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2025 NBA draft
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The 2025 NBA draft was the 79th edition of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) annual draft. Like the 2024 draft, this draft took place over two nights. The draft consisted of 59 picks as opposed to the full 60 due to the New York Knicks forfeiting a second round pick from a free agency violation in 2022.[1]

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

The Dallas Mavericks took power forward Cooper Flagg out of Duke University as the first 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 the Chicago Bulls, who finished the season with the same record as the Mavericks.[4]

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Draft picks

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Cooper Flagg was selected 1st overall by the Dallas Mavericks.
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V. J. Edgecombe was selected 3rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Tre Johnson was selected 6th overall by the Washington Wizards.
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Jeremiah Fears was selected 7th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Egor Demin was selected 8th overall by the Brooklyn Nets.
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Collin Murray-Boyles was selected 9th overall by the Toronto Raptors.
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Trades involving draft picks

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Pre-draft trades

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

  1. February 9, 2023: Phoenix Suns to Brooklyn Nets (four-team trade with Indiana and Milwaukee)[5]
  2. June 26, 2024: Brooklyn Nets to Houston Rockets[6]
    • Brooklyn acquired 2025 BKN first-round pick swap right relinquished and 2026 BKN first-round pick returned
    • Houston acquired 2025 PHX first-round pick swap right, 2027 PHX first-round pick, 2029 first-round pick, and 2029 first-round pick swap right
  3. July 6, 2022: Sacramento Kings to Atlanta Hawks[9]
  4. June 30, 2022: Atlanta Hawks to San Antonio Spurs[12]
  5. July 6, 2019: Miami Heat to Los Angeles Clippers (four-team trade with Philadelphia and Portland)[13]
  6. July 10, 2019: Los Angeles Clippers to Oklahoma City Thunder[31]
  7. June 15, 2025: Orlando Magic to Memphis Grizzlies[14]
    • Orlando acquired Desmond Bane
    • Memphis acquired Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 2025 ORL first-round pick (No. 16), 2026 PHX first-round pick, 2028 first-round pick, 2029 protected first-round pick swap right, and 2030 ORL first-round pick
  8. November 24, 2020: Detroit Pistons to Houston Rockets[15] July 29, 2021: Houston Rockets to Oklahoma City Thunder[16]
    • Houston acquired the draft rights to Alperen Şengün
    • Oklahoma City acquired two future first-round draft picks
    June 23, 2022: Oklahoma City Thunder to New York Knicks[17]
    • Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to Ousmane Dieng
    • NY Knicks acquired 3 protected first-round picks
    October 2, 2024: New York Knicks to Minnesota Timberwolves (three-team trade with Charlotte[18]
  9. February 6, 2025: Memphis Grizzlies to Washington Wizards (three-team trade with Sacramento)[19]
  10. November 24, 2020: Milwaukee Bucks to New Orleans Pelicans (four-team trade with Denver and Oklahoma City)[20] February 8, 2022: New Orleans Pelicans to Portland Trail Blazers[21] July 6, 2022: Portland Trail Blazers to Detroit Pistons[22] July 6, 2022: Detroit Pistons to New York Knicks[23]
    • Detroit acquired Kemba Walker and Draft rights to Jalen Duren
    • NY Knicks acquired 2025 MIL protected first-round pick
  11. July 6, 2024: New York Knicks to Brooklyn Nets[24]
  12. February 6, 2025: Golden State Warriors to Miami Heat (five-team trade with Detroit, Toronto, and Utah)[25]
  13. July 6, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Utah Jazz[26]
    • Utah acquired Walker Kessler, 2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029 first-round picks, and 2026 right to swap first-round picks
    • Minnesota acquired Rudy Gobert
  14. July 6, 2019: Los Angeles Lakers to New Orleans Pelicans (three-team trade with Washington)[27] July 6, 2024: New Orleans Pelicans to Atlanta Hawks[28]
  15. June 17, 2025: Indiana Pacers to New Orleans Pelicans[30]
    • Indiana acquired 2026 IND first-round pick
    • New Orleans acquired 2025 IND first-round pick (No. 23) and Draft rights to Mojave King (2023 No. 47)
  16. March 25, 2021: Denver Nuggets to Orlando Magic[33]
  17. September 3, 2022: Cleveland Cavaliers to Utah Jazz[34] January 21, 2025: Utah Jazz to Phoenix Suns[35]
    • Phoenix acquired 2025, 2027, and 2029 first-round picks
    • Utah acquired 2031 PHX first-round pick
  18. February 9, 2023: Utah Jazz to Minnesota Timberwolves (three-team trade with LA Lakers)[38]
  19. August 6, 2021: Washington Wizards to Brooklyn Nets (five-team trade with Indiana, LA Lakers, and San Antonio)[39] September 4, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Detroit Pistons[40] June 28, 2023: Detroit Pistons to Boston Celtics[41]
