The 2025 NBA Draft is on the doorstep, and we’re running out of opportunities to explore the possibilities. With that in mind, let’s rattle off another 2025 NBA Mock Draft, to see what might happen on Wednesday, June 25.
Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, and others headline the class, but there are also late risers who could throw a wrench in the order and leave teams scrambling to adapt. Here’s what the board might look like when the time comes.
1) Dallas Mavericks
Cooper Flagg, SF/PF, Duke
The Luka Dončić trade saga is one Dallas Mavericks fans would like to forget. While the Mavs received a very underrated standard-bearer in Anthony Davis, they lost one of the biggest scoring titans in the modern era of the sport.
The Mavericks lost their vital star power. But Cooper Flagg is how they get it back in this 2025 NBA Mock Draft.
This poster by Cooper Flagg was INSANE
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— Blue Devils (@BlueDevils) June 4, 2025
While Flagg might not be the pure offensive nucleus Dončić was in Dallas, there’s a completion to Flagg’s game that is ultra-rare on the scouting circuit. At 6’9″, 205 pounds, he can score in countless ways. Flagg can shoot the 3, play on-ball defense, switch, anticipate, and elevate the team around him. With him, Dallas can rebuild right.
2) San Antonio Spurs
Dylan Harper, PG/SG, Rutgers
If the San Antonio Spurs extend De’Aaron Fox, this pick becomes tricky with Stephon Castle already in the wings. The more cost-effective move is clear: Trade Fox to an ambitious 2025-26 contender and take the special combo guard from Rutgers on a rookie deal.
Dylan Harper should make the decision an easy one for San Antonio. Even as the Scarlet Knights struggled in 2024, Harper dazzled with his near-endless bag of handles and scoring savvy.
He’s not overly explosive, but Harper is the ultimate pacing player. He’s smooth, coordinated, fluid, and controlled, with the size, length, and composure to blend defensive lines while also facilitating and threatening to score from anywhere.
3) Philadelphia 76ers
Carter Bryant, SF/PF, Arizona
This is the highest you’ll likely ever see Carter Bryant go in a 2025 NBA Mock Draft, but let’s indulge this possibility — because there have been reaches before. His production as a freshman in 2024 — just 6.5 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, and minimal playmaking — was sparse, but elite potential is there, and Bailey has his own questions.
At 6’8″, 220 pounds, with an overwhelming 7’0″ wingspan and a 39.5″ max vertical, Bryant is as traits-rich as they come. At just 19 years old, he has a fully built and chiseled frame, with spry explosion and agility, superlative defensive flexibility, and a 37% 3-point mark. A franchise worried about Bailey’s volatility and play strength might prefer Bryant long term.
4) Charlotte Hornets
VJ Edgecombe, SG, Baylor
The Charlotte Hornets remain in the purgatory range where no franchise wants to be, but the pieces are at least starting to come together. Brandon Miller has been as advertised. Miles Bridges is one of the better pure scorers in the league. A dynamic, demanding presence at guard could stretch defenses too thin. VJ Edgecombe could suffice.
At a little under 6’5″ and just 193 pounds, Edgecombe is on the smaller side for a wing, but he’s a dynamite catch-and-shoot operator, an electric driver with jet turbines in his soles, and a heady distributor when defenses flock to him in a panic. On defense, Edgecombe has range, quick recovery ability, and hyperactive hands with which he can produce turnovers.
5) Utah Jazz
Tre Johnson, SG, Texas
Every number available speaks strongly in praise of Tre Johnson’s potential as a game-changing scoring threat. In his lone season at Texas, the 6’6″ guard (with a near-7’0″ wingspan) averaged around 20 points per game, shooting nearly 40% from 3-point range. He has a 37.5″ max vertical and a best-in-class 10.49-second lane agility time.
Explosiveness, agility, length, range, driving ability — Johnson has it all. He projects as a truly elite multi-level scorer in the NBA. His defensive projection is where teams will lose confidence, as he needs to bring more consistent energy and focus on that floor. But for the Jazz, he presents as a true game-changer on the scoring side.
6) Washington Wizards
Kon Knueppel, SF, Duke
Athleticism is a separator that Kon Knueppel doesn’t have in his arsenal, and having Flagg and Khaman Maluach alongside him in the Blue Devils’ lineup this past year no doubt helped him secure clean looks from beyond the arc. Having said this, Knueppel also has the intrinsic feel and savvy to create for himself, and that intelligence underpins his game.
A supersized sharpshooter at 6’7″, 217 pounds, Knueppel has some of the best 3-point efficiency in the class. He’s also the level of ball-handler and playmaker who can capitalize on that shooting gravity by giving chances to teammates. In Washington, Knueppel gives the Wizards desperately needed wing scoring, while serving as a glue piece.
