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NBA draft picks 2025: First round picks full list as Cooper Flagg joins Dallas Mavericks

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NBA draft picks 2025: First round picks full list as Cooper Flagg joins Dallas Mavericks

Cooper Flagg has described joining the Dallas Mavericks as the number one pick in the 2025 NBA draft as “a dream come true”.

The 18-year-old, 6ft 8in forward won the Wooden Award for best college player after inspiring Duke to the NCAA Final Four.

The San Antonio Spurs will combine Dylan Harper with Victor Wembanyama after making the Rutgers point guard the second overall pick.

101GreatGoals.com has the full list of NBA draft picks 2025, which took place on June 25, as well as the details on the second round.

NBA draft picks 2025: Full selection list, teams

“My favorite part of the game is doing everything,” Flagg told ESPN. “Blocking shots, helping out your team-mates, playing offense – being on both sides of the ball and winning and impacting at a high level.

“Hearing my name get called and sharing that moment with my mom, my dad and my two brothers is something I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.”

Here’s the full list of first round picks.

  1. Mavericks – Cooper Flagg (Duke)
  2. Spurs – Dylan Harper (Rutgers)
  3. 76ers – VJ Edgecombe (Baylor)
  4. Hornets – Kon Knueppel (Duke)
  5. Jazz – Ace Bailey (Rutgers)
  6. Wizards – Tre Johnson (Texas)
  7. Pelicans – Jeremiah Fears (Oklahoma)
  8. Nets – Egor Demin (BYU)
  9. Raptors – Collin Murray-Boyles (South Carolina)
  10. Rockets – Khaman Maluach (Duke) – Traded to Suns
  11. Trail Blazers – Cedric Coward (Washington State) – Traded to Grizzlies
  12. Bulls – Noa Essengue (Ratiopharm Ulm)
  13. Hawks – Derik Queen (Maryland) – Traded to Pelicans
  14. Spurs – Carter Bryant (Arizona)
  15. Thunder – Thomas Sorber (Georgetown)
  16. Grizzlies – Yang Hansen (Qingdao) – Traded to Trail Blazers
  17. Timberwolves – Joan Beringer (Cedevita Olimpija)
  18. Wizards – Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida) – Traded to Jazz
  19. Nets – Nolan Traoré (Saint-Quentin BB)
  20. Heat – Kasparas Jakučionis (Illinois)
  21. Jazz – Will Riley (Illinois) – Traded to Wizards
  22. Hawks – Drake Powell (North Carolina) – Traded to Nets
  23. Pelicans – Asa Newell (Georgia) – Traded to Hawks
  24. Thunder – Nique Clifford (Colorado State) – Traded to Kings
  25. Magic – Jase Richardson (Michigan State)
  26. Nets – Ben Saraf (Ratiopharm Ulm)
  27. Nets – Danny Wolf (Michigan)
  28. Celtics – Hugo González (Real Madrid)
  29. Suns – Liam McNeeley (Connecticut) – Traded to Hornets
  30. Clippers – Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Penn State)

2025 draft picks: Cooper Flagg stats

Flagg led Nokomis Regional to the state title in 2021 and became was the first freshman to be Player of the Year before joining Montverde Academy and winning the 2022 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year and 2024 National High School Player of the Year.

In his only collegiate season, Flagg won Rookie of the Year, was selected for the All-Defensive Team and was named National College Player of the Year, averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks in 30.6 minutes across 37 games.

“He’s a savant with the game,” said Duke coach Jon Scheyer. “He just really has an amazing understanding for what’s required to win and how to elevate everyone around him.”

The Maine-born Under-17 World Cup champion’s team lost to the Houston Cougars in the Final Four.

NBA draft picks 2025: When are the second round picks?

The second round tips off on Thursday, June 26 at 20:00 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

When does the 2025/26 NBA season start?

Regular Season Opening Night is on October 21.

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