NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2025 – The South Bay Lakers selected 2025 NBA Champion Dillon Jones (6-5, 235, Weber State) with the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA G League Draft, which was held virtually today. The Osceola Magic selected Tyler Smith (6-9, 224, NBA G League Ignite) with the second overall pick, while the Greensboro Swarm selected Ace Baldwin (6-1, 190, Penn State) third overall.
Jones, the No. 26 overall pick in the NBA Draft 2025 presented by State Farm®, appeared in 54 games for the Oklahoma City Thunder last season. The Weber State product also averaged 10.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in four games at NBA 2K26 Summer League.
On assignment from the Milwaukee Bucks, Smith played in 15 games for the Wisconsin Herd during the 2024-25 season and recorded averages of 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds. During the 2023-24 campaign, the 6-9 forward appeared in 27 games for G League Ignite with averages of 13.4 points and 5.0 rebounds.
The NBA G League’s 25th season tips off on Friday, Nov. 7 and features an expanded playoff field and 31 teams, including the rebranded and relocated Noblesville Boom, the affiliate of the Indiana Pacers.
Below are round-by-round results from the 2025 NBA G League Draft.
ROUND ONE
South Bay – Dillon Jones
2. Osceola – Tyler Smith
3. Capital City – Ace Baldwin
4. Grand Rapids – Adama Bal
5. Capital City – Nolan Hickman
6. Capital City – Cam Carter
7. Motor City – Stefan Todorovic
8. Westchester – Jamal Mashburn, Jr.
9. Greensboro – Ethan Taylor
10. Raptors 905 – A.J. Hoggard
11. Texas – Kario Oquendo
12. Grand Rapids – Kenan Blackshear
13. Oklahoma City – Vinicius da Silva
14. Sioux Falls – Josh Cohen
15. Texas – Cearius Warren
16. Osceola – Ebenezer Dowuona
17. Oklahoma City – John Harge
18. Birmingham – Tray Jackson
19. Westchester – Jaden Seymour
20. Birmingham – Chris Mantis
21. College Park – Tyrin Lawrence
22. Raptors 905 – JP Pegues
23. Greensboro – Olisa Akonobi
24. Oklahoma City– Passed
25. South Bay – Selton Miguel
26. Motor City – O'Mar Stanley
27. Noblesville – Ben Coupet, Jr.
28. Salt Lake City – Des Watson
29. Stockton – Jabri Abdur-Rahim
30. Salt Lake City – Carter Whitt
31. Capital City – J.Z. Zaher
ROUND TWO
Texas – Sean Durugordon
2. Stockton – Passed
3. Salt Lake City –Jermaine Couisnard
4. Sioux Falls – Dischon Thomas
5. Valley – Bryce Thompson
6. Sioux Falls – Darius Maddox
7. Santa Cruz – Derrin Boyd
8. Austin – Pierre Crockrell II
9. Grand Rapids – Markeese Hastings
10. Maine – Vance Jackson
11. Texas – Chandler Baker
12. Osceola – Passed
13. Wisconsin – Onno Steger
14. Iowa – Donte Ingram
15. Memphis – Kobe Webster
16. Sioux Falls – Tyler Hawkins
17. Motor City – Jason Hubbard
18. Wisconsin – T.J. Weeks
19. Grand Rapids – Passed
20. Austin – Passed
21. Capital City – Passed
22. Noblesville – Ahmaad Rorie
23. Maine – Nicolas Timberlake
24. Oklahoma City – Passed
25. Rip City – Passed
26. Texas – Passed
27. Santa Cruz – Franco Miller, Jr.
28. Motor City – Ray Harrison
29. Wisconsin – Passed
30. Westchester – Fousseyni Drame
31. Osceola - Passed