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2025 NBA mock draft: Pick predictions off trades, new intel

The 2025 NBA Finals are in the rearview; NBA draft week is underway; and the intrigue continues to swirl behind the scenes. Duke's Cooper Flagg and Rutgers' Dylan Harper are expected to come off the board at No. 1 and No. 2 to the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs, respectively. After that, the picture is less clear.

Ahead of the two-day draft, which begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET (on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN App) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, the Philadelphia 76ers hold the keys to the start of the draft at No.