The Official 2025 NBA Draft Talk Thread

[42 Monks]

I just did my first post lotto mock and holy shyt it will not look like this in June.


1. Dallas Mavericks- Cooper Flagg, F, Duke
2. San Antonio Spurs- Ace Bailey, F, Rutgers
3. Philadelphia 76ers- V.J. Edgecombe, G, Baylor
4. Charlotte Hornets- Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers
5. Utah Jazz- Tre Johnson, G, Texas
6. Washington Wizards- Derik Queen, C, Maryland
7. New Orleans Pelicans- Jeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma
8. Brooklyn Nets- Kon Knueppel, F, Duke
9. Toronto Raptors- Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
10. Houston Rockets- Noa Essengue, F, France
11. Portland Trail Blazers- Asa Newell, F, Georgia
12. Chicago Bulls- Carter Bryant, F, Arizona
13. Atlanta Hawks- Collin Murray-Broyles, F, South Carolina
14. San Antonio Spurs- Cedric Coward, F, Washington State
15. Oklahoma City Thunder- Maxime Rayanud, C, Stanford
16. Orlando Magic- Jase Richardson, G, Michigan State
17. Minnesota Timberwolves- Thomas Sorber, F/C, Georgetown
18. Washington Wizards- Nique Clifford, F, Colorado State
19. Brooklyn Nets- Kasparas Jakucionis, G, Illinois
20. Miami Heat- Egor Demin, G, BYU
21. Utah Jazz- Nolan Traore, G, France
22. Atlanta Hawks- Liam McNeeley, F, Connecticut
23. Indiana Pacers- Joan Beringer, C, France
24. Oklahoma City Thunder- Will Riley, G, Illinois
25. Orlando Magic- Yaxel Lendenborg, F, UAB
26. Brooklyn Nets- Danny Wolf, C, Michigan
27. Brooklyn Nets- Rasheer Fleming, F, St. Joe’s
28. Boston Celtics- Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
29. Phoenix Suns- Labaron Philon, G, Alabama
30. Los Angeles Clippers- Kam Jones, G, Marquette

@BigE214 @Slimkid07 @dtownreppin214 you're on the clock!

i really can't see harper falling like that. even if the spurs don't take him, philly will be happy to auction that pick for some established guys

 

[VBM]

I hear Pop is feeling better already.

 

[tremonthustler1]

i really can't see harper falling like that. even if the spurs don't take him, philly will be happy to auction that pick for some established guys

I don't like selecting guys and then assuming they'll deal them later. For that I might as well create fake trades in my mock. If I was assuming Milwaukee was drafting instead, that changes things dramatically, but I'll wait til deals get made.

 

[pete clemenza]

Think about it. Dallas never told any other team they were shipping Luka. If they did that it would create a bidding war and get them way more assets. On top of that they didn't request a proper haul from LA because that would weaken LA too much. This shyt has been rigged for months to get Luka to LA and Dallas would get Flagg as compensation later. Nico was the fall guy and he'll either be getting paid under the table or guaranteed a cushy job somewhere else later down the line.

shyt is sickening.

Facts! Same thing happened in the NFL when the Rams got the bid to move to LA. Raiders owner Mark Davis should've been pissed and outraged but he was smiling from ear to ear after the Rams winning announcement. That's because Jerry Jones told him on the same day he was getting Las Vegas.

 

[42 Monks]

I don't like selecting guys and then assuming they'll deal them later. For that I might as well create fake trades in my mock. If I was assuming Milwaukee was drafting instead, that changes things dramatically, but I'll wait til deals get made.

already seeing other smoke about harper potentially falling and im not falling for that shyt again

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Someone correct if I'm wrong, but I believe Utah still potentially owes OKC a first round pick next season.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Lewis Kramer, a member of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. Board of Directors, was a partner at Ernst & Young LLP for nearly 40 years before retiring in June 2009.

Ernst & Young did the lottery.

Owners of the Las Vegas Sands bought the majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks from Marc Cuban.

 

[Flight]

I just did my first post lotto mock and holy shyt it will not look like this in June.


1. Dallas Mavericks- Cooper Flagg, F, Duke
2. San Antonio Spurs- Ace Bailey, F, Rutgers
3. Philadelphia 76ers- V.J. Edgecombe, G, Baylor
4. Charlotte Hornets- Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers
5. Utah Jazz- Tre Johnson, G, Texas
6. Washington Wizards- Derik Queen, C, Maryland
7. New Orleans Pelicans- Jeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma
8. Brooklyn Nets- Kon Knueppel, F, Duke
9. Toronto Raptors- Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
10. Houston Rockets- Noa Essengue, F, France
11. Portland Trail Blazers- Asa Newell, F, Georgia
12. Chicago Bulls- Carter Bryant, F, Arizona
13. Atlanta Hawks- Collin Murray-Broyles, F, South Carolina
14. San Antonio Spurs- Cedric Coward, F, Washington State
15. Oklahoma City Thunder- Maxime Rayanud, C, Stanford
16. Orlando Magic- Jase Richardson, G, Michigan State
17. Minnesota Timberwolves- Thomas Sorber, F/C, Georgetown
18. Washington Wizards- Nique Clifford, F, Colorado State
19. Brooklyn Nets- Kasparas Jakucionis, G, Illinois
20. Miami Heat- Egor Demin, G, BYU
21. Utah Jazz- Nolan Traore, G, France
22. Atlanta Hawks- Liam McNeeley, F, Connecticut
23. Indiana Pacers- Joan Beringer, C, France
24. Oklahoma City Thunder- Will Riley, G, Illinois
25. Orlando Magic- Yaxel Lendenborg, F, UAB
26. Brooklyn Nets- Danny Wolf, C, Michigan
27. Brooklyn Nets- Rasheer Fleming, F, St. Joe’s
28. Boston Celtics- Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
29. Phoenix Suns- Labaron Philon, G, Alabama
30. Los Angeles Clippers- Kam Jones, G, Marquette

@BigE214 @Slimkid07 @dtownreppin214 you're on the clock!

Sixers are taking Harper if he falls. He can scale up a position defensively too.

 

[Flight]

i really can't see harper falling like that. even if the spurs don't take him, philly will be happy to auction that pick for some established guys

If Morey auctions off Harper I’ll have some Muslim Philly goons auction off him

 

[Motife43]

shytty ass franchises that don't try to win don't "deserve" the #1 pick.

Washington, Charlotte, Chicago, Utah(this year)

 

[cartierhoe]

I feel like Giannis to San Antonio is even more clear now

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Dallas gets their next white star

If any franchise knows how to handle white stars.....

League knew what it was doing.

 

[pete clemenza]

An awful display of rigging...

NBA should be ashamed

Low key kind of genius though. Controversy, headlines galore, buzz, excitement back in Dallas, Nico redemption story, eyeballs, didn't put the golden white boy on a sh*t team, etc.

All done right in plain daylight. What, y'all gonna stop watching or something

Silver's NBA is cookin

 

[Rekkapryde]

These new lottery rules did fukk all of nothing to prevent teams from tanking, and now it's rewarding teams that have absolutely zero business being rewarded

fukk Adam Silver

It is a joke, but I'd rather this than tanking being rewarded

 

[Damnshow]

NBA draft is so rigged it's not even funny

Luka goes to the Lakers and MAGA Mavs get another great white hope

This is like when Hornets/Pelicans got sold by NBA to the Bensons and they added a 1st pick to sweeten the deal.