2025 NBA Draft

Rutgers’ Ace Bailey Declares For NBA Draft

April 23rd, 2025 at 8:01am CST by Luke Adams

Rutgers guard/forward Ace Bailey, considered one of college basketball’s top prospects, has declared for the 2025 NBA draft, he tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

A freshman in 2024/25, Bailey averaged 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 1.0 steal in 33.3 minutes per game across 30 outings (all starts) for the Scarlet Knights, posting a shooting line of .460/.346/.692. He was named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team, as well as the All-Big Ten third team.

The No. 3 pick on ESPN’s big board, right behind Rutgers teammate Dylan Harper, Bailey had a “polarizing” season, Jeremy Woo noted in ESPN’s most recent mock draft, but the 6’10” swingman’s rare skill set ensured that he remains near the top of most NBA evaluators’ boards.

“I did good,” Bailey told ESPN. “I could have done way better, but I matured this season. The game slowed down for me. My IQ got higher. I got faster and way stronger. My ball-handling and shooting tightened up. Rutgers had me guarding everyone from point guards to power forwards. I learned a lot.”

ESPN’s Jonathan Givony writes that Bailey has “exceptional” shot-making ability and has displayed impressive defensive intensity. He’s also one of the youngest prospects in the 2025 draft class — he’ll turn 19 in August.

“I’m nowhere close to reaching my potential,” Bailey said. “I’m still young, still learning, but I’m working every day. My play-making is improving. NBA teams will get an energetic player ready to talk, lead and put people in the right positions. I can take a good team to a better level.”

International Prospects Ruzic, Lewis Declare For Draft

April 22nd, 2025 at 7:50pm CST by Dana Gauruder

A pair of international prospects, Croatian power forward Michael Ruzic and South East Melbourne wing Malique Lewis, are entering the draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reports (Twitter links).

The 6’10” Ruzic is just 18 years old. He’s played for Joventut Badalona in Spain the past two seasons, posting modest numbers. He has averaged 5.0 points and 1.7 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game through seven EuroCup contests this season. In Liga ACB action, Ruzic played 14 games and averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per contest.

Ruzic is ranked No. 49 on ESPN’s Best Available list.

Lewis, 20, played for SE Melbourne in Australia’s National Basketball league this season. He averaged 6.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game while making 34 appearances.

In 2023/24, Lewis played in the NBA G League for the Mexico City Capitanes. He averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.7 minutes per game while seeing action in 34 contests. He made 37.7% of his 3-point attempts that season, though that success rate dropped in 31.6% in Australia.

Lewis is currently ranked No. 69 by ESPN, making him a possible second-round pick.

Draft Notes: Portsmouth, Ament, Avdalas, Early Entrants

April 22nd, 2025 at 9:29am CST by Luke Adams

Describing the event as a “springboard for under-the-radar grinders,” Cyro Asseo de Choch of HoopsHype shares some takeaways and identifies several standout prospects from this year’s Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, which took place from April 16-19 in Portsmouth, VA.

East Carolina guard RJ Felton – the cousin of former NBA guard Raymond Felton – was among those standouts, showing off deep shooting range, play-making, and a high-energy style at the PIT, according to Asseo de Choch. Texas center Kadin Shedrick, Arkansas big man Jonas Aidoo, Belmont forward Jonathan Pierre, and Butler wing Jahmyl Telfort are among the other prospects who had strong showings in Portsmouth.

Here are a few more draft-related notes:

Nate Ament, an 18-year-old forward who projects to be one of the top prospects in the NBA’s 2026 draft class, has committed to Tennessee for the 2025/26 season, he tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link). “Coach (Rick) Barnes sees me as a one-and-done type player,” Ament said. “He has done it before with Kevin Durant. He sees me as that kind of guy.” Ament came in at No. 4 when ESPN published its first 2026 mock draft earlier this year.
Greek wing Neoklis Avdalas will test the 2025 NBA draft waters while maintaining his NCAA eligibility, agent Alex Saratsis tells Givony (Twitter link). Avdalas isn’t on ESPN’s list of top 100 prospects for 2025, but he’s been having a strong season for Peristeri in Greece’s domestic league, Givony notes, adding that the 19-year-old projects as an impact freshman if he decides to withdraw from the draft and play college ball next season.
Arkansas freshman Karter Knox and Florida sophomore center Rueben Chinyelu are among the other early entrants who have recently declared for the draft without giving up their remaining college eligibility, having made their announcements on Instagram. They’re on our running list of 2025 early entrants, which we published on Monday and will continue to update.

