NBA Draft 2025 live first-round grades for every pick
For The Win is grading every pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft as it happens.
It's finally time for the 2025 NBA Draft, which means players like Cooper Flagg will finally hear their names called as they begin their professional careers.
After months of anticipation and plenty of drama, we will soon have answers about the future of the top prospects in basketball. Like with any draft, it is impossible to predict exactly which pick will make a front office look smart down the road and which could potentially cost someone their job.
But we still are going to make a valiant effort to try, so that's exactly what we are here to do. We've given our predictions about where each player will land, we've read all of the experts, and we've interviews some of the biggest names (e.g. Kon Knueppel and Jeremiah Fears) as part of the pre-draft process.
Now, it's time to offer up our best attempt at analyzing how each player is going to fit with their new teams:
No. 1. Dallas Mavericks
No. 2 San Antonio Spurs
No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers
No. 4 Charlotte Hornets
No. 5 Utah Jazz
No. 6 Washington Wizards
No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans
No. 8 Brooklyn Nets
No. 9 Toronto Raptors
No. 10 Phoenix Suns
No. 11 Portland Trail Blazers
No. 12 Chicago Bulls
No. 13 Atlanta Hawks (via Sacramento Kings)
No. 14 San Antonio Spurs (via Atlanta Hawks)
No. 15 Oklahoma City Thunder (via Miami Heat)
No. 16 Memphis Grizzlies (via Orlando Heat)
No. 17 Minnesota Timberwolves (via Detroit Pistons)
No. 18 Washington Wizards (via Memphis Grizzlies)
No. 19 Brooklyn Nets (via Milwaukee Bucks)
No. 20 Miami Heat (via Golden State Warriors)
No. 21 Utah Jazz (via Minnesota Timberwolves)
No. 22 Brooklyn Nets (via Los Angeles Lakers)
No. 23 New Orleans Pelicans (via Indiana Pacers)
No. 24 Oklahoma City Thunder (via L.A. Clippers)
No. 25 Orlando Magic (via Denver Nuggets)
No. 26 Brooklyn Nets (via New York Knicks)
No. 27 Brooklyn Nets (via Houston Rockets)
No. 28 Boston Celtics
No. 29 Phoenix Suns (via Cleveland Cavaliers)
No. 30 L.A. Clippers (via Oklahoma City Thunder)
When is the 2025 NBA Draft? How to watch
The 2025 NBA Draft is set to begin Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN.
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