Projecting the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery

We’re still months away from the 2025 NBA Draft, but draft stock is starting to materialize before our eyes.

Cooper Flagg — Duke’s 17-year-old phenom — has been mostly as advertised, and the Rutgers duo of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey have succeeded on a number of levels, the former even looking the part of a future No. 1 pick.

There’s also been a number of other five stars step up for their respective teams in portraying a wide range of skills, including Kasparas Jakucionis, Egor Demin, VJ Edgecombe, Tre Johnson and more. Its shaping up to be one of the more talented lottery groups in some time, headlined by Flagg and Harper.

In a recent mock draft video, I simulated the 2025 draft lottery with a Talkathon simulation, and drafted players accordingly. You can watch the full video, or check out the lottery projections below: