The Dallas Mavericks took Duke star Cooper Flagg at No. 1 overall as expected, and a whole host of picks changed hands over the two days of the NBA Draft. The Utah Jazz took a gamble by selecting Ace Bailey at No. 5, Duke had three players go in the top 10, and the Brooklyn Nets did, in fact, use all five of their first-round picks.

The SEC rode a strong second round to the top of the charts in the 2025 NBA Draft, as the conference finished with 13 total selections. Eight of 29 players selected on Thursday night came from the league,

After going 64-18 in the 2024-25 regular season and earning the conference’s No. 1 seed, the Cavs were eliminated by NBA finalist Indiana in Round Two. The Pacers, who will likely be without star guard Tyrese Haliburton for all of 2025-26, eventually lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.