New NBA mock draft for all 59 picks: Who's rising and what we're hearing throughout Round 1

With the 2025 NBA draft 8 days distant (June 25-26, 8 p.m. ET connected ABC and ESPN), 30 teams are heavy into their predraft process, moving retired apical prospects and narrowing down their draught boards successful mentation for the two-round event.

The Dallas Mavericks, owners of the No. 1 prime acknowledgment to winning the draught lottery contempt a 1.8% accidental of doing so, person nary plans to enactment retired immoderate different prospects different than Duke's Cooper Flagg for the apical choice. The Mavericks person scheduled a backstage visit with the nationalist subordinate of the twelvemonth connected Tuesday.

This latest mock draft, which reflects a thorough valuation of the 2025 people and considers intel from scouts and front-office personnel, has a spot of a shake-up from erstwhile ones arsenic fractional of the apical 10 has caller players slotted to antithetic teams, including the projection for Rutgers prima Ace Bailey.

Sunday's blockbuster trade betwixt the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies impacted this draft, with the Magic sending the Grizzlies their No. 16 prime among different aboriginal picks. Around the league, commercialized talks are inactive taking signifier arsenic antithetic scenarios are being laid retired from NBA decision-makers depending connected however the draught evolves.

One specified script that could person draught ramifications includes the information NBA teams person been anticipating that Kevin Durant would beryllium traded ever since the Phoenix Suns engaged successful talks astir the February commercialized deadline. On Saturday night, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania that the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets are Durant's preferred commercialized destinations.

Amid the leaguewide commercialized discussions and what we're proceeding connected however teams are evaluating prospects, here's our latest mock draught of the 59 picks:

Note: The New York Knicks' second-round prime was rescinded by the NBA aft an probe into Jalen Brunson's free bureau signing successful the summertime of 2022.

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First round

1. Dallas Mavericks

Cooper Flagg, SF/PF, Duke
Freshman | TS%: 60.0

Height without shoes: 6-7¾ | Weight: 221
Standing reach: 8-10½ | Wingspan: 7-0

There's nary suspense to beryllium recovered astatine No. 1 this season. Flagg is acceptable to visit the Mavericks connected Tuesday, a formality successful the process arsenic Dallas prepares to prime him connected the archetypal nighttime of the draught (June 25). The Mavs' exceptional lottery luck means Flagg volition locomotion into a competitory squad from Day 1, with Dallas pushing for the playoffs adjacent play arsenic Kyrie Irving recovers from an ACL tear.

Flagg enters the league with not lone a versatile accomplishment set, but the requisite intelligence constitution to win nether unit arsenic the de facto successor to Luka Doncic arsenic the look of the Mavericks' franchise. His violative progression successful what could beryllium a important playmaking relation retired of the gross volition beryllium a fascinating subplot to statesman the 2025-26 season. -- Woo

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2. San Antonio Spurs

Dylan Harper, PG/SG, Rutgers
Freshman | TS%: 59.3

Height without shoes: 6-4½ | Weight: 213
Standing reach: 8-6 | Wingspan: 6-10½

Most endowment evaluators see Harper to beryllium successful a tier of his ain arsenic the draft's clear-cut second-best prospect, overriding imaginable concerns the Spurs mightiness person astir his imperfect backcourt acceptable with De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle, owed to a chiseled deficiency of perimeter shooting.

Rival teams attempting to prosecute successful commercialized talks with the Spurs person travel distant with the content it's improbable they determination down oregon disconnected the prime astatine No. 2; it seems San Antonio is excited astir the anticipation of adding a endowment of Harper's caliber and is consenting to beryllium patient, figuring retired roster operation concerns later.

The 19-year-old's operation of size, shot-creating prowess, passing creativity, finishing accomplishment and scoring instincts makes him the benignant of pb guard, violative motor that is coveted successful today's NBA, arsenic his beardown framework appears well-suited for playing done the physically demanding vigor required successful the playoffs. The situation of acquiring these types of players makes it hard to envision the Spurs passing connected the accidental to adhd Harper ultimately. -- Givony

3. Philadelphia 76ers

VJ Edgecombe, SG, Baylor
Freshman | TS%: 56.1

Height without shoes: 6-4 | Weight: 193
Standing reach: 8-5½ | Wingspan: 6-7½

Edgecombe takes implicit this spot from Ace Bailey successful ESPN's mock draught aft a affirmative sojourn to Philadelphia, wherever sources accidental helium made a beardown content successful a backstage workout arsenic good arsenic successful meetings with the beforehand bureau and ownership. He appears to beryllium "the person successful the clubhouse" currently, with Bailey losing momentum aft refusing to visit, initially unsatisfied with his hunt for a proven pathway to development. However, Bailey is scheduled to enactment retired successful Philadelphia astatine the extremity of this week, and we'll spot if he's capable to sway the tides successful his favor.

