The Philadelphia 76ers had themselves a delight of an NBA Draft Lottery night. Not only did they retain their first-round pick, but they moved up, landing at No. 3. That will put them in position to add a true difference-making young player to their core, giving them a bright future even around the sputtering sun that is Joel Embiid and his health.
How could the draft board play out in 44 days when the 2025 NBA Draft takes place? Let's take a first look at all 59 picks, from the 76ers at No. 3 all the way to the Houston Rockets at 59. We'll briefly discuss both of Philadelphia's picks, but otherwise this is a simple exercise to lay out the entire draft in the aftermath of the Draft Lottery.
We begin at No. 1, where a franchise that didn't deserve a superstar landed one with the No. 1 pick.
2025 NBA Mock Draft: Lottery
No. 1, Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg, Forward, Duke
No. 2, San Antonio Spurs: VJ Edgecombe, Wing, Baylor
No. 3, Philadelphia 76ers: Dylan Harper, Guard, Rutgers - The 76ers luck out in the lottery to move up to No. 3 and keep their pick, and they luck out on draft night when the San Antonio Spurs pass on Dylan Harper. With De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle already in place that's just too much overlap with Harper, so he falls to Philly in this mock. Harper has size, length and a plethora of skill; his shooting needs to come around, but he can play next to either of the Sixers' small guards.
No. 4, Charlotte Hornets: Ace Bailey, Wing, Rutgers
No. 5, Utah Jazz: Kon Knueppel, Wing, Duke
No. 6, Washington Wizards: Tre Johnson, Guard, Texas
No. 7, New Orleans Pelicans: Derik Queen, Big, Maryland
No. 8, Brooklyn Nets: Jeremiah Fears, Guard, Oklahoma
No. 9, Toronto Raptors: Khaman Maluach, Big, Duke
No. 10, Houston Rockets (from Phoenix): Jase Richardson, Guard, Michigan State
No. 11, Portland Trail Blazers: Egor Demin, Guard, BYU
No. 12, Chicago Bulls: Kasparas Jakucionis, Guard, Illinois
No. 13, Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento): Collin Murray-Boyles, Forward, Sourth Carolina
No. 14, San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta): Carter Bryant, Forward, Arizona
2025 NBA Mock Draft: Rest of Round One
No. 15, Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami): Noa Essengue, Forward, Ulm
No. 16, Orlando Magic: Liam McNeely, Wing, UConn
No. 17, Minnesota Timberwolves (from Detroit): Nique Clifford, Wing, Colorado State
No. 18, Washington Wizards (from Memphis): Asa Newell, Forward, Georgia
No. 19, Brooklyn Nets (from Milwaukee): Nolan Traore, Guard, Saint-Quentin
No. 20, Miami Heat (from Golden State): Ben Saraf, Guard, Ulm
No. 21, Utah Jazz (from Minnesota): Danny Wolf, Big, Michigan
No. 22, Atlanta Hawks (from Los Angeles Lakers): Will Riley, Wing, Illinois
No. 23, Indiana Pacers: Thomas Sorber, Big, Goergetown
No. 24, Oklahoma City Thunder (from LA Clippers): Walter Clayton Jr., Guard, Florida
No. 25, Orlando Magic (from Denver); Labaron Philon, Guard, Alabama
No. 26, Brooklyn Nets (from New York): Joan Beringer, Big, Cedevota Olimpija
No. 27, Brooklyn Nets (from Houston): Rasheer Fleming, Forward, Saint Joe's
No. 28, Boston Celtics: Hugo Gonzalez, Wing, Real Madrid
No. 29, Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland): Johni Broome, Big, Auburn
No. 30, LA Clippers (from Oklahoma City): Kam Jones, Guard, Marquette
2025 NBA Mock Draft: Second Round
No. 31, Minnesota Timberwolves (from Utah): Noah Penda, Forward, La Mans
No. 32, Boston Celtics (from Washington): Ryan Kalkbrenner, Big, Creighton
No. 33, Charlotte Hornets: Adou Thierro, Forward, Arkansas
No. 34, Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans): Drake Powell, Wing, North Carolina
No. 35, Philadelphia 76ers: Yaxel Lendenborg, Forward, UAB - A 6'9" forward on a meteoric rise, Lendenborg has the potential to bring shot-blocking at the 4 with the versatile scoring and playmaking of a wing. He would be an ideal addition to their young core.
No. 36, Brooklyn Nets: Bogoljub Markovic, Forward, Mega Basket
No. 37, Detroit Pistons (from Toronto): Chaz Lanier, Wing, Tennessee
No. 38, San Antonio Spurs: Cedric Coward, Wing, Washington State
No. 39, Toronto Raptors (from Portland): Alex Toohey, Wing, Sydney
No. 40, Washington Wizards (from Phoenix): Maxime Reynaud, Big, Stanford
No. 41, Golden State Warriors (from Miami): Alex Condon, Big, Florida
No. 42, Sacramento Kings (from Chicago): Boogie Fland, Guard, Arkansas
No. 43, Utah Jazz (from Dallas): Tyrese Proctor, Guard, Duke
No. 44, Oklahoma City Thunder (from Atlanta): Rocco Zikarsky, Big, Brisbane
No. 45, Chicago Bulls (from Sacramento): Dink Pate, Guard, Mexico City
No. 46, Orlando Magic: Miles Byrd, Wing, San Diego State
No. 47, Milwaukee Bucks (from Detroit): Izan Almansa, Big, Perth
No. 48, Memphis Grizzlies (from Golden State): Darrion Williams, Forward, Texas Tech
No. 49, Cleveland Cavaliers (from Milwaukee): Sion James, Wing, Duke
No. 50, New York Knicks (from Memphis): Milos Uzan, Guard, Houston
No. 51, LA Clippers (from Minnesota): Hunter Sallis, Guard, Wake Forest
No. 52, Phoenix Suns (from Denver): Alijah Martin, Guard, Florida
No. 53, Utah Jazz (from LA Clippers): Koby Brea, Wing, Kentucky
No. 54, Indiana Pacers: Tahaad Pettiford, Guard, Auburn
No. 55, Los Angeles Lakers: John Tonje, Wing, Wisconsin
No. 56, Memphis Grizzlies (from Houston): Michael Ruzic, Forward, Joventut
No. 57, Orlando Magic (from Boston): Hansen Yang, Big, Qingdao
No. 58, Cleveland Cavaliers: Mark Sears, Guard, Alabama
No. 59, Houston Rockets (from Oklahoma City Thunder): Eric Dixon, Forward, Villanova