Our one-stop for the 2025 NBA draft: Mocks, order, big questions and teams to watch

The 2025 NBA draft begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET ( ABC , ESPN and the ESPN app) There will be 59 selections over two rounds, with the draft being held across two nights for the second time ever.

Five additional players have received invitations to attend the draft in New York and sit in the green room.

The Dallas Mavericks had just a 1.8% chance to win the lottery and jumped 10 spots to grab the top pick.

Cooper Flagg , a 6 -foot-9 forward, has been considered the front-runner to be the top pick in the draft since August 2023 .

With Flagg and Harper seemingly locked in at Nos . 1 and 2 , the real intrigue starts at No. 3 .

NBA teams are reporting the market for selections outside the top 10 has proved to be softer than anticipated.

Dallas Mavericks win right to draft Duke 's Cooper Flagg at No. 8.

Collin Murray-Boyles is likely someone the Suns will consider heavily if they keep the pick.

Joan Beringer's draft stock skyrocketed this season as scouts gradually made the trip to see him in Europe .

VJ Edgecombe , VJ Knueppel , Tre Johnson and Khaman Maluach are among the top 100 prospects.