For the second straight year, the NBA is conducting the NBA draft across two days, separating the first and second rounds. The Minnesota Timberwolves will be first on the clock to start day two so let’s see what unfolds.
What: 2025 NBA Draft Round 2
When: Thursday, June 26, 2025 @ 7:00 pm CT
Where: Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)
TV: ABC/ESPN
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What to Expect in Round Two
Heading into the draft, it was rumored President of Basketball Operations, Tim Connelly, was looking to find a frontcourt player for the future. General Manager, Matt Lloyd, confirmed just as much as they selected Joan Beringer with the 17th pick.
Lloyd spoke to the media after the pick was made, glowingly stating that they now have a young promising player at every traditional position. He had mentioned and/or alluded to Rob Dillingham (PG), Jaylen Clark (SG), Terrence Shannon Jr. (SF), Leonard Miller (PF), and now Beringer (C).
What this means for their remaining pick at 31 is that it could very much be on the move. There was already chatter of Minnesota being interested in trading up or out of the draft yesterday, but now with at least one incoming rookie added to the roster, it seems more likely they just won’t have space for another one.
It’s still hard not to look at the list of available players and not get excited for some of them. Three of the 10 players who Andrew Carlson detailed are still on the board, though they’re all bigs (Ryan Kalkbrenner, Johni Broome, Rasheer Flemming).
Personally, elite stretch big Maxime Raynaud is a player I’m excited about. Then there’s other exciting wildcard swings such as athletic specimens in Adou Theiro or Sion James. How about seasoned scoring experts in Kam Jones and John Tonje?
There’s a lot of teams that have leaked interested in a number of those players. Namely the reigning NCAA Defensive Player of the Year, Kalkbrenner. Would the Wolves be able to dangle the opportunity for first dibs in the second round, where teams can get ultra creative with contracts, for a win-now veteran such as Lonzo Ball or Collin Sexton?
We’ll find out soon enough.
Selection board:
Round 2:
MIN
BOS
CHA
CHA
PHI
BKN
DET
SAS
TOR
WAS
GSW
SAC
UTA
OKC
CHI
ORL
MIL
MEM
CLE
NYK
LAC
PHX
WAS
IND
LAL
NYK (Forfeited due to cheating)
MEM
ORL
CLE
PHX