Our initial 2025 NBA mock draft.

For this mock draft, team needs and tendencies have loosely been taken into consideration and picks are basically a draft ranking. When the season gets underway, needs and tendencies will be taken into consideration.

The draft order is based off the reverse standings with lottery seeding, on November 20th.

We've started adding player profiles and videos will be updated shortly.

Mock Draft - 1st round - updated November 20th.

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# 7 - The Brooklyn Nets receive the Milwaukee Bucks 2025 1st round pick (via NYK, DET, POR, and NO) (top four protected), 2025 1st round pick, 2025 2nd round pick, 2027 1st round pick, Brooklyn's option to swap 2028 1st round pick with New York, 2029 1st round pick, 2031 1st round pick, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mamadi Diakite and Shake Milton for Mikal Bridges, Keita Bates-Diop, rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet, least favorable of MIL, ORL, and DET's 2026 2nd round pick, and Brooklyn's right to swap 2028 1st round picks with New York.

# 16 - The Minnesota Timberwolves receive the Detroit Pistons 2025 1st round pick (top 13 protected, top 11 in 2026, top 9 in 2027, else a 2027 2nd round pick) (via NYK, OKC and HOU), Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and Keita Bates-Diop for Karl-Anthony Town, and a 2025 2nd round pick in three team trade that involved Charlotte and New York.

# 17 - The Oklahoma City Thunder receive the Miami Heat's 2025 1st round pick (top 14 protected in 2025, unprotected in 2026) and K.Z. Okpala for a 2023 1st round pick (# 18 - Jaime Jaquez Jr.) and the least favorable of PHI, DL, and OKC 2026 2nd round picks.

# 18 - The San Antonio Spurs receive the Atlanta Hawks 2025 1st round pick, Spurs option to sway 2026 1st round picks, 2027 1st round pick, and Danilo Gallinari for Dejounte Murray, and Jock Landale.

# 19 - The Oklahoma City Thunder receive the Los Angeles Clippers 2025 1st round (OKC has the right to swap picks), 2026 1st round pick, Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2021 1st round pick (# 18 - Trey Mann), 2022 1st round pick (# 12 - Jalen Williams), 2023 1st round pick (# 18 - Jaime Jaquez Jr), option to swap 2023 1st round picks with LA Clippers was not exercsied, and a 2024 1st round pick (# 26 - Dillon Jones) for Paul George.

# 20 - The Utah Jazz receive the Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 1st round pick, Utah's option to swap 2026 1st round picks (unprotected if Jazz send a 1st round pick to OKC by 2025, else a Utah's pick is #9 to 30 protected), 2027 1st round pick, 2029 1st round pick (top-5 protected, else a 2nd round pick.), Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, Jarred Vanderbilt, rights to Walker Kessler and a 2023 1st round pick for Rudy Gobert.

# 21 - The Brooklyn Nets receive the New York Knicks 2025 1st round pick, Milwaukee's 2025 1st round pick (top 4 protected, 2025 2nd round pick, 2027 1st round pick, Brooklyn's option to swap 2028 1st round picks with New York, 2029 1st round pick, 2031 1st round pick, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mamadi Kiakite and Shake Milton for Mikal Bridges, Keita Bates-Diop, rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet, 2026 2nd round pick (least favorable or MIL, ORL and DET).

# 22 - The Houston Rockets received the Phoenix Suns 2025 1st round pick (via BK), 2027 1st round pick, 2029 1st round pick (most favorable of DAL, HOU, and PHO), 2029 1st round pick (second most favorable or DAL, HOU, and PHO) for relinquishing reights to swap 2025 1st round picks (HOU, OKC) picks with the Brooklyn, and the Nets 2026 1st round pick. Brooklyn received Phoenix's 2025 1st round pick, 2027 1st round pick, Nets option to swap 2028 1st round picks (PHI or BN), 2028 2nd round (MIL), 2029 1st round pick (PHO), 2029 2nd round pick (MIL), Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Juan Pablo Vaulet , and a 2023 1st round pick (# 21 - Noah Clowney) for Kevin Durrant, T.J. Warren, Nets option to swap 2028 1st round picks (PHI or BK). A four-team trade involving MIL, IND, BK and PHO.

# 24 - The Orlando Magic receive the Denver Nuggets 2025 1st round pick (two years after DEN transfers a 1st round pick to OKC - top-five protected in 2025-27), R.J. Hampton and Gary Harris for Aaron Gordan and Gary Clark Jr.

# 25 - The Brooklyn Nets receives Houtson's 2025 1st round pick.

# 26 - The Atlanta Hawks receive the Los Angeles Lakers 2025 1st round pick (via NO), 2027 1st round pick (least favorable of MIL and NO and top-four protectd), Larry Nance Jr, Dyson Daniels, E.J. Liddell and Cody Zeller for Dejounte Murray.

# 27 - The Los Angeles Clippers receive Oklahoma City Thunder 2025 1st round picks as the Houston Rockets have the option swap 2025 picks (Houston or OKC) with the Nets with the Phoenix Suns pick.

# 30 - The Utah Jazz receive the Cleveland Cavaliers 2025 1st round pick, option to swap Minnesota's 2026 1st round pick (a condition from an earlier CLE-MIN trade), 2027 1st round pick, Utah's option to swap 2028 1st round picks, a 2029 1st round pick, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton and Ochai Agbaji for Donovan Mitchell.

* - The Oklahoma City Thunder receive the Philadelphia 76ers 2025 1st round pick (top 6 protected), Al Horfard, rights to Theo Maledon, rights to Vasilije Mici and cash for Danny Green, Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirier.

* - The Atlanta Hawks receive the Sacramento Kings 2025 1st round pick (top 12 protected in 2025, top 10 in 2026, else a 2026 and 2027 2nd round pick), Justin Holiday and Moe Harkless for Kevin Huerter.