The feedback from his interviews astatine the draught harvester successful Chicago was not each that positive, with immoderate teams expressing interest astir his deficiency of mentation and focus. NBA executives accidental Bailey has been polarizing successful interior front-office conversations due to the fact that of questions astir his consciousness for the crippled and deficiency of polish, creating a wider draught scope than initially anticipated.

Surrounding the hyper-explosive Edgecombe with prolific 3-point shooters specified arsenic Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, Quentin Grimes and Paul George could adhd different magnitude to the Sixers' offense, particularly if the squad buys into the improvement of his passing quality long-term.

Should Edgecombe not beryllium selected here, astir teams expect him to beryllium drafted 1 prime aboriginal by Charlotte astatine No. 4, but helium has besides worked retired successful beforehand of Washington successful the predraft process, an denotation determination mightiness beryllium immoderate commercialized scenarios successful play with the Wizards moving up, perchance arsenic precocious arsenic No. 3. -- Givony

4. Charlotte Hornets

Kon Knueppel, SG/SF, Duke
Freshman | TS%: 64.8

Height without shoes: 6-5 | Weight: 219
Standing reach: 8-5½ | Wingspan: 6-6¼

Knueppel has immoderate existent fans among NBA teams successful this information of the draft, with proponents highlighting his elite question and spot-up shooting (emphasis connected his quality to sprout disconnected question arsenic opposed to his existent movement), antiaircraft smarts and playmaking, arsenic good arsenic an analytics-friendly illustration that shines done successful squad draught models. Knueppel's consciousness for the game, selfless benignant of play, spot and toughness should marque him casual to play with, particularly alongside the likes of LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, who helium appears to complement rather well.

The Hornets and Jazz are 2 teams that look to person involvement successful him, with his level seemingly nary little than No. 8. He's the benignant of imaginable a playoff-caliber squad could besides people successful a trade, arsenic helium has a plug-and-play accomplishment acceptable and looks apt to bring worth passim his cost-controlled rookie-scale contract. -- Givony

5. Utah Jazz

Tre Johnson, SG, Texas
Freshman | TS%: 56.1

Height without shoes: 6-4¾ | Weight: 190
Standing reach: 8-5 | Wingspan: 6-10¼

The Jazz, now led by Austin Ainge, person large decisions up arsenic they enactment to navigate their mode retired of what has go a protracted rebuild. While rival teams inactive fishy Utah volition person involvement successful a beardown apical of the 2026 lottery -- noting that their first-round prime has top-eight extortion (otherwise conveying to Oklahoma City) -- the organization's nationalist stance has been that the squad is done tanking.

Still, nary of the perimeter players disposable to Utah astatine this spot volition beryllium acceptable to crook astir the franchise immediately, allowing the Jazz to simply plaything connected their preferred talent.

Johnson's fantabulous perimeter shooting and country to make arsenic an all-around scorer volition marque him enticing. Bailey, who continues sliding down the committee successful this scenario, doesn't look to person overmuch involvement successful Utah and is viewed by astir teams arsenic a riskier bet. Expect Jeremiah Fears, and Knueppel, if available, to person agelong looks arsenic well. -- Woo

6. Washington Wizards

Airious "Ace" Bailey, SG/SF, Rutgers
Freshman | TS%: 54.0

Height without shoes: 6-7½ | Weight: 202
Standing reach: 8-11 | Wingspan: 7-0½

Bailey's predraft workout strategy has perplexed immoderate observers, arsenic helium has yet to behaviour a azygous known workout to date, having declined invitations from respective teams wrong his draught range. Sources accidental Bailey's campy has informed funny teams that they judge helium is simply a top-3 subordinate successful the draft, but besides seeks a wide pathway to stardom, possibly feeling comfy that a squad volition commercialized up to get him astatine Nos. 3 oregon 4, should helium drop.

Some teams question whether Bailey has received assurances of being selected by a squad presently extracurricular the apical 5, to a concern deemed much advantageous from a geographic and playing clip perspective.

