The 2024-25 NBA season has been underway for more than two months now, while college programs are just now entering conference play. Even then, another draft cycle is underway with a loaded class set to enter the league this summer.
Following what was considered a weaker group of prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft, the class for the 2025 NBA Draft is one of the best in recent years. Headlined by Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper at the top, several other potential franchise-altering talents will be available to teams as well.
Let’s take a look at fit and projections for this upcoming event in this iteration of Draft Digest's 2025 NBA Mock Draft.
1. New Orleans Pelicans: Cooper Flagg (Duke)
2. Washington Wizards: Dylan Harper (Rutgers)
3. Charlotte Hornets: Ace Bailey (Rutgers)
4. Utah Jazz: Kasparas Jakucionis (Illinois)
5. Toronto Raptors: Egor Demin (BYU)
6. Portland Trail Blazers: Asa Newell (Georgia)
7. Brooklyn Nets: Tre Johnson (Texas)
8. OKC Thunder (via PHI): VJ Edgecombe (Baylor)
9. Chicago Bulls: Jeremiah Fears (Oklahoma)
10. Sacramento Kings: Ben Saraf (INTL)
11. Detroit Pistons: Collin Murray-Boyles (South Carolina)
12. Houston Rockets (via PHX): Liam McNeeley (UConn)
13. Golden State Warriors: Derik Queen (Maryland)
14. San Antonio Spurs: Khaman Maluach (Duke)
15. Indiana Pacers: Noa Essengue (INTL)
16. Utah Jazz (via MIN): Hugo Gonzalez (INTL)
17. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL): Kon Knueppel (Duke)
18. OKC Thunder (via MIA): Thomas Sorber (Georgetown)
19. Brooklyn Nets (via MIL): Nolan Traore (INTL)
20. OKC Thunder (via LAC): Will Riley (Illinois)
21. Atlanta Hawks (via LAL): Labaron Philon (Alabama)
22. Orlando Magic: Boogie Fland (Arkansas)
23. Dallas Mavericks: Nique Clifford (Colorado State)
24. Orlando Magic (via DEN): Kanon Catchings (BYU)
25. Brooklyn Nets (via HOU): Dink Pate (G League)
26. Memphis Grizzlies: Donnie Freeman (Syracuse)
27. Brooklyn Nets (via NYK): Carter Bryant (Arizona)
28. Boston Celtics: Jase Richardson (Michigan State)
29. LA Clippers (via OKC): Ian Jackson (North Carolina)
30. Utah Jazz (via CLE): Adou Thiero (Arkansas)
31. Charlotte Hornets (via NOP): JT Toppin (Texas Tech)
32. Boston Celtics (via WAS): Alex Karaban (UConn)
33. Minnesota Timberwolves (via UTA): Kam Jones (Marquette)
34. Charlotte Hornets: Noah Penda (INTL)
35. Detroit Pistons (via TOR): Drake Powell (North Carolina)
36. Toronto Raptors (via POR): Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana)
37. Brooklyn Nets: Isaiah Evans (Duke)
38. Dallas Mavericks (via PHI): Johni Broome (Auburn)
39. Chicago Bulls (via SAC): Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)
40. San Antonio Spurs (via CHI): Zvonimir Ivisic (Arkansas)
41. Washington Wizards (via DET): Hunter Sallis (Wake Forest)
42. Washington Wizards (via PHX): Milan Momcilovic (Iowa State)
43. Indiana Pacers: Jamir Watkins (Florida State)
44. Atlanta Hawks (via MIN): John Mobley Jr. (Ohio State)
45. San Antonio Spurs: Alex Toohey (INTL)
46. Washington Wizards (via GSW): Karter Knox (Arkansas)
47. OKC Thunder (via ATL): Miles Byrd (San Diego State)
48. Cleveland Cavaliers (via MIL): Rocco Zikarsky (INTL)
49. Golden State Warriors (via MIA): Tomislav Ivisic (Illinois)
50. Los Angeles Lakers (via LAC): Joson Sanon (Arizona State)
51. Los Angeles Lakers: Xaivian Lee (Princeton)
52. Orlando Magic: Tucker DeVries (West Virginia)
53. Dallas Mavericks: Bogoljub Markovic (INTL)
54. Charlotte Hornets (via DEN): Rasheer Fleming (St. Joseph's)
55. Memphis Grizzlies (via HOU): KJ Lewis (Arizona)
56. New York Knicks (via MEM): Danny Wolf (Michigan)
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57. Orlando Magic (via BOS): Michael Ruzic (INTL)
58. Houston Rockets (via OKC): Payton Sandfort (Iowa)
59. Cleveland Cavaliers: Derrion Reid (Alabama)
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