    • Detroit acquired Draft rights to Marcus Sasser
    • Boston acquired Draft rights to James Nnaji, 2025 second-round pick, 2026 second-round pick
  20. August 7, 2021: New Orleans Pelicans to Memphis Grizzlies (three-team trade with Charlotte)[44] July 11, 2023: Memphis Grizzlies to Phoenix Suns[45]
    • Memphis acquired Isaiah Todd, 2024 right to swap first-round picks, and 2030 right to swap first-round picks
    • Phoenix acquired 2025 NOP second-round pick, 2028 and 2029 MEM second-round pick
    July 17, 2023: Phoenix Suns to San Antonio Spurs[46]
    • Phoenix acquired 2024 SAS protected second-round pick
    • San Antonio acquired Cameron Payne, 2025 NOP second-round pick, and Cash considerations
    July 17, 2023: San Antonio Spurs to Charlotte Hornets[47]
    • San Antonio acquired Cash considerations
    • Charlotte acquired Devonte' Graham and 2025 NOP second-round pick
  21. February 9, 2023:Toronto Raptors to San Antonio Spurs[48]
    • San Antonio acquired Khem Birch, 2023 TOR second-round pick, 2024 TOR protected first-round pick, 2025 TOR second-round pick
    • Toronto acquired Jakob Poeltl
    July 12, 2023: San Antonio Spurs to Dallas Mavericks[49]
    • Boston acquired 2024 second-round pick, 2025 right to swap second-round picks, 2030 DAL second-round pick
    • Dallas acquired Grant Williams (sign-and-trade), 2025 TOR second-round pick, 2028 MIA second-round pick
    • San Antonio acquired Reggie Bullock, 2030 right to swap first-round picks
    July 6, 2024: Dallas Mavericks to Detroit Pistons[50]
  22. January 21, 2020: Portland Trail Blazers to Sacramento Kings[53] June 28, 2024: Sacramento Kings to Toronto Raptors[54]
  23. June 26, 2023: Phoenix Suns to Washington Wizards (three-team trade with Indiana)[55][56]
  24. July 6, 2019: Miami Heat to Indiana Pacers (three-team trade with Phoenix)[58]
    • Miami acquired Draft rights to KZ Okpala
    • Indiana acquired T. J. Warren, 2022, 2025 and 2026 MIA second-round pick
    • Phoenix acquired Cash considerations
    October 6, 2021: Indiana Pacers to Brooklyn Nets[59] December 15, 2024: Brooklyn Nets to Golden State Warriors[60]
  25. August 11, 2021: Chicago Bulls to San Antonio Spurs[61] February 3, 2025: San Antonio Spurs to Sacramento Kings (three-team trade with Chicago)[62]
  26. February 2, 2025: Dallas Mavericks to Utah Jazz (three-team trade with LA Lakers)[63]
  27. November 24, 2020: Atlanta Hawks to Oklahoma City Thunder[64]
  28. July 8, 2024: Sacramento Kings to Chicago Bulls (three-team trade with San Antonio)[65]
  29. January 14, 2024: Detroit Pistons to Washington Wizards[67] February 6, 2025: Washington Wizards to Milwaukee Bucks (four-team trade with New York and San Antonio)[68]
  30. July 7, 2019: Golden State Warriors to Brooklyn Nets[69] August 6, 2021: Washington Wizards to Brooklyn Nets (five-team trade with Indiana, LA Lakers, and San Antonio)[70] September 4, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Detroit Pistons[71]
  31. November 18, 2020: Milwaukee Bucks to Cleveland Cavaliers[72]
    • Milwaukee acquired the rights to İlkan Karaman (2012 No. 57)
    • Cleveland acquired removal of protection on 2022 MIL first-round pick and a 2025 MIL second-round pick
  32. November 20, 2020: Memphis Grizzlies to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Portland)[73]
    • Memphis acquired Mario Hezonja and rights to Desmond Bane
    • Boston acquired 2023 second-round pick and 2025 MEM second-round pick
    • Portland acquired Enes Kanter and cash considerations
    June 18, 2021: Boston Celtics to Oklahoma City Thunder[74] June 26, 2024: Oklahoma City Thunder to New York Knicks[75]
    • Oklahoma City acquired Draft rights to Dillon Jones
    • New York acquired 2025 second-round pick, 2026 GSW second-round pick, 2027 MIN second-round pick, 2027 second-round pick, and 2027 second-round pick
  33. June 24, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Houston Rockets[77] July 8, 2023: Houston Rockets to Atlanta Hawks (five-team trade with LA Clippers, Memphis, and Oklahoma City)[78] February 6, 2025: Atlanta Hawks to Los Angeles Clippers[79]
  34. July 6, 2024: Denver Nuggets to Minnesota Timberwolves (six-team trade with Charlotte, Dallas, Golden State, and Philadelphia)[80] October 2, 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves to Charlotte Hornets (three-team trade with New York)[81] January 15, 2025: Charlotte Hornets to Phoenix Suns[82]
    • Charlotte acquired Josh Okogie, 2026 DEN second-round pick, 2031 DEN second-round pick, and 2031 PHO second-round pick
    • Phoenix acquired Nick Richards and 2025 second-round pick
  35. February 9, 2023: Los Angeles Clippers to Los Angeles Lakers (four-team trade with Denver and Orlando)[83]
  36. February 1, 2024: Houston Rockets to Memphis Grizzlies[84]
    • Memphis acquired Victor Oladipo, 2024 OKC second-round pick, 2024 protected second-round pick, and 2025 second-round pick
    • Houston acquired Steven Adams
  37. March 25, 2021: Boston Celtics to Orlando Magic[86]
  38. July 25, 2018: Oklahoma City Thunder to Atlanta Hawks (three-team trade with Philadelphia)[87] February 9, 2023: Atlanta Hawks to Houston Rockets[88]