7) New Orleans Pelicans
Ace Bailey, SF, Rutgers
The ace is the highest card in any set. When he’s on his game, Ace Bailey can be that trump card for a team.
At 6’10” and 203 pounds, Bailey is a long, gangly presence with an absurdity of athletic and scoring tools at his disposal. He accelerates without strain, covers ground laterally without delay, and can convert from just about anywhere on the court.
Lay-ins, spins and jab-steps, fadeaway 2s, underhand plays and crossers — they’re all on the menu for Bailey as a scorer. He has the size, athleticism, and balance to pull off the class’ most challenging shots, and he has a crisp jump shot and stroke from deep. Bailey is just as volatile as he is talented, but he’s hard not to invest in for New Orleans.
8) Brooklyn Nets
Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
The Brooklyn Nets have a decent big man to fill the lineup in Nic Claxton, but there’s no star presence for them in the post. This could be their chance to change that.
At this point in the 2025 NBA Draft, Maluach is superb value. He fits a defined archetype to perfection and makes Brooklyn infinitely harder to contend with in the post.
At 7’2″, 252 pounds, Maluach has the largest wingspan in the entire class (7’6 3/4″). It would be the defining part of his game, if not for his size-defying short-area recovery, violent lob finishing skills, pick-and-roll prowess, and resolute toughness against opposing post attackers. He’ll be typecast as a retro space-eater, but he transcends that mold.
9) Toronto Raptors
Noa Essengue, PF/SF, Ratiopharm Ulm
Noa Essengue is still a ways away. His main intrigue comes with his size-athleticism combination at 6’9″, 194 pounds. He won’t be ready Day 1, but little indicators — like 2024 bumps in points per game, rebounds per game, steals, and 3-point efficiency — point to Essengue’s high potential.
His length and mobility can make him a chess piece with more mass. Essengue glides down the court with his smooth long-strider athleticism. And yet, he has the short-area quickness and twitch to adjust his driving angle and leave defenders in the lurch while finishing lay-ins and touch plays.
Essengue also has a smooth 3-point stroke, which makes his bump in efficiency even more exciting. His ceiling is one of the highest in the class.
10) Houston Rockets
Cedric Coward, SF/PF, Washington State
Cedric Coward only played six games at Washington State before suffering a shoulder injury in 2024, but the 21-year-old averaged a team-leading 17.7 points and seven rebounds per game over that stretch, while shooting 40% from 3. It’s easy to see why he’s risen in the 2025 NBA Draft over the past few months, and this could be his ceiling.
Offensively, Coward is a court-spreader with his smooth shot-making. But he also has the tools to be a domineering wing on the attack at 6’6″, 213 pounds, with an absurd 7’2″ wingspan and a 38.5″ max vertical, and he has defensive potential. This is the kind of wing dynamism and shooting edge the Houston Rockets desperately need.
11) Portland Trail Blazers
Kasparas Jakučionis, PG/SG, Illinois
Kasparas Jakučionis is difficult to find a fit for early in the 2025 NBA Draft, but teams who eye him seeking to solve their backcourt depth and flexibility issues could be rewarded.
The Portland Trail Blazers have two very good young guards in Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe, but both may be better as primary scorers, opening the door for Jakučionis to run point.
When the Fighting Illini faced adversity down the stretch in 2024-25, Jakučionis clearly felt the need to force the issue with his shot selection. He needs to mature in that area, but he’s a natural and creative playmaking pylon, a clean catch-and-shoot artist, and a high-upside driver with exceptional functional athleticism and change-of-direction.
12) Chicago Bulls
Jeremiah Fears, PG, Oklahoma
The Chicago Bulls are still looking to trade Lonzo Ball, and even if Josh Giddey stays, he might not be the best full-time facilitator for the offense. The Bulls could use a charged-up guard to set the pace and erode defensive composure, and while he’s not a perfect prospect, Jeremiah Fears fits that description better than most in the 2025 NBA Draft.
6’4 Oklahoma PG Jeremiah Fears.
Led all D1 Freshmen in ‘Points Created’ per game (31.7). Strong offensive talent that gets to the rim at will (52.6% FG) — impressive playmaking craft (28.6% AST + 1.2 A/TO).
Questionable jump-shooting skill but improved as the season progressed. pic.twitter.com/ZVdoXaUlue
— Mohamed (@mcfNBA) June 4, 2025
With his rocket-propelled explosion and range on the attack, Fears sets a pace that few defenses can match from the point, and he’s just as quick and explosive with his short-range and lateral movements. While Fears absolutely needs to improve his efficiency as a long-range shooter, he’s a dynamic driver who flashes true instinct as a playmaker.
13) Atlanta Hawks
Derik Queen, PF/C, Maryland
Derik Queen is a touch undersized by pure center standards, and he doesn’t have the court-spacing 3-pointer in his arsenal yet. But Queen is widely viewed as a top-10 talent in the 2025 NBA Draft class, regardless, and it’s because he does a few very important things very well. Queen can be a playmaker from inside, and he can score inside.
