Let’s project another 2025 NBA mock draft!
While the anticipation for the new NBA season is mounting, basketball fans are already looking ahead to the next wave of talent. Although the 2024 class might not have immediately produced a crop of superstars, early evaluations of the 2025 class suggest a more promising pool of potential impact players.
To get a sense of how this upcoming draft might unfold, we’ve conducted a mock draft based on current NBA Championship odds from DraftKings. Keep in mind that these odds are subject to change as the season progresses, and the NBA Draft Lottery’s random element can significantly alter the final draft order. Even the worst teams have a chance to land the coveted first-overall pick.
With these factors in mind, let’s dive into our mock draft, understanding that it’s a speculative exercise and may need to be adjusted as the 2024-2025 season unfolds.

How Does the NBA Draft Lottery Work
Following the conclusion of the season, the NBA uses a lottery system to decide the first 14 picks in the draft order.
Before we look at the draft order, here’s how the NBA Draft Lottery system works:
- Eligible Teams: The 14 teams that do not qualify for the NBA playoffs are eligible to participate in the draft lottery. This includes teams that make the Play-In Tournament but don’t advance past the Play-In Tournament.
- NBA Draft Lottery Odds: The teams with the worst records have higher chances of winning a top pick. The teams with the three worst records have the highest chance – a 14% chance – while the odds incrementally decrease for teams with better records among the non-playoff teams.
- Ping Pong Balls: Fourteen ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 will be placed in a lottery machine. There are 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of 14. Before the lottery, 1,000 of those 1,001 combinations are assigned to the 14 participating lottery teams. Those three with the highest odds will be given 140 combinations each – aka the most combinations.
- Lottery Drawing: Finally, drawings are conducted for the first four picks of the NBA Draft. The remaining non-playoff teams are then ordered based on their regular-season records, with the team with the worst record picking fifth, followed by the team with the next worst record, and so on.
Also, the NBA shares the footage of the lottery drawing after each draft. You can watch the 2023 procedure here.
2025 NBA Mock Draft
- Detroit Pistons: Cooper Flagg – F – Duke – 17 Years Old
- Washington Wizards: Dylan Harper – G – Rutgers – 17 Years Old
- Charlotte Hornets: Ace Bailey – G/F – Rutgers – 17 Years Old
- Portland Trail Blazers: Nolan Traore – G – France – 18 Years Old
- Brooklyn Nets: VJ Edgecombe – G – Baylor – 18 Years Old
- Toronto Raptors: Kwame Evans – F – Oregon – 19 Years Old
- Utah Jazz: Hugo Gonzalez – F – Spain – 18 Years Old
- Chicago Bulls: Liam McNeeley – G/F – UConn – 18 Years Old
- San Antonio Spurs: Tre Johnson – G – Texas – 18 Years old
- San Antonio Spurs (via ATL): Noa Essengue – F – Germany – 17 Years Old
- Houston Rockets: Alex Karaban – F – UConn – 21 Years Old
- Orlando Magic: Michael Ruzic – F – Spain – 17 Years Old
- Atlanta Hawks (via SAC): Derrion Reid – F – Alabama – 18 Years Old
- New Orleans Pelicans: Khaman Maluach – C – Duke – 17 Years Old
- Indiana Pacers: Drake Powell – G/F – North Carolina – 18 Years old
- Memphis Grizzlies: Carter Bryant – F – Arizona – 18 Years Old
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via MIA): Kasparas Jakucionis – G – Illinois – 18 Years Old
- Utah Jazz (via CLE): Jalil Bethea – G – Miami – 18 Years Old
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC): Donovan Freeman – F – Syracuse – 18 Years Old
- Houston Rockets (via PHX): Elliott Cadeau – G – North Carolina – 19 Years Old
- Golden State Warriors: Kanaan Carlyle – G – Indiana – 19 Years Old
- New Orleans Pelicans (via LAL): Hunter Sallis – G – Wake Forest – 21 Years Old
- Philadelphia 76ers: Egor Demin – G – BYU – 18 Years Old
- Dallas Mavericks: Ian Jackson – G – North Carolina – 19 Years Old
- Brooklyn Nets (via MIL): Tyrese Proctor – G – Duke – 20 Years Old
- Utah Jazz (via MIN): KJ Lewis – G – Arizona – 19 Years Old
- Brooklyn Nets (via NYK): Adou Thiero – F – Arkansas – 20 Years Old
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Kon Knueppel – G/F – Duke – 18 Years Old
- Orlando Magic (via DEN): Rocco Zikarsky – C – Australia – 17 Years Old
- Boston Celtics: Collin Murray-Boyles – F/C – South Carolina – 19 Years Old