Post-draft trades

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.

  1. July 6, 2025: Houston Rockets to Phoenix Suns (seven-team trade with Atlanta, Brooklyn, Golden State, LA Lakers and Minnesota)[7]
  2. June 25, 2025: Portland Trail Blazers to Memphis Grizzlies[8]
    • Portland acquired draft rights to Yang Hansen, 2027 ATL second-round pick, 2028 ORL first-round pick, and 2028 SAC second-round pick
    • Memphis acquired draft rights to Cedric Coward
  3. June 25, 2025: Atlanta Hawks to New Orleans Pelicans[10][11]
    • Atlanta acquired draft rights to Asa Newell and 2026 first-round pick
    • New Orleans acquired draft rights to Derik Queen
  4. July 7, 2025: Atlanta Hawks to Brooklyn Nets (three-team trade with Boston)[29]
  5. June 25, 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder to Sacramento Kings[32]
    • Oklahoma City acquired 2027 SAS protected first-round pick
    • Sacramento acquired draft rights to Nique Clifford
  6. June 30, 2025: Phoenix Suns to Charlotte Hornets[36][37]
  7. June 26, 2025: Boston Celtics to Orlando Magic[42][43]
    • Boston acquired draft rights to Amari Williams, draft rights to Max Shulga, 2026 second-round pick, and 2027 second-round pick
    • Orlando acquired draft rights to Noah Penda
  8. July 6, 2025: San Antonio Spurs to Indiana Pacers[51][52]
    • San Antonio acquired 2030 SAC second-round pick and cash considerations
    • Indiana acquired draft rights to Kam Jones
  9. July 6, 2025: Washington Wizards to New Orleans Pelicans (three-team trade with Houston)[57]
  10. July 1, 2025: Chicago Bulls to Los Angeles Lakers[66]
  11. June 26, 2025: New York Knicks to Los Angeles Clippers[76]
  12. July 6, 2025: Memphis Grizzlies to Golden State Warriors[85]
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Combine

The 11th G League Elite Camp took place on May 9–11, from which certain participants were selected to join the main draft combine.[89]

The primary portion of the 2025 NBA draft combine was held from May 11–18 in Chicago, Illinois.[89]

Draft lottery

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The NBA draft lottery was held on May 12.[90]

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Eligibility and entrants

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Main article: Eligibility for the NBA draft

The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2023 collective 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 the NCAA Division I council for that division:[91]
    • 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 the NBA 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.

Early entrants

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 pm EDT (2100 UTC). Under current NCAA rules, players usually have until 10 days after the draft combine to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility.[89]

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.[92]

On April 29, 2025, the NBA announced the 106 players who filed as early entry candidates.[93] On May 30, 50 early entry candidates withdrew their eligibility.[94] 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.A. and 14 being born overseas) available for this year's draft.[95] This marked the lowest total of early entrant players in well over a decade.[96]

College underclassmen

College seniors

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

International players

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Automatically eligible entrants

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 NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
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Invited attendees

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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 the previous 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.[97][98]

A second group of invitees was announced on June 16.[99][100]

A third group of invitees was announced three days later, raising the overall total to 24 invites.[101][102]

An additional fourth group of invitees was announced for the second round of the draft on June 26th after every invitee in the prior waves got drafted in the first round, upping the final total of invites to 36.[103] 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, with Izan Almansa being invited in this final wave.

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Notes

  1. Philadelphia kept their pick since it was inside the top 6. Oklahoma City would have received the pick had it gone outside of the top 6.
  2. Atlanta received the pick since it was outside the top 12. Sacramento would have retained the pick had it moved up into the top 12.
  3. Due to changes in rules regarding student athlete compensation in the 2020s, players can hire agents to manage appearances and endorsements while retaining college athletic eligibility.
  4. Specifically agents hired to negotiate with professional teams. Relationships with agents hired for other purposes are not affected.
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