The tradition continues! It is time for version 3.0 of our 2025 NBA Mock Draft. We’ve made a few more changes, as our research continues. The Sports Bank is the only independently-owned, mom and pop shop, website to publish a mock draft for all four of the major North American sports.
Also, in case you missed it, here is our first ever 2025 NHL mock draft at this link. Our first 2025 MLB mock draft is coming soon.
For reference, Here are the links to our final 2024 MLB, NBA and NHL mock drafts. As for the 2025 NFL mock draft, you can find that here at this link.
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. Happy 2025 NBA mock drafting everyone!
1. Detroit Pistons, Ace Bailey, Wing, Rutgers
2. *Washington Wizards, Cooper Flagg, Forward, Duke
3. *Charlotte Bobcats, Nolan Traore, Guard, France Intl.
4. *Portland Trail Blazers, Drake Powell, Wing, North Carolina
5. San Antonio Spurs, Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers
6. Toronto Raptors, VJ Edgecombe, G, Baylor
7. Memphis Grizzlies, Ian Jackson, SG, North Carolina
8. *Utah Jazz, Zacharie Perrin, PF, France Intl.
9. Brooklyn Nets, Cameron Carr, SG, Tennessee
10 *San Antonio Spurs, Jaland Lowe, PG, Pittsburgh
11 *San Antonio Spurs, Asa Newell, PF, Georgia
12 *Oklahoma City Thunder, Dailyn Swain, SF, Xavier
13 *Atlanta Hawks, Dink Pate, SG, G-League
14. Golden State Warriors, Boogie Fland, G, Arkansas
15. Oklahoma City Thunder, Carey Booth, PF, Illinois
16. *Oklahoma City Thunder, Tyler Harris, SF, Washington
17. *New Orleans Pelicans, Jalil Bethea, G, Miami
18. Orlando Magic, Kwame Evans, PF, Oregon
19. Indiana Pacers, Xavier Booker, PF, Michigan St.
20 *Utah Jazz, Noa Essengue, SF/PF, France Intl.
21 *New York Knicks, Tre Johnson, SG, Texas
22 *Houston Rockets, Kylan Boswell, PG, Illinois
23. New Orleans Pelicans, Isaiah Evans, Wing, Duke
24. Dallas Mavericks, Liam McNeeley, SG, UConn
25. New York Knicks, Aaron Bradshaw, PF, Ohio St
26. L.A. Clippers, Kobe Brea, SG, Kentucky
27. *Utah Jazz, Hugo Gonzalez, SG, Spain Intl.
28. *Orlando Magic, Jaxson Robinson, Wing, Kentucky
29. *Brooklyn Nets, Malik Reneau, Forward, Indiana
30. Boston Celtics, Andrew Carr, PF/C, Kentucky
Others Considered/Just Missed the Cut for the 2025 NBA Mock Draft
Collin Chandler 6-5 205 PG/SG Kentucky So, Kanaan Carlyle, G, Indiana, Garwey Dual, G, Seton Hall, Baye Ndongo, PF, Georgia Tech, Khaman Maluach, C, Duke, Andrej Stojakovic, Wing, California, Egor Demin, SF, BYU. This 2025 NBA mock draft has ended, please link and share!
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