Bailey is scheduled to behaviour a workout with the 76ers aboriginal this week, but it's unclear if helium plans to sojourn immoderate different teams astatine this stage. Should the Sixers walk connected him, helium could precise good descent to the No. 6 oregon No. 7 picks, 2 teams successful Washington and New Orleans that are said to beryllium highly intrigued with the 18-year-old's talent. And some are situations successful which determination look to beryllium plentifulness of minutes and shots to beryllium had. -- Givony

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7. New Orleans Pelicans

Jeremiah Fears, PG, Oklahoma
Freshman | TS%: 57.0

Height without shoes: 6-2½ | Weight: 179
Standing reach: 8-2½ | Wingspan: 6-5¼

Fears built important momentum with the mode helium finished his play astatine Oklahoma and has beforehand offices reasoning hard astir his semipermanent upside, adjacent with immoderate unsmooth edges near successful his game. His scope is comparatively constrictive astatine this point: The Pelicans and Nets are viewed by rival teams arsenic landing spots, and the Jazz astatine No. 5 look to beryllium the apical end.

There's thought circulating that New Orleans mightiness beryllium his level if helium makes it to this spot -- a acceptable that makes sense, considering the Pelicans' long-standing request for a starting-caliber pb guard. The Pelicans beryllium successful a invaluable slot here, with astatine slightest 1 of Fears, Johnson, Knueppel oregon Bailey acceptable to beryllium disposable to them -- but person besides been a tricky squad to peg frankincense far, with rival teams moving to recognize what absorption the team's caller enactment volition take. -- Woo

8. Brooklyn Nets

Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
Freshman | TS%: 74.7

Height without shoes: 7-0¾ | Weight: 252
Standing reach: 9-6 | Wingspan: 7-6¾

Maluach has been participating successful competitory workouts for top-10 teams against different large men, aiming to showcase the improvements helium has made successful his accomplishment level and physique. Maluach received a cleanable measure of wellness from NBA doctors during his aesculapian examination, which is important considering his size and immoderate insignificant ailments helium experienced earlier during Duke's season. The Nets, drafting No. 8 close astatine the extremity of a tier of prospects earlier what seems to beryllium a wide drop-off, tin spend to beryllium opportunistic and hold to spot which subordinate falls to them, whether it's Maluach, Fears, Knueppel oregon idiosyncratic else.

Maluach is 1 of the draft's youngest prospects, turning 19 connected Sept. 14, and has important country for maturation some physically and skillswise. He plays with tremendous strength and is beloved by coaches and teammates, owed to his unique off-court intangibles.

His quality to anchor a defence with his wingspan and supply vertical spacing arsenic a roller and cutter, portion sprinting the level aggressively successful transition, volition beryllium charismatic to immoderate squad looking for a halfway to physique astir long-term, including perchance the Wizards oregon Pelicans, which prime astatine No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. -- Givony

9. Toronto Raptors

Noa Essengue, PF, Ratiopharm Ulm
Germany | TS%: 61.1

Essengue's predraft process has stalled due to the fact that his palmy play successful Germany remains ongoing. Ulm precocious to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) Finals against Bayern Munich, a best-of-five bid that began Monday and could precise good tally into the draft, with a imaginable Game 4 slated for June 24, and Game 5 connected June 26. Essengue (as good arsenic teammate and draught imaginable Ben Saraf) mightiness beryllium incapable to behaviour backstage workouts stateside anterior to draught night. What does assistance is that this week, Essengue, 18, measured good officially astatine 6-10 barefoot with a astir 7-1 wingspan, underscoring his fantabulous carnal illustration crossed frontcourt positions.

Toronto has mostly been linked to frontcourt targets astatine prime No. 9, including Maluach, who is nary warrant to beryllium connected the board. The Raptors are besides 1 of respective teams successful this scope said to beryllium progressive successful commercialized talks astir their pick, considering the anticipation of moving backmost successful the draught to adhd endowment to adjacent season's roster.

Essengue's blend of size, versatility, utmost younker and burgeoning accumulation has drawn expanding involvement from teams successful the 9-to-15 range, and helium fits an archetype Raptors brass has often targeted if they enactment enactment here. -- Woo

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10. Houston Rockets (via Phoenix)

Carter Bryant, SF/PF, Arizona
Freshman | TS%: 59.9

Height without shoes: 6-6½ | Weight: 214
Standing reach: 8-10 | Wingspan: 6-11¾

Bryant has received beardown reviews passim the predraft process. He appears apt to perceive his sanction called determination successful the 9-to-15 range, with respective teams apt to beryllium attracted to the frontcourt shooting, antiaircraft versatility, and passing prowess helium offers. Bryant wasn't consistently productive for Arizona coming disconnected the bench, averaging 6.5 points per game, arsenic he's not overmuch of a changeable creator, and has plentifulness of country for maturation connected some ends of the floor.

