The 2025 NBA draft is scheduled to be held on June 25-26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. ESPN is providing extensive coverage of the event, including detailed mock drafts, prospect rankings, and expert analysis from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo.
The first round on June 25 will be broadcast live on ABC, ESPN, and the ESPN App. The second round on June 26 can be watched on ESPN and the ESPN App. ESPN Radio will also offer coverage for both rounds. Broadcasts are planned to commence at 8 p.m. ET each night.
To assist you in following the upcoming draft, we have compiled a list of the mock drafts published for the 2025 class cycle thus far.
Recent 2025 NBA Mock Drafts
- June 10: Explored the strategic approaches to the first 30 picks, examining the common dilemma between selecting the best available talent versus players who fill specific team needs.
- May 19: Presented updated projections for both the first and second rounds following the conclusion of the NBA Draft Combine, noting potential changes in prospect stock and draft order, particularly concerning the third pick.
- May 12: After the Draft Lottery saw the Dallas Mavericks secure the top pick, gaining the likely opportunity to select projected No. 1 prospect Cooper Flagg, projections were made for a total of 59 selections.
- April 8: With March Madness concluded, experts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo projected selections for both rounds, identifying potential NBA team landing spots for notable college players who performed well during the tournament, including Derik Queen and Walter Clayton Jr.
- March 13: Offered pick predictions released before the start of March Madness, emphasizing that conference tournaments and the NCAA tournament provide crucial opportunities to evaluate potential 2025 NBA draft prospects in high-stakes environments.
- February 12: For the first time in the 2025 draft cycle, Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo released projections covering both the first and second rounds. The projected draft order was determined based on ESPN’s Basketball Power Index forecast.
- January 9: Featured new prospects appearing among the first-round projections, reflecting players who had significantly elevated their performance during the college basketball season, especially those contributing to NCAA tournament contending teams.
- November 12, 2024: Issued initial projections for all 30 first-round picks as the 2024-25 college basketball and NBA seasons commenced. The predicted draft order utilized ESPN’s BPI data.
- June 28, 2024: Immediately following the 2024 NBA draft, the debut first-round mock draft for the 2025 class was published by Givony and Woo, notably positioning Duke`s incoming freshman star, Cooper Flagg, as the projected top overall selection.
- February 26, 2024: ESPN published its inaugural mock draft for the 2025 class, highlighting that NBA teams had already started the process of scouting and tracking top prospects well over a year in advance of the draft.
