NewDope’s 2025 NBA Draft Recap
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NewDope’s 2025 NBA Draft Recap


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That does it for the 2025 NBA Draft! Be sure to check out all of the 59 picks this year that consisted of 21 players born overseas!

First Round

1. Dallas Mavericks - Cooper Flagg (F, Duke)

2. San Antonio Spurs - Dylan Harper (G, Rutgers)

3. Philadelphia 76ers - VJ Edgecombe (G, Bahamas/Baylor)

4. Charlotte Hornets - Kon Knueppel (G/F, Duke)

5. Utah Jazz - Ace Bailey (G/F, Rutgers)

6. Washington Wizards - Tre Johnson (G, Texas)

7. New Orleans Pelicans - Jeremiah Fears (G, Oklahoma)

8. Brooklyn Nets - Egor Demin (G, Russia/BYU)

9. Toronto Raptors - Collin Murray-Boyles (F, South Carolina)

10. Houston Rockets (traded to PHX) - Khaman Maluach (C, South Sudan/Duke)

11. Portland Trail Blazers (traded to MEM) - Cedric Coward (F, Washington State)

12. Chicago Bulls - Noa Essengue (F, France)

13. Atlanta Hawks (traded to NO) - Derik Queen (C, Maryland)

Atlanta Hawks traded the 13th pick to the New Orleans Pelicans for the 23rd pick and an unprotected 2026 first-round pick.

14. San Antonio Spurs - Carter Bryant (F, Arizona)

15. Oklahoma City Thunder - Thomas Sorber (C, Georgetown)

16. Memphis Grizzlies - Yang Hansen (C, China)

17. Minnesota Timberwolves - Joan Beringer (C, France)

18. Washington Wizards (traded to UTH) - Walter Clayton Jr. (G, Florida)

Washington Wizards trade No. 18 pick for No. 21 pick and second-round picks.

19. Brooklyn Nets - Nolan Traore (G, France)

20. Miami Heat - Kasparas Jakucionis (G, Lithuania/Illinois)

21. Utah Jazz (traded to WAS) - Will Riley (F, Illinois)

22. Atlanta Hawks (traded to BKN) - Drake Powell (G/F, North Carolina)

23. New Orleans Pelicans (traded to ATL) - Asa Newell (G, Georgia)

24. Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to SAC)  - Nique Clifford (G, Colorado State)

25. Orlando Magic - Jase Richardson (G, Michigan State)

26. Brooklyn Nets - Ben Saraf (G, Israel)

27. Brooklyn Nets - Danny Wolf (F, Michigan)

28. Boston Celtics - Hugo Gonzalez (F, Spain)

29. Phoenix Suns (traded to CHA) - Liam McNeeley (F, UCONN)

Charlotte Hornets trade centre Mark Williams to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for the 29th pick and a 2029 first-round pick.

30. Los Angeles Clippers - Yanic Konan Niederhauser (C, Switzerland/Penn State)

Second Round

31. Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to PHX) - Rasheer Fleming (F, Saint Joseph's)

Minnesota Timberwolves trade pick No. 31 to Phoenix Suns in exchange for pick No. 36 and two future second-round picks.

32. Boston Celtics (traded to ORL) - Noah Penda (F, France)

Boston Celtics trade pick No. 32 to Orlando Magic for picks No. 46, No. 57, a second-round pick in 2026 and 2027.

33. Charlotte Hornets - Sion James (G, Duke)

34. Charlotte Hornets - Ryan Kalkbrenner (C, Creighton)

35. Philadelphia 76ers - Johni Broome (G, Auburn)

36. Phoenix Suns (traded to BKN > MIN > LAL) - Adou Thiero (F, Arkansas)

Minnesota Timberwolves trade pick No. 36 to the Los Angeles Lakers for pick No. 45 and cash.

37. Detroit Pistons - Chaz Lanier (G, Tennessee)

38. San Antonio Spurs (traded to IND) - Kam Jones (G, Marquette)

39. Toronto Raptors - Alijah Martin (G, Florida)

40. Washington Wizards (traded to NO) - Micah Peavy (F, Georgetown)

41. Golden State Warriors (traded to PHX) - Koby Brea (G, Kentucky)

42. Sacramento Kings - Maxime Raynard (C, France/Standford)

43. Utah Jazz (traded to WAS) - Jamir Watkins (F, Florida State)

44. Oklahoma City Thunder - Brooks Barnhizer (F, Northwestern)

45. Chicago Bulls (traded to LAL > MIN) - Rocco Zikarsky (C, Australia)

46. Orlando Magic (traded to BOS) - Amari Williams (C, Kentucky)

47. Milwaukee Bucks - Bogoljub Markovic (F, Serbia)

48. Memphis Grizzlies - Javon Small (G, West Virginia)

49. Cleveland Cavaliers - Tyrese Proctor (G, Australia/Duke)

50. New York Knicks (traded to LAC) - Kobe Sanders (F, Australia/Nevada)

51. Los Angeles Clippers (traded to NYK) - Mohamed Diawara (F, France)

52. Phoenix Suns (traded to GSW) - Alex Toohey (F, Australia)

53. Utah Jazz - John Tonje (G/F, Wisconsin)

54. Indiana Pacers - Taelon Peter (G, Liberty)

55. Los Angeles Lakers (traded to CHI) - Lachlan Olbrich (C, Australia)

56. Memphis Grizzlies (traded to GSW) - Will Richard (G, Florida)

57. Orlando Magic (traded to BOS) - Max Shulga (G, Ukraine/VCU)

58. Cleveland Cavaliers - Saliou Niang (G, Senegal)

59. Phoenix Suns (traded to GSW > MEM) - Jahmai Mashack (G, Tennessee)


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