The Rockets, flush with young prospects, mightiness not beryllium yet picking here, arsenic the anticipation of adding a proven seasoned volition apt beryllium thoroughly explored. Fresh disconnected an outstanding play that concluded with the NBA's fourth-best grounds (52-30) and flush with young endowment passim the roster, it's challenging to pinpoint circumstantial needs for the Rockets, speech from possibly addressing Fred VanVleet's squad option.

Rival teams expect Houston's beforehand bureau to beryllium progressive the week of the draft. -- Givony

11. Portland Trail Blazers

Kasparas Jakucionis, PG, Illinois
Freshman | TS%: 59.8

Height without shoes: 6-4¾ | Weight: 205
Standing reach: 8-3½ | Wingspan: 6-7¾

The Trail Blazers are acceptable up beforehand for the foreseeable aboriginal with Donovan Clingan astatine halfway and don't person an explicit positional need, but players specified arsenic Jakucionis, Bryant and Essengue could each beryllium disposable present and bring broadly antithetic accomplishment sets.

Jakucionis' unselfish benignant and quality to heighten shot question would assistance Portland's backcourt mix, with players specified arsenic Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe and Anfernee Simons each much scoring-oriented. He could feasibly descent into multi-playmaker lineups alongside the different guards successful a much connective role.

Jakucionis appears ticketed for this 10-to-15 range, with his playmaking, versatility and intangibles holding beardown entreaty successful a assortment of contexts. -- Woo

12. Chicago Bulls

Derik Queen, C, Maryland
Freshman | TS%: 60.0

Height without shoes: 6-9¼ | Weight: 247
Standing reach: 9-1½ | Wingspan: 7-0½

The Bulls don't person overmuch successful the mode of semipermanent keepers successful the big-man department, with Nikola Vucevic, 35, a commercialized campaigner entering the last twelvemonth of his contract. Queen, Joan Beringer, and Thomas Sorber are said to beryllium among the prospects they mightiness see with this prime astatine No. 12.

Queen is the astir skilled large antheral successful this class. He is simply a terrific people successful pick-and-roll, tin make his ain changeable facing the handbasket with a wide array of moves and has intriguing passing ability.

Queen's conditioning, occasional apathy defensively and deficiency of shooting scope are things NBA teams picking successful this country (or earlier) are trying to get a amended grip connected successful the predraft process, areas that we've heard mixed feedback astir based connected immoderate of his aboriginal workouts. -- Givony

13. Atlanta Hawks (via Sacramento)

Egor Demin, PG/SG, BYU
Freshman | TS%: 51.3

Height without shoes: 6-9¼ | Weight: 199
Standing reach: 8-9½ | Wingspan: 6-10¼

Rival teams' work connected the Hawks has been that they'll look to brace a large antheral and a guard, presuming they support some of their first-round picks (Nos. 13 and 22). The bid they spell astir prioritizing those needs mightiness hinge connected what happens successful beforehand of them. Demin's playmaking endowment becomes an intriguing worth stake if helium makes it to this portion of the draft, with large men including Essengue, Joan Beringer and Asa Newell among imaginable candidates astatine this slot.

Demin has formed a wide nett connected the workout circuit, scheduling a scope of teams portion looking to showcase his endowment successful competitory settings. He has involvement from teams wrong the apical 10, but scenarios are besides successful play wherever helium could gaffe retired of the lottery. His operation of fantabulous size and passing imaginativeness should let him to play each implicit the perimeter, provided helium makes advancement with his leap shot, an country helium demonstrated efficaciously during an awesome pro time workout. -- Woo

14. San Antonio Spurs (via Atlanta)

Joan Beringer, C, Cedevita Olimpija
Adriatic | TS%: 61.5

Height without shoes: 6-11 | Weight: 235
Standing reach: 9-3 | Wingspan: 7-4½

The Spurs volition apt research assorted options with this No. 14 pick, including the anticipation of adding a seasoned who is much acceptable to lend arsenic the squad pivots toward playoff contention. Adding frontcourt extent could besides beryllium a priority, particularly if the Spurs usage Victor Wembanyama arsenic much of a powerfulness guardant alongside different rim protector eventually, which would beryllium precise hard to people against.

With his play successful Slovenia yet concluded, Beringer made his mode to the United States, starting successful Chicago and Brooklyn, New York, wherever helium completed his mandatory NBA harvester participation. That included authoritative measurements, which bespeak helium has grown an inch and a fractional successful the past year, present lasting implicit 7-feet successful shoes, 235 pounds with a 7-4 1/2 wingspan and 9-3 lasting reach, akin measurements to Jaren Jackson Jr. and Myles Turner astatine the aforesaid age.

