2025 NBA draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date	June 25–26, 2025
Location	Barclays Center(Brooklyn, New York)
Networks	ESPN ABC (first round only)
Overview
59 total selections in2 rounds
League	National Basketball Association
First selection	Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks)
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The2025 NBA draft was the 79th edition of theNational Basketball Association's (NBA) annualdraft. Like the2024 draft, this draft took place over two nights. The draft consisted of 59 picks as opposed to the full 60 due to theNew York Knicks forfeiting a second-round pick from a free agency violation in 2022.^[1]

The first round of the draft took place on June 25, while the second took place on June 26. Both rounds were held atBarclays Center inBrooklyn, New York. The time between second-round picks remained four minutes, a change that was made from the previous year's draft.^[2][3]

TheDallas Mavericks tookpower forwardCooper Flagg out ofDuke University as thefirst overall selection. The Mavericks won the draft lottery with only a 1.8% chance and previously winning a coin toss for a higher placement in draft total odds over theChicago Bulls, who finished the season with the same record as the Mavericks.^[4]

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality[n 1]	Team	School / club team
1	1	Cooper Flagg	PF	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Duke(Fr.)
1	2	Dylan Harper	SG/PG	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Rutgers(Fr.)
1	3	V. J. Edgecombe	SG	Bahamas	Philadelphia 76ers	Baylor(Fr.)
1	4	Kon Knueppel	SF	United States	Charlotte Hornets	Duke(Fr.)
1	5	Ace Bailey	SF	United States	Utah Jazz	Rutgers(Fr.)
1	6	Tre Johnson	SG	United States	Washington Wizards	Texas(Fr.)
1	7	Jeremiah Fears	PG	United States	New Orleans Pelicans	Oklahoma(Fr.)
1	8	Egor Demin	PG	Russia	Brooklyn Nets	BYU(Fr.)
1	9	Collin Murray-Boyles	PF	United States	Toronto Raptors	South Carolina(So.)
1	10	Khaman Maluach	C	South Sudan	Houston Rockets(from Phoenix via Brooklyn,[A][B] traded to Phoenix)[a]	Duke(Fr.)
1	11	Cedric Coward	SF	United States	Portland Trail Blazers(traded to Memphis)[b]	Washington State(Sr.)
1	12	Noa Essengue	PF	France	Chicago Bulls	Ratiopharm Ulm(Germany)
1	13	Derik Queen	C	United States	Atlanta Hawks(from Sacramento,[C] traded to New Orleans)[c]	Maryland(Fr.)
1	14	Carter Bryant	SF	United States	San Antonio Spurs(from Atlanta)[D]	Arizona(Fr.)
1	15	Thomas Sorber#	C	United States	Oklahoma City Thunder(from Miami via the LA Clippers)[E][F]	Georgetown(Fr.)
1	16	Yang Hansen	C	China	Memphis Grizzlies(from Orlando,[G] traded to Portland)[b]	Qingdao Eagles(China)
1	17	Joan Beringer	C	France	Minnesota Timberwolves(from Detroit via New York, Oklahoma City, and Houston)[H]	Cedevita Olimpija(Slovenia)
1	18	Walter Clayton Jr.	PG	United States	Washington Wizards(from Memphis)[I]	Florida(Sr.)
1	19	Nolan Traoré	PG	France	Brooklyn Nets(from Milwaukee via New York, Detroit, Portland, and New Orleans)[J][K]	Saint-Quentin(France)
1	20	Kasparas Jakučionis#	PG	Lithuania	Miami Heat(from Golden State)[L]	Illinois(Fr.)
1	21	Will Riley	SF	Canada	Utah Jazz(from Minnesota)[M]	Illinois(Fr.)
1	22	Drake Powell	SG	United States	Atlanta Hawks(from LA Lakers via New Orleans,[N] traded to Brooklyn)[d]	North Carolina(Fr.)
1	23	Asa Newell	PF	United States	New Orleans Pelicans(from Indiana,[O] traded to Atlanta)[c]	Georgia(Fr.)
1	24	Nique Clifford	SG	United States	Oklahoma City Thunder(from LA Clippers,[F] traded to Sacramento)[e]	Colorado State(Sr.)
1	25	Jase Richardson	SG	United States	Orlando Magic(from Denver)[P]	Michigan State(Fr.)
