2025 NBA Mock Draft 3.0: The entire first round with Cooper Flagg still solidly No. 1
As we approach March Madness, it is becoming very clear: The 2025 NBA Draft is strong.
We have long known Cooper Flagg is a potentially generational prospect, especially on the defensive end of the floor. He has recently began to exceed expectations, though, as one of the best overall contributors in all of college basketball despite only turns 18 years old last month.
Flagg is joined by other legitimately awesome prospects in this class, too. Dylan Harper and Kasparas Jakucionis are both special guards who have played far beyond their years, for example.
Not only is this class deep with freshmen but there are a few interesting collegiate returners and international prospects worth knowing as well.
For this exercise, to determine our draft order, we once again reversed the standings of projected playoff probabilities provided by our friends at dunksandthrees.com. Meanwhile, we also included trades based on what picks are owed around the league. Ages are based on how old someone is on the night of the draft, not currently.
Expect some changes as the men’s college basketball season progresses. But as of now, here is what we predict.
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