This is a best-case scenario for the Atlanta Hawks, as Queen gives them exactly what they need most to get over the hump and kick their recent roster demons. He’s a heavy-built rebound receiver who can siphon the post offense through himself, while also using his playmaking to punish doubles and generate high-quality assists on jumpers.
14) San Antonio Spurs
Collin Murray-Boyles, PF/C, South Carolina
South Carolina’s Collin Murray-Boyles is the 2025 NBA Draft prospect who’s drawn comparisons to 2016 Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green. He’s 6’7″, 245 pounds with a distinct imprint on offense and defense, and he’d fit well in San Antonio.
Murray-Boyles isn’t as proficient a shooter as Green was in his prime, nor is he quite the high-volume assist artist. But at his rocked-up size, with a sprawling 7’1″ wingspan, Murray-Boyles is long, strong, competitive, and quick to process in the post. Few can dictate on rebounds like he can, and that same strength lends well as an offensive finisher.
15) Oklahoma City Thunder
Joan Beringer, PF/C, Cedevita Olimpija
One of the only nitpicks you can make about the championship-hopeful Oklahoma City Thunder is that their center position is unspectacular. Even Isaiah Hartenstein is a solid player for the role he plays, but the Thunder don’t have a big man who can both impose his will and spread the floor on offense. Joan Beringer’s addition is a bid at changing that.
16) Memphis Grizzlies (via ORL)
Egor Demin, PG/SG, BYU
Egor Demin is a rare 6’8″, 200-pound guard who invites comparisons to Josh Giddey in his peak moments. Demin has a near-seven-foot wingspan, as well as the spatial instincts and savviness to produce inside, and the maturity to be a court general.
Demin’s 27.3% 3-point rate in 2024 demands improvement, but he’s the perfect centerpiece to help re-channel Memphis’ attack.
17) Minnesota Timberwolves
Jase Richardson, PG, Michigan State
At just under 6’1″, Jase Richardson isn’t big enough to be an NBA 2-guard, so teams will likely view a point guard path as having the most potential for the Michigan State product. At just 19 years old, Richardson is still developing, but the high-end savvy of a playmaker is there in flashes on tape, and he’s a hyper-efficient scorer with buttery smooth handles.
18) Washington Wizards
Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown
In this 2025 NBA Mock Draft, the Washington Wizards take a hometown product with big potential in Thomas Sorber. At 6’10”, 255 pounds, Sorber is a smart, physical, old-school post player with sharp passing instincts, feel, and exceptional defensive composure. His presence would enable Washington to move Alex Sarr into a hybrid-PF role.
19) Brooklyn Nets
Nique Clifford, SG/SF, Colorado State
A rugged guard/wing hybrid who can contribute right out of the gate for Brooklyn, Nique Clifford is 6’6″, 200 pounds, with exciting ability as a creator and multi-level scorer on offense, and natural instincts and willing physicality on the defensive end.
Clifford can put up points, make plays and distribute, and stay active on the glass all at once.
20) Miami Heat
Drake Powell, SG/SF, North Carolina
A former five-star recruit, Drake Powell only contributed 7.4 points per game as a freshman in 2024, but he shot 37.9% from 3. At 6’5″ and around 200 pounds, Powell has an expansive 7’0″ wingspan, along with a class-leading 43″ max vertical leap. Right away, hr has 3-and-D utility on the wing, with the upside to be a potentially elite scorer at the 2.
21) Utah Jazz
Nolan Traoré, PG, Saint Quentin
Nolan Traoré is built lean and wiry at 6’3″ and 175 pounds. He’ll need to pack on extra mass, and his inconsistent 2024 season has been a source of concern. Nevertheless, Traoré has the kind of speed that can’t be taught. He and Collin Sexton could form a dynamic duo.
22) Atlanta Hawks
Ben Saraf, PG/SG, Ratiopharm Ulm
At 6’5″, 200 pounds, with sudden lateral agility and highlight-reel playmaking ability, Ben Saraf has the foundation to be a stellar combo guard alongside Trae Young in time. Saraf’s 3-pointer is non-operational at this stage, but he’s a high-level passer with legitimate authority and finesse as a driver inside. With shooting development, he could be a steal.
23) New Orleans Pelicans (via IND)
Walter Clayton Jr., PG, Florida
With their newly acquired first-round pick — gathered from the Indiana Pacers in a pre-draft trade — the New Orleans Pelicans select former Florida Gators and NCAA Tournament hero Walter Clayton Jr. At 6’2″, Clayton is a pure point guard at the next level. He’ll have gravity as a 3-point shooter right away, and he can use that to affect defensive spacing.