The draft's champion changeable blocker, Beringer has flashed sizeable upside each season, which has enactment him successful lottery information since January. -- Givony

15. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Miami)

Collin Murray-Boyles, PF/C, South Carolina
Sophomore | TS%: 64.0

Height without shoes: 6-6½ | Weight: 239
Standing reach: 8-10 | Wingspan: 7-0¾

Murray-Boyles has been 1 of the much divisive players among executives we've spoken with -- immoderate are enamored with his antiaircraft versatility and all-around accumulation and spot an outstanding NBA relation player, portion others harp connected his constricted positional size and deficiency of perimeter shooting, and the mode those 2 factors bounds his projectable ceiling.

His scope appears to commencement astatine No. 10 with the Rockets -- a squad that makes consciousness arsenic a fit, but besides 1 that could commercialized their prime -- and ends astir present successful the teens.

The Thunder participate the draught with ultimate flexibility acknowledgment to their deep, talented roster and their immense cache of aboriginal draught capital, enabling them to determination astir successful the draught and people who they want. Murray-Boyles' toughness and hoops IQ align with the criteria Oklahoma City tends to target, making this a imaginable landing spot for him. -- Woo

16. Memphis Grizzlies (via Orlando)

Jase Richardson, PG/SG, Michigan State
Freshman | TS%: 63.2

Height without shoes: 6-0½ | Weight: 178
Standing reach: 8-2½ | Wingspan: 6-6

The Magic and Grizzlies pulled disconnected a blockbuster trade Sunday, with Desmond Bane headed to Orlando successful instrumentality for a bundle including this draft's No. 16 pick.

The Grizzlies are precisely the benignant of squad that could beryllium funny successful an ultra-efficient, productive young imaginable specified arsenic Richardson, who rates highly successful draught models that analytics-savvy teams similar Memphis often wage attraction to.

Richardson possesses an fantabulous consciousness for the game, deed 41% of his 3-pointers this season, brings beardown antiaircraft strength and looks adept astatine playing disconnected the prima powerfulness of a teammate similar Ja Morant, whose aboriginal successful Memphis is to beryllium determined. As Richardson's shot-creation diverseness and violative aggressiveness evolve, helium could beryllium idiosyncratic who yet inherits much important ballhandling responsibilities, if the Grizzlies determine to pivot toward a younker movement. -- Givony

17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Detroit)

Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown
Freshman | TS%: 58.7

Height without shoes: 6-9¼ | Weight: 262
Standing reach: 9-1 | Wingspan: 7-6

Sorber is inactive recovering from February ft surgery and has been incapable to partake successful hoops activities connected the workout circuit, with teams relying connected movie and the interrogation process to implicit his evaluation. Nevertheless, helium has coagulated involvement wrong the apical 20, arsenic teams are drawn to his antiaircraft interaction and semipermanent outlook aft emerging this play arsenic a astonishment one-and-done player.

Minnesota is facing imaginable roster changes adjacent season, with Naz Reid and Julius Randle acceptable to trial escaped bureau and the Timberwolves presently tied arsenic a Kevin Durant landing spot. There's a bully lawsuit for adding frontcourt extent here, with a fig of bigs projected wrong the apical 20, and the Wolves besides holding the No. 31 pick. -- Woo

18. Washington Wizards (via Memphis)

Asa Newell, PF/C, Georgia
Freshman | TS%: 62.0

Height without shoes: 6-9 | Weight: 224
Standing reach: 8-11½ | Wingspan: 6-11¼

With 4 picks successful the apical 40 and nary existent unit yet to triumph conscionable 2 years into a broad roster teardown, the Wizards tin spell successful a multitude of directions successful this portion of the draft. After taking a perimeter subordinate with their archetypal prime astatine No. 6, adding frontcourt extent could marque sense.

Newell's mobility, aggressiveness and strength level are important assets that allowed him to person a highly productive, businesslike freshman run astatine Georgia, making 26 3-pointers successful 33 games and converting 75% of his escaped throws, pointing to floor-stretching potential. -- Givony

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19. Brooklyn Nets (via Milwaukee)

Will Riley, SG/SF, Illinois
Freshman | TS%: 53.8

Height without shoes: 6-8¼ | Weight: 185
Standing reach: 8-8 | Wingspan: 6-8¾

This is the 2nd of the Nets' 4 first-round picks, with Brooklyn improbable to roster each of these selections and actively exploring a scope of options arsenic a result. If they enactment put, the Nets person capable berth from a timeline position to instrumentality swings connected younger prospects similar Riley, who mightiness request a play oregon 2 to go a contributor.

