Tag: nba-draft

2025 two-round NBA Mock Draft: From Cooper Flagg at No. 1 to a Michigan big at No. 59, our swing at every pick
Duke • Fr • 6’8″ / 221 lbs Projected Team Dallas PROSPECT RNK 1st POSITION RNK 1st PPG 19.2 RPG 7.5 APG 4.2 3P% 38.5% Flagg is the clear No. 1 prospect in the class and the no-brainer No. 1 pick. He is the second-highest-graded player in my database since 2017 behind only Victor Wembanyama….

Lakers, Clippers aiming for ‘best available’ in NBA draft
The most pressing need the Lakers have is finding a rim-running, shot-blocking young center to put alongside Luka Doncic for the present and future. But the Lakers don’t have a first-round pick to use in Wednesday night’s NBA draft, and when they do make their choice in the second round at No. 55 on Thursday…

2025 NBA Mock Draft: VJ Edgecombe moves up to No. 3; Cooper Flagg selected by Mavericks with No. 1 pick
Duke • Fr • 6’8″ / 221 lbs Projected Team Dallas PROSPECT RNK 1st POSITION RNK 1st PPG 19.2 RPG 7.5 APG 4.2 3P% 38.5% Flagg is the clear No. 1 prospect in the class and the no-brainer No. 1 pick. He is the second-highest-graded player in my database since 2017 behind only Victor Wembanyama….

2025 NBA Draft where to watch: Round 1 time, TV channel, stream, draft order, Cooper Flagg set to go No. 1
Getty Images The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft begins Wednesday night in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, with the Dallas Mavericks currently holding the No. 1 overall pick. The draft will be a two-day format for the second consecutive year, with the second round set for Thursday. It’s been just over a month…

2025 NBA Draft: Four prospects gathering buzz whose professional career will be either a boom or a bust
Fifty-nine players will be drafted into the NBA over the course of Wednesday and Thursday’s annual NBA Draft. The varying levels of confidence I have in their future successes ranges anywhere between he’s probably a future Hall of Famer to, well, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. There is a lot of certainty, for instance, that Cooper Flagg will be…

Jrue Holiday trade grades: Celtics address issues with Anfernee Simons, while more questions for Trail Blazers
The Boston Celtics are trading Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks in the first major trade since the end of the NBA Finals. It’s a fairly rare trade in that the recent champion Celtics are giving away the well-known veteran while the younger rebuilding team is giving…

2025 NBA Draft: The most likely pick for every team inside the top 10
After weeks of anticipation, rumors and mock drafts, the 2025 NBA Draft will finally take go down this week in Brooklyn. This will mark the second year that one of the premier events on the basketball calendar will be stretched to two days, as the first round will take place on Wednesday, and the second…

2025 NBA Draft: Potential second-round pick Jalon Moore injured; agent criticizes workout schedule
Imagn Images NBA Draft prospect Jalon Moore suffered a torn Achilles during a pre-draft workout in San Antonio just four days ahead of this year’s event, his agent Mike Silverman told ESPN. Moore is CBS Sports’ No. 76 prospect, putting him just outside second-round projections. Though Moore is expected to make a full recovery, the injury could…

NBA Draft rumors: Ace Bailey cancels pre-draft workout with 76ers, still hasn’t worked out for any teams
Former Rutgers standout and projected 2025 NBA Draft lottery pick Ace Bailey has canceled his workout with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Philadelphia, which owns the No. 3 pick, has not ruled out selecting Bailey despite the development. This continues what has been a strange pre-draft process for Bailey, who still has…

The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class
The idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first ever NBA championship seemed like an impossible dream as the franchise entered the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder were coming off a 24-58 season that followed a 22-60 season. They were armed with the No. 2 pick in the draft as their consolation prize for…
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