24) Oklahoma City Thunder
Noah Penda, SF/PF, Le Mans Sarthe
At 6’8″, 225 pounds, Noah Penda is a well-built wing who has solid functional athleticism for his size, to pair with vision, innate feel, and precise hand-eye coordination. He’s a decent scorer in the post and a capable playmaker, but Penda’s responsive, physical defensive identity is what makes him such a compelling fit for the Thunder’s rotation.
25) Orlando Magic
Asa Newell, PF/C, Georgia
At 6’11”, 220 pounds, with a seven-foot wingspan, Asa Newell has the size and energy to dominate. His putback proficiency is proof of this. He’s a superlative athlete at his size, and while he shoots just below 30% from 3-point land, he’s not scared of shooting volume and could get better.
Newell can raise Orlando’s ceiling in the post and contend on defense right away.
26) Brooklyn Nets
Rasheer Fleming, PF, St. Joseph’s
The Nets could use more force on the wings, and Rasheer Fleming provides exactly that. He’s not as purely explosive as others in the class, but at 6’9″, 240 pounds, with an almost incomprehensible 7’5″ wingspan, Fleming is imposing, compact, and incredibly long, with a functional inside-the-arc arsenal and a 39% 3-point hit rate.
27) Brooklyn Nets
Liam McNeeley, SF, UConn
Brooklyn isn’t done adding wing talent in this 2025 NBA Mock Draft, but its second pick is a little different. While Fleming is more of an enforcer, Liam McNeeley is a catch-and-shoot specialist with a smooth stroke at 6’7″, 210 pounds.
McNeeley has some athletic limitations to note, but he can deepen Brooklyn’s scoring arsenal and round out its attack.
28) Boston Celtics
Danny Wolf, PF/C, Michigan
The Boston Celtics have Kristaps Porziņģis at least through 2026, but they need more depth and versatility in the frontcourt with Al Horford on the way out.
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While he’s not an immovable presence on defense, Danny Wolf is an offensive catalyst with his playmaking. He’s fluid, fast to process and create, and possesses venerable step-back and fadeaway chops.
29) Phoenix Suns
Maxime Raynaud, C, Stanford
Deandre Ayton was never going to be a true plus player for the Phoenix Suns, but the team hasn’t been able to reset at center since losing their former No. 1 overall selection.
At 7’1″, 250 pounds with over 34% 3-point efficiency, Maxime Raynaud is worth a shot as a court-stretching big with a clear offensive vision on Day 1, with defensive upside.
30) Los Angeles Clippers
Kam Jones, PG/SG, Marquette
Kam Jones isn’t flashy or overly athletic, but he has good size at 6’5″, 200 pounds. He’s a reliable playmaker, a competitor on the glass, a capable defender, and he has shot at 40% from 3-point range before.
2025 NBA Mock Draft | Round 2
31) Minnesota Timberwolves
Adou Thiero, SF/PF, Arkansas
32) Boston Celtics
Dink Pate, PG, Capitanes
33) Charlotte Hornets
Hansen Yang, C, Qingdao
34) Charlotte Hornets
Will Riley, SF/SG, Illinois
35) Philadelphia 76ers
Bogoljub Marković, C, Mega Basket
36) Brooklyn Nets
Javon Small, PG, West Virginia
37) Detroit Pistons
Jalon Moore, SF, Oklahoma
38) San Antonio Spurs
Jamir Watkins, SG/SF, Florida State
39) Toronto Raptors
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
40) Washington Wizards
Max Shulga, PG/SG, VCU
41) Golden State Warriors
Eric Dixon, SF/PF, Villanova
42) Sacramento Kings
Mark Sears, PG, Alabama
43) Utah Jazz
Grant Nelson, PF/C
44) Oklahoma City Thunder
Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky
45) Chicago Bulls
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C, Penn State
46) Orlando Magic
Tyrese Proctor, PG/SG, Duke
47) Milwaukee Bucks
Hugo González, SF, Real Madrid
48) Memphis Grizzlies
Jaxson Robinson, SG/SF, Kentucky
49) Cleveland Cavaliers
Rocco Zikarsky, C, Brisbane
50) New York Knicks
Hunter Sallis, SG/SF, Wake Forest
51) Los Angeles Clippers
Chaz Lanier, SG, Tennessee
52) Phoenix Suns
Alex Toohey, SF/PF, Sydney
53) Utah Jazz
Sion James, SF, Duke
54) Indiana Pacers
Viktor Lakhin, C, Clemson
55) Los Angeles Lakers
Johni Broome, C, Auburn
56) Memphis Grizzlies
Micah Peavy, SF/PF, Georgetown
57) Orlando Magic
RJ Luis Jr., SG/SF, St. John’s
58) Cleveland Cavaliers
Caleb Love, PG/SG, Arizona
59) Houston Rockets
Izan Almansa, PF/C, Perth