Final NBA Mock Draft: Predictions for all 59 picks, plus the latest tr
It’s draft day! If there’s one thing front-office executives are all expecting: trades. Lots of trades. Teams moving up and down one or two or three spots, looking to leapfrog teams for their preferred player. Here’s my first-round mock draft based on all the latest intel. For a full second round, plus scouting reports of every player, check out my 2025 NBA Draft Guide.
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No surprises here. Flagg can help Dallas in both the short term and long term as a do-it-all forward who hustles, makes his teammates better as a passer and has dialed in a knockdown jumper. He’s both the best offensive and defensive prospect in this draft class, making him the safest No. 1 pick in ages. As long as his jumper falls, he could play as a small forward next to Anthony Davis and another big. It’s his growth as a shot creator that will decide if he reaches his All-Star floor or soars to his Hall of Fame ceiling.
In all likelihood, the Spurs will keep this pick and draft Harper, but league sources say they are listening to trade offers from teams drafting in the handful of spots behind them. “They want a ridiculous haul,” said a front-office executive. “Far more than I’d expect anyone to give up.” Harper is a big-bodied lefty combo guard who has a high floor with the skill, poise and playmaking instincts to dictate the game at his pace. If Flagg had never reclassified, Harper would be the consensus top pick with star upside. But he made only 36.8% of his catch-and-shoot 3s and just 28.7% of his dribble jumpers. De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle are more interior-focused guards, too, and so is Jeremy Sochan in the frontcourt. How many shaky shooters can the Spurs really put around Victor Wembanyama? That’s the whole reason why San Antonio would even listen to offers. But unless there’s a Giannis Antetokounmpo or Jaylen Brown curveball coming, suitors are left thinking the Spurs will just take Harper, bank…