1	26	Ben Saraf	SG	Israel	Brooklyn Nets(from New York)[K]	Ratiopharm Ulm(Germany)
1	27	Danny Wolf	PF	Israel	Brooklyn Nets(from Houston)[B]	Michigan(Jr.)
1	28	Hugo González	SF	Spain	Boston Celtics	Real Madrid(Spain)
1	29	Liam McNeeley	SF	United States	Phoenix Suns(from Cleveland via Utah,[Q]) traded to Charlotte)[f]	UConn(Fr.)
1	30	Yanic Konan Niederhäuser	C	Switzerland	Los Angeles Clippers(from Oklahoma City)[F]	Penn State(Jr.)
2	31	Rasheer Fleming	PF	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves(from Utah,[R] traded to Phoenix)[a]	Saint Joseph's(Jr.)
2	32	Noah Penda	SF	France	Boston Celtics(from Washington via Detroit and Brooklyn,[S] traded to Orlando)[g]	Le Mans Sarthe(France)
2	33	Sion James	SG	United States	Charlotte Hornets	Duke(Sr.)
2	34	Ryan Kalkbrenner	C	United States	Charlotte Hornets(from New Orleans via San Antonio, Phoenix, and Memphis)[T]	Creighton(Sr.)
2	35	Johni Broome	PF	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Auburn(Sr.)
2	36	Adou Thiero	SF	United States	Brooklyn Nets(traded to LA Lakers)[a]	Arkansas(Jr.)
2	37	Chaz Lanier	SG	United States	Detroit Pistons(from Toronto via Dallas and San Antonio)[U]	Tennessee(Sr.)
2	38	Kam Jones#	SG	United States	San Antonio Spurs(traded to Indiana)[h]	Marquette(Sr.)
2	39	Alijah Martin#	SG	United States	Toronto Raptors(from Portland via Sacramento)[V]	Florida(Sr.)
2	40	Micah Peavy	SF	United States	Washington Wizards(from Phoenix,[W] traded to Indiana)[i]	Georgetown(Sr.)
2	41	Koby Brea	SG	Dominican Republic	Golden State Warriors(from Miami via Brooklyn and Indiana,[X] traded to Phoenix)[a]	Kentucky(Sr.)
2	42	Maxime Raynaud	C	France	Sacramento Kings(from Chicago via San Antonio)[Y]	Stanford(Sr.)
2	43	Jamir Watkins	SG	United States	Utah Jazz(from Dallas)[Z]	Florida State(Sr.)
2	44	Brooks Barnhizer	SF	United States	Oklahoma City Thunder(from Atlanta)[AA]	Northwestern(Sr.)
2	45	Rocco Zikarsky#	C	Australia	Chicago Bulls(from Sacramento,[AB] traded to Minnesota via LA Lakers)[j][a]	Brisbane Bullets(Australia)
2	46	Amari Williams	C	United Kingdom	Orlando Magic(traded to Boston)[g]	Kentucky(Sr.)
2	47	Bogoljub Marković#	PF	Serbia	Milwaukee Bucks(from Detroit via Washington)[AC]	Mega Basket(Serbia)
2	48	Javon Small	PG	United States	Memphis Grizzlies(from Golden State via Washington and Brooklyn)[AD][I]	West Virginia(Sr.)
2	49	Tyrese Proctor	PG	Australia	Cleveland Cavaliers(from Milwaukee)[AE]	Duke(Jr.)
2	50	Kobe Sanders	SG/SF	United States	New York Knicks(from Memphis via Oklahoma City and Boston,[AF] traded to LA Clippers)[k]	Nevada(Sr.)
2	51	Mohamed Diawara	PF	France	Los Angeles Clippers(from Minnesota via Atlanta and Houston,[AG] traded to New York)[k]	Cholet Basket(France)
2	52	Alex Toohey#	SF	Australia	Phoenix Suns(from Denver via Charlotte and Minnesota,[AH] traded to Golden State)[a]	Sydney Kings(Australia)
2	53	John Tonje#	SG	United States	Utah Jazz(from LA Clippers via the LA Lakers)[AI][Z]	Wisconsin(Sr.)
2	54	Taelon Peter	PG	United States	Indiana Pacers	Liberty(Sr.)
2	55	Lachlan Olbrich#	PF	Australia	Los Angeles Lakers(traded to Chicago)[j]	Illawarra Hawks(Australia)
2	New York Knicks(forfeited due to tampering violation)[1]
2	56	Will Richard	PG	United States	Memphis Grizzlies(from Houston,[AJ] traded to Golden State)[l]	Florida(Sr.)
2	57	Max Shulga#	SG	Ukraine	Orlando Magic(from Boston,[AK] traded to Boston)[g]	VCU(Sr.)
2	58	Saliou Niang#	SG	Italy	Cleveland Cavaliers	Aquila Basket Trento(Italy)
2	59	Jahmai Mashack	SG	United States	Houston Rockets(from Oklahoma City via Atlanta,[AL] traded to Memphis via Golden State)[a][l]	Tennessee(Sr.)

