The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is complete! See below for reactions and every player to get drafted.
No surprise Duke sensation Cooper Flagg was drafted by the Mavericks as the number one overall pick.
BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks select Cooper Flagg as the 2025 NO.1 OVERALL PICK 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ULetu2dpGm
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) June 26, 2025
NBA insider Kevin O’Connor sums up Flagg perfectly:
“Flagg is a do-it-all forward who hustles like a madman, 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. 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.”
Here’s a look at the full Round 1 draft order.
1.Dallas Mavericks – Cooper Flagg, Duke
Cooper Flagg is selected 1st overall by the @dallasmavs in the 2025 #NBADraft presented by State Farm!
Watch on ABC & ESPN. pic.twitter.com/mY7n1IM8Oo
— NBA (@NBA) June 26, 2025
Me watching the whole NBA Draft knowing damn well Cooper Flagg is the only player I’ve heard of pic.twitter.com/E1bksiXo57
— Zak☔️ (@MilanZak6) June 25, 2025
2. San Antonio Spurs – Dylan Harper, Rutgers
Harper is the son of five-time NBA champion, Ron Harper. He is also joins Jared McCain, Jordan Clarkson, Jalen Green and Raymond Townsend as the only players with Filipino heritage in NBA history.
3. Philadelphia 76ers – V.J. Edgecombe, Baylor
4. Charlotte Hornets – Kon Kneuppel, Duke
5. Utah Jazz – Ace Bailey, Rutgers
This is suppose to be the happiest day of Ace Bailey’s life but he’s SICK he got drafted to Utah lmaoo 🤣 pic.twitter.com/naBZcdZud7
— Joel Moran (@joelvmoran) June 26, 2025
Ace Bailey with Jazz fans in Utah pic.twitter.com/b0eFV0PVrX
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) June 26, 2025
The Utah Jazz picking Ace Bailey even though he didn’t want to be there pic.twitter.com/r4RQ3Ny2bO
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) June 26, 2025
6. Washington Wizards – Tre Johnson, Texas
7. New Orleans Pelicans – Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma
8. Brooklyn Nets – Egor Demin, BYU
9. Toronto Raptors – Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina
10. Phoenix Suns (via HOU) – Khaman Maluach, Duke
“Living in Africa, I had the whole continent on my back…”
ALL THE FEELS for Khaman Maluach 🥹 pic.twitter.com/EmdTa2fAC5
— NBA (@NBA) June 26, 2025
11. Memphis Grizzlies (via POR) – Cedric Coward, Washington State
12. Chicago Bulls – Noa Essengue, Ratiopharm Ulm
13. New Orleans Pelicans (via SAC, ATL) – Derik Queen, Maryland
14. San Antonio Spurs (via ATL) – Carter Bryant, Arizona
15. Oklahoma City Thunder (via MIA) – Thomas Sorber, Georgetown
16. Portland Trail Blazers (via ORL, MEM) – Hansen Yang, Qingdao Eagles
Yang Hansen was sitting in the stands when he got drafted
Basketball guypic.twitter.com/DCmwUcYLag
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 26, 2025
Yang was meant to be drafted mid-second round, so was a surprise pick for Memphis. He joins Yao Ming (2002 No.1 overall pick by the Rockets) and Yi Jianlian (2007 No.6 overall pick by the Bucks) as the highest selected Chinese born players in NBA history.
A Nuggets source just texted me: “Chinese Jokic,” about the Blazers’ surprise selection.
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 26, 2025
The Portland Trailblazers have selected Hansen Yang with the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Yang will be on Portland’s roster this upcoming season. pic.twitter.com/FoeVZoEXCj
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 26, 2025
17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET) – Joan Beringer, Cedevita Olímpija
18. Utah Jazz (via MEM, WAS) – Walter Clayton Jr., Florida
19. Brooklyn Nets (via MIL) – Nolan Traoré, Saint Quentin
20. Miami Heat (via GSW) – Kasparas Jakučionis, Illinois
21. Washington Wizards (via MIN, UTA) – Will Riley, Illinois
22. Brooklyn Nets (via LAL, ATL) – Drake Powell, North Carolina
23. Atlanta Hawks (via IND, NOP) – Asa Newell, Georgia
24. Sacramento Kings (via LAC, OKC) – Nique Clifford, Colorado Statre
25. Orlando Magic (via DEN) – Jase Richardson, Michigan State
26. Brooklyn Nets (via NYK) – Ben Saraf, Ratiopharm Ulm
27. Brooklyn Nets (via HOU) – Danny Wolf, Michigan
Danny Wolf’s brother after Danny was drafted. 🙏
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 26, 2025
28. Boston Celtics – Hugo González, Real Madrid
29. Charlotte Hornets (via CLE, PHX) – Liam McNeeley, UConn
30. Los Angeles Clippers (via OKC) — Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Penn State
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