2025 NBA mock draft: A consensus survey shows the latest predictions from experts
The 2025 NBA Draft is less than two weeks away and we are finally starting to get a consensus of when each player could hear their name called.
To get a sense of where prospects stand as of right now, For The Win has surveyed all of the leading mock drafts to provide a general consensus.
For this exercise, we're using my latest mock along with other mainstream mocks from the following publications (sorted alphabetically):
Our scoring methodology was based on a trade value chart from ESPN's Kevin Pelton.
Meanwhile, for more prospect coverage, here is our latest NBA mock draft at For The Win.
Note: These rankings do not reflect our personal opinions or team fit but rather where experts currently have each prospect slated.
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1. Cooper Flagg
TEAM:Duke
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-9
DRAFT AGE: 18.5
2. Dylan Harper
TEAM: Rutgers
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-6
DRAFT AGE: 19.3
3. Ace Bailey
TEAM: Rutgers
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-10
DRAFT AGE: 18.9
4. V.J. Edgecombe
TEAM: Baylor
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-5
DRAFT AGE: 19.9
5. Tre Johnson
TEAM: Texas
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-6
DRAFT AGE: 19.3
6. Kon Knueppel
TEAM: Duke
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-7
DRAFT AGE: 19.9
7. Jeremiah Fears
TEAM: Oklahoma
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-4
DRAFT AGE: 18.7
8. Khaman Maluach
TEAM: Duke
POSITION: Big
HEIGHT: 7-2
DRAFT AGE: 18.8
9. Derik Queen
TEAM: Maryland
POSITION: Big
HEIGHT: 6-10
DRAFT AGE: 20.5
10. Egor Demin
TEAM: BYU
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-9
DRAFT AGE: 19.3
11. Kasparas Jakučionis
TEAM: Illinois
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-6
DRAFT AGE: 19.1
12. Noa Essengue
TEAM: ratiopharm ulm (Germany)
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-8
DRAFT AGE: 18.5
13. Carter Bryant
TEAM: Arizona
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-8
DRAFT AGE: 19.6
14. Collin Murray-Boyles
TEAM: South Carolina
POSITION: Big
HEIGHT: 6-8
DRAFT AGE: 20.1
15. Nolan Traoré
TEAM: Saint-Quentin (France)
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-3
DRAFT AGE: 19.1
16. Cedric Coward
TEAM: Washington St.
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-6
DRAFT AGE: 21.8
17. Nique Clifford
TEAM: Colorado St.
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-6
DRAFT AGE: 23.4
18. Jase Richardson
TEAM: Michigan St.
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-3
DRAFT AGE: 19.7
19. Asa Newell
TEAM: Georgia
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-11
DRAFT AGE: 19.7
20. Thomas Sorber
TEAM: Georgetown
POSITION: Big
HEIGHT: 6-10
DRAFT AGE: 19.5
21. Liam McNeeley
TEAM: Connecticut
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-7
DRAFT AGE: 19.7
22. Danny Wolf
TEAM: Michigan
POSITION: Big
HEIGHT: 7-0
DRAFT AGE: 21.2
23. Joan Beringer
TEAM: KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)
POSITION: Big
HEIGHT: 6-11
DRAFT AGE: 18.6
24. Rasheer Fleming
TEAM: Saint Joseph's
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-9
DRAFT AGE: 21.0
25. Will Riley
TEAM: Illinois
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-8
DRAFT AGE: 19.3
26. Walter Clayton Jr.
TEAM: Florida
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-3
DRAFT AGE: 22.3
27. Drake Powell
TEAM: North Carolina
POSITION: Wing
HEIGHT: 6-6
DRAFT AGE: 19.8
28. Maxime Raynaud
TEAM: Stanford
POSITION: Big
HEIGHT: 7-1
DRAFT AGE: 22.2
29. Noah Penda
TEAM: Le Mans Sarthe (France)
POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6-8
DRAFT AGE: 20.5
30. Ben Saraf
TEAM: ratiopharm ulm (Germany)
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-5
DRAFT AGE: 19.2
SECOND ROUND
31. Ryan Kalkbrenner
32. Hugo González
33. Adou Thiero
34. Yanic Konan Niederhäuser
35. Hansen Yang
36. Alex Toohey
37. Chaz Lanier
38. Bogoljub Marković
39. Kam Jones
40. Tyrese Proctor
41. Johni Broome
42. Koby Brea
43. Jamir Watkins
44. Javon Small
45. Hunter Sallis
46. Sion James
47. John Tonje
48. Eric Dixon
49. Rocco Zikarsky
50. Micah Peavy
51. Ryan Nembhard
52. Alijah Martin
53. Vlad Goldin
54. RJ Luis Jr.
55. Kobe Sanders
56. Tamar Bates
57. Payton Sandfort
58. Amari Williams
59. Brice Williams
60. Michael Ružić
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