Riley is different subordinate whose scope is connected the wider broadside astatine the moment. He has teams' involvement arsenic precocious arsenic the aboriginal teens, but determination are besides scenarios successful play wherever helium could gaffe into the 20s. His advocates astir the NBA spot large upside owed to his fantabulous size, violative consciousness and shooting potential, but it's understood that it volition instrumentality him clip to adhd carnal spot and hopefully, amended defensively. -- Woo

20. Miami Heat (via Golden State)

Liam McNeeley, SG/SF, UConn
Freshman | TS%: 53.6

Height without shoes: 6-6¾ | Weight: 214
Standing reach: 8-3½ | Wingspan: 6-8½

Adding backcourt endowment volition apt beryllium a precedence for the Heat this offseason, but it's not casual to constituent to immoderate surefire defender contributors successful this range. McNeeley's size, shot-making prowess, consciousness for the crippled and toughness are captious attributes that NBA teams worth astatine the helping position. He needs to punctual them of his winning qualities passim the predraft process, pursuing an inefficient play successful which helium converted 44% of his 2-pointers and 32% of his 3-pointers.

He volition apt beryllium asked to play a antithetic relation successful the NBA, leaning much heavy into his quality arsenic a dynamic perimeter shooter, which was much evident successful different settings earlier college. McNeeley has immoderate momentum down him now, pursuing immoderate affirmative workouts, helping to punctual teams of what made him truthful highly regarded entering the season. -- Givony

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21. Utah Jazz (via Minnesota)

Cedric Coward, SF, Washington State/Duke
Junior | TS%: 71.0

Height without shoes: 6-5¼ | Weight: 213
Standing reach: 8-10 | Wingspan: 7-2¼

Just however precocious Coward volition perceive his sanction called has been a blistery taxable astir the league of late. While astatine aboveground level, his deficiency of high-level pedigree and show illustration is simply a large drawback, NBA teams person travel distant enamored with his interviews and intrigued by his carnal toolbox and shooting quality connected the wing.

Coward's accelerated emergence successful the process is besides a referendum connected the signifier of this draft, arsenic immoderate teams consciousness the people flattens retired hard astir No. 20 oregon so, and there's a decided deficiency of 3-and-D wings who warrant first-round grades, an archetype galore are consenting to instrumentality a accidental connected -- each of that appears acceptable to play successful Coward's favour connected draught night.

Utah, holding aggregate selections, could usage a subordinate successful Coward's mold and could spot worth successful him. -- Woo

22. Atlanta Hawks (via Los Angeles Lakers)

Danny Wolf, PF, Michigan
Junior | TS%: 56.6

Height without shoes: 6-10½ | Weight: 251
Standing reach: 9-1 | Wingspan: 7-2¼

Feedback connected Wolf from teams has been mixed successful the predraft process, arsenic he's a somewhat unorthodox imaginable who immoderate presumption arsenic a much situational fit. His inside-out versatility and passing skills astatine his size abstracted him from the different bigs successful this class. There are besides existent questions helium has to reply surrounding his inconsistent shooting and foul enactment struggles (34% connected 3-pointers, 59% connected escaped throws), and whether he'll support astatine a precocious level.

If the Hawks spell with a perimeter subordinate with their prime astatine No. 13, adding a large aboriginal successful the draught astatine No. 22 makes sense, with Wolf making for an absorbing acceptable successful big, versatile lineups with Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu up front. -- Woo

23. Indiana Pacers

Nique Clifford, SG, Colorado State
Super Senior | TS%: 60.9

Height without shoes: 6-5¼ | Weight: 202
Standing reach: 8-6½ | Wingspan: 6-8

Clifford has received affirmative feedback connected the workout circuit, drafting involvement successful the teens with his scope moving into the 20s. Coming disconnected a large play astatine Colorado State, Clifford's acquisition and plug-and-play, two-way accomplishment acceptable has made him a viable enactment for NBA teams successful hunt of helping help.

Amid a singular playoff tally that has underscored the extent and prime of Indiana's roster, the Pacers are said to beryllium unfastened to moving their first-round pick, making this 1 of galore selections successful this scope that could alteration hands. With Myles Turner owed for a caller contract that would instrumentality the Pacers into the luxury taxation -- thing the enactment has agelong avoided -- the imaginable of utilizing this prime to make fiscal savings, assistance support the existent roster intact, and extract worth by different means makes sense.

If Indiana does prime a subordinate present astatine No. 23, adding 1 who tin lend instantly seems prudent. -- Woo

24. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LA Clippers)

Hugo Gonzalez, SG/SF, Real Madrid
EuroLeague | TS%: 50.9

The Thunder mightiness not adjacent person a roster spot astatine their disposal for some of their first-round picks, truthful it's unclear precisely which absorption they volition spell connected draught night.

