2025 NBA Mock Draft: Round 1, Picks 1-15 (Walt’s)
This 2025 NBA Mock Draft is updated Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Follow me @walterfootball for updates.
16.
Memphis Grizzlies: Cedric Coward, SG/SF, Washington State 
The Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane – go here for the NBA Trade Grades page – so they could draft his replacement with this pick.
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17.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Collin Murray-Boyles, PF, South Carolina 
The Timberwolves could stand to add a defensive big man who can begin playing once the team loses some of its key depth pieces.
18.
Washington Bullets: Nique Clifford, SG, Colorado State 
As mentioned earlier, the Bullets need help at every position except center, so they could stand to add the best player on the board.
19.
Brooklyn Nets: Joan Beringer, C, France 
The Nets have 50,000 first-round picks, so it makes sense for them to draft a stash player with at least one of their selections, even if that stash player is a Frenchman named Joan.
20.
Miami Heat: Liam McNeeley, SF, Connecticut 
Miami sorely missed Jimmy Butler after he was traded during the middle of the season, so they’ll be on the lookout for a potential replacement.
21.
Utah Jazz: Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown 
The Jazz need a big man, and there’s not really an option to draft one at No. 5.
22.
Brooklyn Nets: Jase Richardson, SG, Michigan State 
As mentioned earlier, Brooklyn’s backcourt needs lots of help.
23.
New Orleans Pelicans: Rasheer Fleming, F, St. Joseph’s 
The Pelicans could stand to add another wing to help with their depth.
24.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Hugo Gonzalez, SG, Spain 
The Thunder are very deep right now, so with multiple first-round selections, they can stash someone overseas.
25.
Orlando Magic: Walter Clayton Jr., PG, Florida 
Here’s more offensive firepower for the Magic. Walter Clayton Jr. is a dynamic three-point shooter, so he’ll be able to help Orlando score more points.
26.
Brooklyn Nets: Hansen Yang, C, China 
Another stash player for the Nets, who can address all five positions with their first-round picks.
27.
Brooklyn Nets: Noah Penda, PF, France
Copy-paste because the Nets have so many selections: Another stash player for the Nets, who can address all five positions with their first-round picks.
28.
Boston Celtics: Danny Wolf, C, Michigan 
Al Horford isn’t going to be around much longer, so the Celtics might be looking for a replacement.
29.
Phoenix Suns: Will Riley, SF, Illinois 
The Suns have a huge hole at the three with Ryan Dunn slated to start.
30.
Los Angeles Clippers: Ben Saraf, SG, Israel 
The Clippers can draft a stash player and keep him overseas until James Harden retires or leaves the team.
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16.
Memphis Grizzlies: Cedric Coward, SG/SF, Washington State
The Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane – go here for the NBA Trade Grades page – so they could draft his replacement with this pick.
Follow @walterfootball for updates.
Also, if you haven’t visited the site in a while, you may have noticed the new look. Yes, after nearly two decades, we’ve finally re-designed our site to be more modern. This was not done on a whim, but rather out of necessity because of what occurred during the 2023 NFL Draft. Our site crashed during the entire first day of the draft, which was disastrous for our revenue stream because we make more money during the draft than any other time. The site crashed because a line of code conflicted with the old format of the site, so we had to transition to this new look.
Because we lost so much money during the draft, I want to point out that you can really help support the site by paying for the ad-free version of it. It’s $7.99 per month, but you’ll get a super-fast site with no ads. My developer will be adding new features to paid subscribers as well, so look for that in the near future. If you don’t want to pay, please spread the word about the site through word of mouth. That would also be a big help!
17.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Collin Murray-Boyles, PF, South Carolina
The Timberwolves could stand to add a defensive big man who can begin playing once the team loses some of its key depth pieces.
18.
Washington Bullets: Nique Clifford, SG, Colorado State
As mentioned earlier, the Bullets need help at every position except center, so they could stand to add the best player on the board.
19.
Brooklyn Nets: Joan Beringer, C, France
The Nets have 50,000 first-round picks, so it makes sense for them to draft a stash player with at least one of their selections, even if that stash player is a Frenchman named Joan.
20.
Miami Heat: Liam McNeeley, SF, Connecticut
Miami sorely missed Jimmy Butler after he was traded during the middle of the season, so they’ll be on the lookout for a potential replacement.
21.
Utah Jazz: Thomas Sorber, C, Georgetown
The Jazz need a big man, and there’s not really an option to draft one at No. 5.
22.
Brooklyn Nets: Jase Richardson, SG, Michigan State
As mentioned earlier, Brooklyn’s backcourt needs lots of help.
23.
New Orleans Pelicans: Rasheer Fleming, F, St. Joseph’s
The Pelicans could stand to add another wing to help with their depth.
24.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Hugo Gonzalez, SG, Spain
The Thunder are very deep right now, so with multiple first-round selections, they can stash someone overseas.
25.
Orlando Magic: Walter Clayton Jr., PG, Florida
Here’s more offensive firepower for the Magic. Walter Clayton Jr. is a dynamic three-point shooter, so he’ll be able to help Orlando score more points.
26.
Brooklyn Nets: Hansen Yang, C, China
Another stash player for the Nets, who can address all five positions with their first-round picks.
27.
Brooklyn Nets: Noah Penda, PF, France
Copy-paste because the Nets have so many selections: Another stash player for the Nets, who can address all five positions with their first-round picks.
28.
Boston Celtics: Danny Wolf, C, Michigan
Al Horford isn’t going to be around much longer, so the Celtics might be looking for a replacement.
29.
Phoenix Suns: Will Riley, SF, Illinois
The Suns have a huge hole at the three with Ryan Dunn slated to start.
30.
Los Angeles Clippers: Ben Saraf, SG, Israel
The Clippers can draft a stash player and keep him overseas until James Harden retires or leaves the team.
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