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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.