The unpredictable and eventful first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books. Here are the winners and losers of Wednesday's first day of draft madness.
It turns out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP, Finals MVP and scoring champion — isn't that humble after all.
On Wednesday, Brad Stevens took a gamble for the Boston Celtics.
Patrick Williams' tenure with the Chicago Bulls could be nearing an end.
The NBA implemented a lottery system beginning with the 1985 draft. Since then, 39 players have gone No. 1 overall. How many of the top overall picks from the NBA's lottery era can you name in five minutes?
Since Goran Dragic left the Heat in 2021, the point guard position has been a problem for the franchise.
The Suns will look very different next season.
Not even the player saw his selection coming.
A'ja Wilson has made even more WNBA history.
The Dallas Mavericks, to no one's surprise, selected Duke star Cooper Flagg with the first pick of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night. Dallas has been zeroed in on Flagg since the team’s improbable lottery night win and is now banking on the 18-year-old phenom to be the face of a new franchise era.
Tyrese Haliburton was one of seven players to suffer an Achilles rupture this season.
The Swiss big man had an impressive breakout season in ’24-25, averaging 12.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in just 25.1 minutes per game across 29 starts.
The Nets have become the first NBA team to ever make five first-round picks.
Round 1 of the NBA Draft is in the books. Duke star Cooper Flagg was the obvious No. 1 choice for the Dallas Mavericks, but an intriguing night followed.
According to Sacramento radio host Carmichael Dave, the Thunder will receive San Antonio’s 2027 first-round pick (top-16 protected) from Sacramento. If that selection falls in its protected range, Oklahoma City will instead receive two second-rounders in 2027.
In 36 total contests, he averaged 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 25.3 minutes per game, with an excellent .493/.412/.836 shooting line.
While the Atlanta Hawks officially made the pick, the selection is being sent to Brooklyn as part of the three-team Kristaps Porzingis deal.
Moments after Harper — the son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper Sr. — was selected No. 2 overall by the San Antonio Spurs, NBA legend and four-time champion with the franchise, Manu Ginobili, welcomed him to the team.
After trading down from No. 18 to No. 21, the Washington Wizards have made Illinois guard/forward Will Riley their second pick of the night. Washington drafted Tre Johnson at No. 6.
He's a 6-foot-6 combo guard, spent time as a teenager with BC Rytas-2 in his home country of Lithuania and then with FC Barcelona in Spain before coming stateside a year ago to play for Illinois.
Talent begets talent. Winning begets winning. That's the way things work in sports, and the newest member of the San Antonio Spurs, Dylan Harper, seems to understand that.
Texas Longhorns guard Tre Johnson has, perhaps, the smoothest jump shot in the 2025 class. His sense of style, well, some may not find it so smooth.
He was viewed as a potential lottery pick a year ago, but has seen his stock drop some during the 2024-25 season.
One of the top international players in this year’s draft class, he had been playing for Cedevita Olimpija in Slovenia, where he averaged 4.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 18.3 minutes per game in 30 outings in the ABA League this past season.
The New York Knicks are still searching for a new head coach.
Yang has spent the past two seasons with Qingdao in the Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 16.2 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.7 blocks and 0.9 steals in 53 games this past season.
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