Gonzalez could acceptable Oklahoma City's benignant of play with the awesome carnal tools and frenetic vigor helium brings defensively, which has enabled him to carve retired a beardown relation for Real Madrid successful the Spanish Liga ACB playoffs recently. There's besides the anticipation a squad could person Gonzalez to beryllium stashed for different twelvemonth successful Europe -- thing that surely wouldn't beryllium appealing to his campy astatine this signifier -- but mightiness beryllium a necessity if the important buyout successful his declaration doesn't get paid this offseason (it's an enactment Real Madrid would surely beryllium unfastened to, considering his impactful play). -- Givony

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25. Orlando Magic (via Denver)

Maxime Raynaud, PF/C, Stanford
Senior | TS%: 56.1

Height without shoes: 7-0¼ | Weight: 236
Standing reach: 9-2 | Wingspan: 7-1¼

It's not wide what the Magic's appetite volition beryllium for adding 2 rookie teenagers to an already young roster, possibly causing them to research much mature upperclassmen similar Raynaud, who would bring immoderate much-needed frontcourt spacing that the roster presently lacks.

Raynaud deed 67 3-pointers this play successful 35 games and had a beardown showing astatine the draught combine, suggesting there's upside inactive near to pat into owed to his late-blooming trajectory, having focused full-time connected hoops lone arsenic a precocious schoolhouse senior. Raynaud's quality to agelong the level arsenic a halfway is invaluable successful today's NBA, thing that could surely entreaty to the Magic from a spacing perspective. -- Givony

26. Brooklyn Nets (via New York)

Nolan Traore, PG, Saint-Quentin
France | TS%: 51.0

Height without shoes: 6-3 | Weight: 175
Standing reach: 8-5½ | Wingspan: 6-8

With 4 first-round picks astatine their disposal, it wouldn't beryllium astonishing to spot the Nets instrumentality respective endowment swings, hoping to uncover gems with immoderate of their aboriginal picks.

The Nets person a void successful the backcourt, depending connected what they bash with their archetypal fewer picks, and this concern volition beryllium considered highly charismatic to immoderate of the guards slated to beryllium picked successful this range.

After starting the play projected arsenic a top-10 pick, Traore's draught banal dropped due to the fact that of inconsistent play, but there's inactive plentifulness to similar with his size, ballhandling, playmaking creativity and upside, making him a worthy gamble for a squad successful Brooklyn's concern and astatine this constituent successful the draft. -- Givony

27. Brooklyn Nets (via Houston)

Rasheer Fleming, PF, Saint Joseph's
Junior | TS%: 64.4

Height without shoes: 6-8¼ | Weight: 232
Standing reach: 9-1 | Wingspan: 7-5¼

It seems improbable the Nets, who besides clasp the No. 36 pick, volition yet roster each 5 of their draught picks. Count them among galore teams successful the 20s who are unfastened for concern involving their selections. This scope of the draught is viewed by teams and agents arsenic highly fluid, with each prime betwixt Nos. 21 and 27 either viewed arsenic disposable and/or belonging to teams with aggregate selections.

Fleming is among the players apt to travel disconnected the committee successful the backmost fractional of the archetypal round. His carnal tools and improving 3-point shooting springiness him a way to carving retired a rotation spot, and immoderate teams presumption him arsenic a subordinate that tin assistance immediately. While not a flashy subordinate nor immensely skilled, Fleming's length, betterment way and late-blooming trajectory constituent to untapped potential. -- Woo

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28. Boston Celtics

Drake Powell, SG/SF, North Carolina
Freshman | TS%: 61.1

Height without shoes: 6-5¼ | Weight: 200
Standing reach: 8-7 | Wingspan: 7-0

The Celtics person immoderate large needs to code successful the aftermath of Jayson Tatum's season-ending Achilles injury, but they can't person immoderate existent anticipation to code them successful the draft, surely not this precocious successful the archetypal round.

Finding a helping similar Powell, who's susceptible of soaking up minutes, hopefully gaining immoderate acquisition and possibly emerging arsenic susceptible of adding worth successful a twelvemonth from now, would beryllium a large win. NBA teams similar Powell's consciousness for the crippled and semipermanent upside, particularly his quality to defender everyone from constituent guards to powerfulness forwards portion flying astir to support the rim, clang the solid and adjacent retired with intent connected the perimeter. He plays exceptionally hard, has tremendous mobility covering ground, rotating each implicit the level -- with the question being whether he's an assertive capable scorer oregon close capable shooter to clasp his ain connected that extremity of the floor. -- Givony

29. Phoenix Suns (via Cleveland)

Walter Clayton Jr., PG, Florida
Senior | TS%: 61.1

Height without shoes: 6-2 | Weight: 199
Standing reach: 8-1½ | Wingspan: 6-4

The Suns look funny successful getting younger and remaking their roster, with the imaginable of a Durant commercialized besides creating scenarios successful which Phoenix could prime up further draught picks earlier successful the archetypal round.

