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2025 NBA Draft: Live Pick Tracker, Updates, Trades, and Reaction From Tonight's First Round

The 2025 NBA Draft Begins Tonight at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN and ABC
May 12, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, US; Representitives of the NBA teams walk onto the stage during the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery at McCormick Place. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images
May 12, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, US; Representitives of the NBA teams walk onto the stage during the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery at McCormick Place. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images

The 2025 NBA Draft has finally arrived.

The 2025 NBA Draft kicks off tonight and it is going to be one of the biggest days of the NBA offseason. This draft has a clear top two in Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper respectively, but there could be a lot of movement and trades made tonight at any point from the third selection onwards. Unlike last year, the Atlanta Hawks will not be at the top of the draft board where they selected French forward Zaccharie Risacher out of JL Bourg.

The draft will kickoff tonight with the Dallas Mavericks picking 1st and there's no doubt that Flagg will be the selection for Dallas. Months after trading away Luka Doncic, they now will add one of the best prospects in recent memory to their team to pair with Anthony Davis and, potentially this season, Kyrie Irving. The San Antonio Sours made a major jump in the lottery to get the second overall pick and will likely take Rutgers guard Dylan Harper at that spot. From there, it's anyone's guess what the Philadelphia 76ers will do at the third overall pick. There's been a lot of smoke about possibly selectingg Baylor guard V.J Edgecombe at that spot, but it's also possible that the 76ers go in a different direction with Texas guard Tre Johnson or Duke wing Kon Knueppel. Rutgers wing Ace Bailey has made it clear he does not want to play for the 76ers, but could they select him anyways? The 76ers could also trade down, adding further intrigue to one of the more confusing rosters in the NBA.

Atlanta had two selections in the first round, but traded the 22nd overall pick in the deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to the Hawks. While Porzingis's track record of injuries means that the Hawks cannot eliminate the possibility of selecting a center, it does give Atlanta more insurance. They still have the 13th overall selection and could use it on a center or a wing in order to build up their depth. It also can't be ruled out that Atlanta trades up into the top-10 in order to get Duke center Khaman Maluach.

There is intrigue elsewhere though. Will Ace Bailey fall to the Wizards at 6? Could the Thunder, Nets or Jazz be plotting a move up? What do the Suns do at #10? Are any blockbuster trades going to be made tonight? Where will Florida standout guard Walter Clayton Jr go? How will this center class shake out?

Be sure to keep track of everything that is happening in tonight's first round by staying locked in right here.

Here’s the full list of teams selecting in the *entire first round* of the **2025 NBA Draft**, in order:

1. Dallas Mavericks - Cooper Flagg, F, Duke

2. San Antonio Spurs - Dylan Harper, PG, Rutgers

3. Philadelphia 76ers - VJ Edgecomb, G, Baylor

4. Charlotte Hornets - Kon Knueppel, F, Duke

5. Utah Jazz - Ace Bailey, F, Rutgers

6. Washington Wizards - Tre Johnson, G, Texas

7. New Orleans Pelicans - Jeremiah Fears, PG, Oklahoma

8. Brooklyn Nets - Egor Demin, PG, BYU

9. Toronto Raptors - Collin Murray-Boyles, F, South Carolina

10. Phoenix Suns (via HOU) - Khaman Maluach, C, Duke

11. Memphis Grizzlies (via POR) - Cedric Coward, G, Washington State

12. Chicago Bulls - Noa Essengue, F, France

13. New Orleans (via ATL) - Derik Queen, C, Maryland

14. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL) - Carter Bryant, F, Arizona

15. Oklahoma City Thunder (via MIA) - Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown

16. Portland (via MEM) - Hansen Yang, C,

17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET) - Joan Beringer, C, France

18. Utah Jazz (via WAS) - Walter Clayton Jr, PG, Florida

19. Brooklyn Nets (via MIL) - Nolan Traore, PG, France

20. Miami Heat (via GSW) - Kasparas Jakucionas, G, Illinois

21. Washington Wizards (via Utah) - Will Riley, F, Illinois

22. Brooklyn Nets (via LAL) - Drake Powell, G, North Carolina

23. Atlanta Hawks (via NOP) - Asa Newell, F, Georgia

24. Sacramento (via OKC) - Nique Clifford, Wing, Colorado State

25. Orlando Magic - Jase Richardson, G, Michigan State

26. Brooklyn Nets (via NYK) - Ben Saraf, G

27. Brooklyn Nets (via HOU) - Danny Wolf, F, Michigan

28. Boston Celtics -

29. Phoenix Suns (via CLE) -

30. Los Angeles Clippers (via OKC) -


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Rohan Raman has been covering the Atlanta Hawks for On SI since June 2024. He has been a contributor to Georgia Tech Athletics for On SI since May 2022 and enjoys providing thoughtful analysis of football, basketball and baseball at the collegiate and professional level.