decide in 2028. Coward performed a season at Division III Willamette College and two seasons at Jap Washington, averaging 15.4 factors per sport as a junior earlier than transferring to Washington State.
Coward performed simply six video games at Wazzu however averaged 17.7 factors and and 7 rebounds throughout that stretch. Coward is a powerful shooter each off the catch and off the dribble and his capacity to get to the rim makes him one of many higher 3-level scorers within the class. He’s additionally an efficient shot blocker, having despatched again 1.7 photographs per sport in his six appearances final season.
Participant Comparability: Jaylen Wells
Coward is the enigma of what’s already a average draft within the center vary. Numerous tasks and selecting Coward is swinging for the fences due to his physique of labor, which didn’t come towards superb competitors in his restricted time at Washington St. His measurements and metrics bought him drafted, and Charlotte is hoping he can have a Jaylen Wells-type impression within the league. Did we point out swinging for the fences?
-Will Despart
12. Chicago Bulls: Noa Essengue, 6’10, Ahead, France
The Bulls have been caught in no-man’s land for the previous few years even after transferring on from DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and newly topped champ Alex Caruso: not fairly ok to maneuver previous the play-in match and never unhealthy (or fortunate sufficient) to get a game-changing draft decide. So what they did was take a younger participant (the second youngest on this draft behind No. 1 decide Cooper Flagg) from France who has loads of upside and who simply performed in professional video games earlier this week. Participant Comparability: Donyell Marshall-Tayshaun Prince hybrid.
Essengue is a terrific two-way prospect however is extra of a mission proper now and the Bulls have accomplished stable with worldwide prospects. Essengue has good size and might guard a number of positions. If he can get the nook 3-pointer down like Marshsall, the Bulls could have fairly a weapon down the road.
-Ronnie Flores
13. New Orleans Pelicans (Proposed Commerce through Atlanta Hawks): Derik Queen, 6’9, Middle, Maryland (Freshman)
One of many newest heroes of March Insanity—thrusting the Terrapins into the Candy Sixteen for the primary time in practically a decade with a buzzer-beater towards Colorado State—is on his method to New Orleans, which gave up a useful future asset (unprotected 2026 first-round, the extra favorable of Milwaukee and a really clearly rebuilding New Orleans) to acquire his providers.
Derik Queen isn’t one of the best athlete however he’s fairly the playmaker for a middle, pulling in 9 rebounds a steal per sport in his lone tour of Faculty Park. It’s fairly the splash for the Pelicans, who proceed to take care of the infinite uncertainty of Zion Williamson whereas leaping into a brand new period overseen by NBA legend Joe Dumars.
Participant Comparability: Boris Diaw
-Geoff Magliocchetti
14. San Antonio Spurs: Carter Bryant, 6’7, Ahead, Arizona (Freshman)
The San Antonio Spurs take Arizona’s Carter Bryant at No. 14 general. Bryant will slot as a 3&D participant within the league, in all probability filling the sixth man position in San Antonio within the coming years as soon as the Spurs inch nearer to being contenders. Bryant could be very athletic and has fairly a couple of traits that may translate nicely to the skilled stage as soon as he will get some improvement, however improvement is the important thing phrase in that sentence.
Bryant was a borderline determination to even enter the draft and he practically returned for one more season at Arizona, which in all probability wouldn’t have been a nasty concept. Regardless, now he finally ends up with as a chunk of what might find yourself being a championship contender in San Antonio sooner fairly than later.
Participant Comparability: If you speak about a West Coast ahead who was highly-regarded in highschool who didn’t make a giant splash in his solely school season, pictures of Peyton Watson (UCLA/Denver Nuggets) come to thoughts. Bryant has legit shot-making capacity and if he develops the psychological fortitude to supply a prompt the bench, Bryant could have a protracted profession.
-Will Despart
2025 NBA Draft First Spherical
PickTeamNameHeight / PositionCollege / Nation
15Oklahoma Metropolis ThunderThomas Sorber6’9 / CenterGeorgetown (Freshman)
16Memphis Grizzlies (Participant rights traded to Portland Path Blazers)Yang Hanse7’1 / CenterChina
17Minnesota TimberwolvesJoan Beringer6’11 / CenterFrance
18Washington Wizards (Traded to Utah Jazz)Walter Clayton Jr.6’2 / GuardFlorida (Senior)
19Brooklyn NetsNolan Traoré6’4 / GuardFrance
20Miami HeatKasparas Jakučionis,6’5 / GuardIllinois (Freshman)
21Utah Jazz (Traded to Washington Wizards)Will Riley6’8 / ForwardIllinois (Freshman)
22Atlanta Hawks (Traded to Brooklyn Nets)Drake Powell6’5 / GuardNorth Carolina (Freshman)
23New Orleans PelicansAsa Newell 6 ‘9 / ForwardGeorgia (Freshman)
24Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (Traded to Sacramento Kings)Nique Clifford6’5 / GuardColorado State (Senior)
25Orlando MagicJase Richardson6’1 / GuardMichigan State (Freshman)
26Brooklyn NetsBen Saraf6’5 / GuardIsrael
27Brooklyn NetsDanny Wolf6’11 / ForwardMichigan (Junior)
28Boston CelticsHugo Gonzàlez6’6 / ForwardSpain
29Phoenix Suns (Traded to Charlotte Hornets)Liam McNeeley6’7 / ForwardUConn (Freshman)
30LA ClippersYanic Konan Niederhauser6’11 / CenterPenn State (Junior)
2025 NBA Draft Second Spherical
31. Minnesota32. Boston33. Charlotte34. Charlotte35. Philadelphia36. Brooklyn37. Detroit38. Indiana Pacers (Through Commerce from San Antonio)39. Toronto40. New Orleans41. Golden State42. Sacramento43. Utah44. Oklahoma City45. Chicago46. Orlando47. Milwaukee48. Memphis49. Cleveland50. New York51. LA Clippers52. Phoenix53. Utah54. Indiana55. L.A. Lakers56. Memphis57. Orlando58. Cleveland59. Phoenix