A subordinate similar Clayton, who mightiness beryllium value-additive connected a rookie-scale woody immediately, should beryllium charismatic to the Suns arsenic they navigate a hard wage expanse and effort to amended presumption themselves long-term.

Clayton seems to person played himself into the archetypal circular with his NCAA tourney heroics, viewed arsenic a sparkplug scorer who tin assistance heighten a team's seat unit. His assurance and shot-making skills volition person to screen for his constricted size and questionable defense. -- Woo

30. LA Clippers (via Oklahoma City)

Noah Penda, SF/PF, Le Mans
France | TS%: 53.9

Height without shoes: 6-7¼ | Weight: 242
Standing reach: 8-10½ | Wingspan: 6-11½

Due to their hefty payroll, the Clippers should spot worth successful rostering a rookie who tin lend with this pick. Finding idiosyncratic who tin complement their stars connected a cost-controlled woody would beryllium a win.

Penda has been an absorbing sleeper sanction for teams owed to his multi-positional versatility, susceptible of playing each implicit the level connected discourtesy and besides defending respective spots. While his perimeter shooting and constricted run-jump athleticism are question marks for teams, his feel, accomplishment and size are each bully selling points.

There remains curiosity among teams arsenic to whether Penda volition hold to beryllium stashed overseas for different season, thing that could assistance his chances of uncovering a comfy draught slot. -- Woo

Second round

31. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Utah)
Ben Saraf, PG/SG, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)

32. Boston Celtics (via Washington)
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton, ace senior

33. Charlotte Hornets
Adou Thiero, PF, Arkansas

34. Charlotte Hornets (via New Orleans)
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C, Penn State, junior

35. Philadelphia 76ers
Hansen Yang, C, Qingdao (China)

36. Brooklyn Nets
Jamir Watkins, SG/SF, Florida State, senior

37. Detroit Pistons (via Toronto)
Alex Toohey, SF/PF, Sydney (Australia)

38. San Antonio Spurs
Chaz Lanier, SG, Tennessee, ace senior

39. Toronto Raptors (via Portland)
Bogoljub Markovic, PF/C, Mega Superbet (Adriatic)

40. Washington Wizards (via Phoenix)
Johni Broome, C, Auburn, ace senior

41. Golden State Warriors (via Miami)
Rocco Zikarsky, C, Brisbane (Australia)

42. Sacramento Kings (via Chicago)
John Tonje, SF, Wisconsin, ace senior

43. Utah Jazz (via Dallas)
Tyrese Proctor, PG, Duke, junior

44. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Atlanta)
Eric Dixon, PF, Villanova, ace senior

45. Chicago Bulls (via Sacramento)
Sion James, SF, Duke, ace senior

46. Orlando Magic
Kam Jones, PG/SG, Marquette, senior

47. Milwaukee Bucks (via Detroit)
Koby Brea, SG/SF, Kentucky, ace senior

48. Memphis Grizzlies (via Golden State)
Javon Small, PG, West Virginia, senior

49. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Milwaukee)
Vladislav Goldin, C, Michigan, ace senior

50. New York Knicks (via Memphis)
Lachlan Olbrich, PF/C, Illawarra

51. LA Clippers (via Minnesota)
Viktor Lakhin, C, Clemson, ace senior

52. Phoenix Suns (via Denver)
Kobe Sanders, SG/SF, Nevada, senior

53. Utah Jazz (via LA Clippers)
Dink Pate, SG/SF, Mexico City (G League)

54. Indiana Pacers
Micah Peavy, SG/SF, Georgetown, senior

55. Los Angeles Lakers
Hunter Sallis, SG, Wake Forest, senior

56. Memphis Grizzlies (via Houston)
Amari Williams, C, Kentucky, senior

57. Orlando Magic (via Boston)
Alijah Martin, SG, Florida, senior

58. Cleveland Cavaliers
Ryan Nembhard, PG, Gonzaga, senior

59. Houston Rockets (via Oklahoma City)
RJ Luis Jr., SF/PF, St. John's, junior

Jonathan Givony is an NBA draught adept and the laminitis and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a backstage scouting and analytics work utilized by NBA, NCAA and planetary teams.

Jeremy Woo is an NBA expert specializing successful imaginable valuation and the draft. He was antecedently a unit writer and draught insider astatine Sports Illustrated.