Welcome to version 17.0 of our 2025 NBA Mock Draft. As the second weekend of March Madness commences tonight, we take a look at who has elevated their NBA Draft stock in the NCAA Tournament thus far.
We also examine who might be able to drive the price of their stock up even more, and the sweet sixteen gets whittled down to the Final Four.
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Past NBA Mock Drafts, final editions: 2024 2021 2020 2018.
Team needs were taken into account in some cases, but not all. The order comes to us via NBA Draft.net. Whenever you see an asterisk*, it indicates a pick that was acquired via trade.
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1. Toronto Raptors, Cooper Flagg, Forward, Duke
He’ll live up to the hype; as Cooper Flagg really is “that dude.”
2. Philadelphia 76ers, Ace Bailey, Wing, Rutgers
This dude is the truth! In any year not without Cooper Flagg, he’d be the #1 overall pick. Bailey, when he’s on, is dominant. You’re looking at the next Kevin Durant right here.
3. Washington Wizards, Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers
For our feature on Harper go here. Amazing how Rutgers finished below .500 this season and couldn’t even compete in one of the many postseason consolation brackets that are out there these days.
This is even worse/more laughable than the time Illinois football went 5-5-1 in 1995, while boasting the #2 and the #3 picks in the 1996 NFL Draft: Simeon Rice and Kevin Hardy.
4. Utah Jazz, VJ Edgecombe, G, Baylor
5. New Orleans Pelicans, Egor Demin, SG, BYU
6. Brooklyn Nets via Milwaukee Bucks, Tre Johnson, SG, Texas
7. Charlotte Hornets, Kasparas Jakucionis, SG/PG, Illinois, Fr
Go here for our first feature/profile piece on Jakucionis. Go here for our second one, in which we explore the comparisons to Luka Doncic. Go here to learn how he first got into hoops.
KJ is certainly all-or-nothing as a passer. He’s like a riverboat gambler, but for assist to turnover ratio. He’s also sometimes questionable on the defensive end, and he falls in love with the three ball too much, but hey, that’s exactly what today’s NBA is.
So he fits in perfectly!
8. Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Nolan Traore, Guard, France Intl.
9. Chicago Bulls, Boogie Fland, G, Arkansas
10. Portland Trail Blazers, Kon Knueppel, Wing, Duke
11. Dallas Mavericks, Jase Richardson, SG/PG, Michigan State
Go here for our feature piece on Jase Richardson, and his NBA Slam Dunk Competition champion dad, Jason Richardson. The younger Richardson isn’t the strongest in shooting the three ball, and that’s hurting his NBA Draft stock a bit. After all, today’s NBA is nothing but jacking up 3s.
12. Oklahoma City Thunder via the L.A. Clippers, Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
13. San Antonio Spurs, Dink Pate, SG, G-League
14. Atlanta Hawks via Sacramento Kings, Ian Jackson, SG, North Carolina
15. Indiana Pacers, Derik Queen, PF, Maryland
16. Minnesota Timberwolves via Detroit Pistons, Liam McNeeley, SG, UConn,
17. Oklahoma City via Miami Heat, Hugo Gonzalez, SG, Spain Intl.
18. San Antonio Spurs via Atlanta Hawks, Noa Essengue, SF/PF, France Intl.
19. Brooklyn Nets via New York Knicks, Donnie Freeman, PF, Syracuse
20. Memphis Grizzlies, Kwame Evans, PF, Oregon
21. Utah Jazz via Minnesota Timberwolves, Rocco Zikarsky, C, Brisbane
22. Orlando Magic, Alex Karaban, F, UConn
23. Orlando Magic via Denver Nuggets, Will Riley, SG/SF, Illinois
Go here for our profile piece on Will Riley, the tall Canadian could really stand to stay in school another year and develop more consistency. He’s a late first round prospect who could stay at Illinois, work on his game, and make himself into a sure fire lottery pick for 2026.
While his last game this season obviously left a lot lacking, you have to love the developmental arc that he was on this season.
Go here for our second profile piece on Will Riley.
24. Atlanta Hawks via L.A. Lakers, Isaiah Evans, Wing, Duke
25. Houston Rockets via Phoenix Suns, KJ Lewis, SG, Arizona
26. Brooklyn Nets via Houston Rockets, Derrion Reid, SF, Alabama
27. Boston Celtics, Asa Newell, PF, Georgia
28. Golden State Warriors, Danny Wolf, C, Michigan
29. L.A. Clippers via OKC Thunder, Drake Powell, Wing, North Carolina
30. Boston Celtics, Jaxson Robinson, Wing, Kentucky
Others Considered/Just Missed the Cut/for the 2025 NBA Mock Draft
(in no particular order)
Tyler Harris, SF, Washington, Zacharie Perrin, PF, France Intl. Cameron Carr, SG, Tennessee, Collin Chandler, PG/SG, Kentucky, Garwey Dual, G, Seton Hall, Baye Ndongo, PF, Georgia Tech, Andrej Stojakovic, Wing, California
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Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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