Cooper Flagg selected No. 1 by the Dallas Mavericks
Bryan Kalbrosky talks about the highly anticipated prospect in the NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg, and what he brings to the game.
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The second round of the NBA draft can be a crapshoot, with a history full of late fliers who never panned out, international stashes who never developed and college stars who couldn’t cut it at the next level. But there are enough examples of teams who hit big in recent years, or simply snagged a cheap and unexpected contributor, that it continues to be a valuable roster-building tool.
Nikola Jokic, Jalen Brunson, Draymond Green, and Andrew Nembhard were all second-round picks who became stars or starters in the NBA. So who might turn into this year’s find when the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft begins on Thursday night?
Lots of intriguing options remained after the completion of the first round, with college basketball all-Americans like Auburn’s Johni Broome, Marquette’s Kam Jones and Wisconsin’s John Tonje among the players still available to be picked. A couple surprises in the opening 30 picks left projected first-round choices such as Rasheer Fleming of Saint Joseph’s and Stanford center Alex Raynaud as prime candidates to go quickly.
Draft experts around the country are weighing in on how the second round might go with updated picks and predictions now that the first-round picks are in. Here’s a look at what several mock drafts think will happen when the second round of the 2025 NBA draft gets underway Thursday:
When is the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft?
The 2025 NBA Draft second round is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 26 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The second round will be broadcast nationally on ESPN, with live streaming available via the ESPN app and Fubo.
2025 NBA draft second round mock draft roundup31. Minnesota Timberwolves32. Boston Celtics33. Charlotte Hornets34. Charlotte Hornets35. Philadelphia 76ers36. Brooklyn Nets37. Detroit Pistons38. Indiana Pacers39. Toronto Raptors40. New Orleans Pelicans41. Golden State Warriors42. Sacramento Kings43. Washington Wizards44. Oklahoma City Thunder45. Chicago Bulls46. Orlando Magic47. Milwaukee Bucks48. Memphis Grizzlies49. Cleveland Cavaliers50. New York Knicks51. Los Angeles Clippers52. Phoenix Suns53. Utah Jazz54. Indiana Pacers55. Los Angeles Lakers56. Memphis Grizzlies57. Orlando Magic58. Cleveland Cavaliers59. Houston Rockets
Note: There are only 59 picks in this year’s draft. The New York Knicks lost their 2025 second-round pick in December 2022 after the NBA ruled the team engaged in free agency discussions with Jalen Brunson prior to when they were allowed to occur the previous offseason.