These players were not selected in the 2025 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.

Player	Pos.	Nationality	School/club team
Dylan Cardwell	C	United States	Auburn(Sr.)
Moussa Cissé	C	Guinea	Memphis(Sr.)
Hunter Dickinson	C	United States	Michigan(Sr.)
Miles Kelly	SG	United States	Auburn(Sr.)
Caleb Love	PG	United States	Arizona(Sr.)
Chris Mañon	SG	United States	Vanderbilt(Sr.)
Ryan Nembhard	PG	Canada	Gonzaga(Sr.)
Hunter Sallis	SG	United States	Wake Forest(Sr.)
Mark Sears	PG	United States	Alabama(Sr.)
Jahmyl Telfort	SF	Canada	Butler(Sr.)
Chris Youngblood	SG	United States	Alabama(Sr.)

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams:

Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins.

The 11th G League Elite Camp took place on May 9–11, from which certain participants were selected to join the main draft combine.^[88]

The primary portion of the 2025NBA draft combine was held from May 11–18 inChicago, Illinois.^[88]

External videos
2025 NBA Draft Lottery Drawing,NBA's official YouTube channel. May 12, 2025.

TheNBA draft lottery was held on May 12.^[89]

The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2023collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players' union.

• All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players who were eligible for the 2025 NBA draft must have been born on or before December 31, 2006.
• Since the 2016 draft, the following rules are, as implemented by theNCAA Division I council for that division:^[90]
  • Declaration for the draft no longer results in automatic loss of college eligibility. As long as a player does not sign a contract with a professional team outside the NBA or sign with an agent, he retains college eligibility as long as he makes a timely withdrawal from the draft.
  • NCAA players now have 10 days after the end of theNBA draft combine to withdraw from the draft. Since the combine is normally held in mid-May, the current deadline is about five weeks after the previous mid-April deadline.
  • NCAA players may participate in the draft combine and are allowed to attend one tryout per year with each NBA team without losing college eligibility.
  • NCAA players may now enter and withdraw from the draft up to two times without loss of eligibility. Previously, the NCAA treated a second declaration of draft eligibility as a permanent loss of college eligibility.

Players who were not automatically eligible had to declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than at least 60 days before the event. For the 2025 draft, the date fell on April 26. Under the CBA a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration deadline, which usually falls 10 days before the draft at 5:00 p.m.EDT (2100UTC). Under current NCAA rules, players usually have until 10 days after the draft combine to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility.^[88]

A player who has hired an agent for purposes of negotiating with professional teams^[c] retains his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he is drafted after an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Players who declare for the NBA draft and are not selected have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year only after terminating all agreements with their agents,^[d] who must have been certified.^[91]

On April 29, 2025, the NBA announced the 106 players who filed as early entry candidates.^[92] On May 30, 50 early entry candidates withdrew their eligibility.^[93] By the end of the international deadline, 13 more early entry players withdrew their names from the draft listing as well, leaving only a total of 46 early entrants (32 being players that were born in the U.S. and 14 being born overseas) available for this year's draft.^[94] This marked the lowest total of early entrant players in well over a decade.^[95]

"Redshirt" referred to players who wereredshirt seniors in the 2024–25 season and who have college eligibility remaining.

• Cedric Coward – G,Washington State
• Omar Rowe – G,Morehouse
• Jamir Watkins - G,Florida State

• Muodubem Muoneke – G,Green Bay /Real Betis (Spain)
• Isaac Nogués – G,Rip City Remix (NBA G League)
• Dink Pate – G,Mexico City Capitanes (NBA G League)

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

• They have no remaining college eligibility.
• If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
• They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract.

Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

• They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 2003, are automatically eligible for the 2025 draft.
• They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBAwithin the United States, and have played under that contract.

The NBA annually invites players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. Ever since the NBA transitioned itself to a two-day draft as of theprevious year's draft, the NBA sends out its invites in waves. The first wave was reported on June 10, with thirteen players confirmed to have received invitations.^[96][97]

A second group of invitees was announced on June 16.^[98][99]

A third group of invitees was announced three days later, raising the overall total to 24 invites.^[100][101]

An additional fourth group of invitees was announced for the second round of the draft on June 26 after every invitee in the prior waves got drafted in the first round, upping the final total of invites to 36.^[102] This marked the first time the NBA sent out invites mid-draft. Technically speaking, this also marked the first time a green room invitee went undrafted, withIzan Almansa being invited in this final wave.

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