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:
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Top players for the 2025 NBA Draft
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
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NBA Drafts are typically hard to predict, but in the Sacramento Kings’ case this year, it’s nearly impossible. What does the NBA Mock Draft landscape think of the Kings’ plans for the 42nd pick?
Sacramento will enter the two-day 2025 NBA Draft on June 25-26 without a first-round pick as it searches for answers to salvaging its current roster. The Kings’ first-round selection was conveyed to Atlanta as part of the 2022 trade that brought Kevin Huerter to the team.
Last year, Sacramento had plenty of prep work to do as they held the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Following a lengthy pre-draft workout and interview process, they landed on Providence guard Devin Carter, who spent most of his rookie season dealing with his recovery and rehab from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
This year, the Kings hold one draft pick–the 42nd overall pick–in the second round, although they could look to move up on draft day.
Here’s how NBA Mock Drafts around the basketball world view the Sacramento Kings’ 42nd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft with just a few days to go until showtime:
Updated NBA Mock Draft Roundup: Sacramento Kings
Upcoming offseason schedule for the Sacramento Kings:
Wednesday, June 25th – 2025 NBA Draft
Monday, June 30th – NBA free agent negotiations can begin
Sunday, July 6th – NBA free agents can officially sign with teams
July 10th-20th – Las Vegas NBA Summer League
August TBD – Release of 2025-26 regular season schedule
September TBD – Start of NBA training camps for the 2025-26 season
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