Mar 23, 2025; Raleigh, NC, USA; Baylor Bears guard VJ Edgecombe (7) reacts after a play as Duke Blue Devils center Khaman Maluach (9) looks on during the second half in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images
Cooper Flagg planted his flag as the No. 1 prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft long before he guided Duke to the Final Four as an 18-year-old freshman.
The 6-foot-9 forward is viewed as the surefire top pick in the draft Wednesday, but how the rest of the class will develop behind him is anyone's guess.
Here's a look at our top 30 players, ranked Flagg to 30, available in this year's draft with a few others to keep an eye on early on Day 2:
1\. F Cooper Flagg, Duke
2\. G Dylan Harper, Rutgers
3\. F VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
4\. G Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma
5\. F Ace Bailey, Rutgers
6\. G Kon Knueppel, Duke
7\. C Khaman Maluach, Duke
8\. C Derik Queen, Maryland
9\. G Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
10\. G Tre Johnson, Texas
11\. F Carter Bryant, Arizona
12\. G Cedric Coward, Washington State
13\. G Jase Richardson, Michigan State
14\. G Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina
15\. F Asa Newell, Georgia
16\. G Noa Essengue, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
17\. F Nique Clifford, Colorado State
18\. F Rasheer Fleming, Saint Joseph's
19\. F Thomas Sorber, Georgetown
20\. G Egor Demin, BYU
21\. F Nolan Traoré, Saint-Quentin (France)
22\. F Noah Penda, Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France)
23\. F Liam McNeeley, Connecticut
24\. G Will Riley, Illinois
25\. C Danny Wolf, Michigan
26\. C Joan Beringer, Cedevita Olímpija (Slovenia)
27\. G Walter Clayton Jr., Florida
28\. G Hugo González, Real Madrid (Spain)
29\. G Ben Saraf, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
30\. F Adou Thiero, Arkansas
If your team is holding a selection at the top of the second round when the clock starts ticking on Thursday night, here are the names you are hoping to hear called:
F Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Penn State
F Hansen Yang, Qingdao (China)
G Kam Jones, Marquette
F Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
G Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
G Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
\--Ethan Ward, Field Level Media