2025 Pre-Lottery NBA Draft Order

April 21st, 2025 at 5:09pm CST by Luke Adams

The NBA conducted its draft tiebreakers on Monday, further cementing the draft order for 2025. While we’ll have to wait until the May 12 draft lottery to learn the exact order for this year’s event, we now know what most of the 59 selections look like.

Listed below is the pre-lottery 2025 NBA draft order. Each lottery team’s chances of landing the No. 1 overall pick is noted in parentheses. We’ve also included notes for picks whose status remains up in the air depending on the lottery results.

[RELATED: 2025 NBA Draft Lottery Odds]

The second-round draft order for teams with identical regular season records is the inverse of their first-round order. This rule applies even if one club made the playoffs and one didn’t.

We’ll provided an updated list after the May 12 lottery, once the official draft order is set, but here’s the tentative 2025 NBA draft order:

First round

Utah Jazz (14.0%)
Washington Wizards (14.0%)
Charlotte Hornets (14.0%)
New Orleans Pelicans (12.5%)
Philadelphia 76ers (10.5%)
- Note: The Thunder will receive this pick if it falls out of the top six (36.0%).
Brooklyn Nets (9.0%)
Toronto Raptors (7.5%)
San Antonio Spurs (6.0%)
Houston Rockets (from Suns) (3.8%)
Portland Trail Blazers (3.7%)
Dallas Mavericks (1.8%)
Chicago Bulls (1.7%)
Atlanta Hawks (from Kings) (0.8%)
- Note: The Kings will retain this pick if it moves into the top four (3.8%).
San Antonio Spurs (from Hawks) (0.7%)
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Heat)
Orlando Magic
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Pistons)
Washington Wizards (from Grizzlies)
Brooklyn Nets (from Bucks)
Miami Heat (from Warriors)
Utah Jazz (from Timberwolves)
Atlanta Hawks (from Lakers)
Indiana Pacers
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Clippers)
Orlando Magic (from Nuggets)
Brooklyn Nets (from Knicks)
Brooklyn Nets (from Rockets)
Boston Celtics
Phoenix Suns (from Cavaliers)
Los Angeles Clippers (from Thunder)

Second round

Minnesota Timberwolves (from Jazz)
Boston Celtics (from Wizards)
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets (from Pelicans)
Philadelphia 76ers
Brooklyn Nets
Detroit Pistons (from Raptors)
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors (from Trail Blazers)
- Note: This pick would move to No. 40 if the Trail Blazers end up with a higher first-round pick than the Rockets (from Suns) via the lottery.
Washington Wizards (from Suns)
- Note: This pick would move to No. 39 if the Trail Blazers end up with a higher first-round pick than the Rockets (from Suns) via the lottery.
Golden State Warriors (from Heat)
Sacramento Kings (from Bulls)
- Note: This pick would move to No. 43 if the Bulls end up with a higher first-round pick than the Mavericks via the lottery.
Utah Jazz (from Mavericks)
- Note: This pick would move to No. 42 if the Bulls end up with a higher first-round pick than the Mavericks via the lottery.
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Hawks)
- Note: This pick would move to No. 45 if the Spurs (from Hawks) end up with a higher first-round pick than the Hawks (from Kings) via the lottery.
Chicago Bulls (from Kings)
- Note: This pick would move to No. 44 if the Spurs (from Hawks) end up with a higher first-round pick than the Hawks (from Kings) via the lottery.
Orlando Magic
Milwaukee Bucks (from Pistons)
Memphis Grizzlies (from Warriors)
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Bucks)
New York Knicks (from Grizzlies)
Los Angeles Clippers (from Timberwolves)
Phoenix Suns (from Nuggets)
Utah Jazz (from Clippers)
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Lakers
~~New York Knicks~~
- Note: The Knicks forfeited this second-round pick due to free agency gun-jumping.
Memphis Grizzlies (from Rockets)
Orlando Magic (from Celtics)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Houston Rockets (from Thunder)

2025 NBA Draft Lottery Odds

April 21st, 2025 at 5:09pm CST by Luke Adams

The NBA will be using its revamped lottery system for the seventh time this year. The format, instituted in 2019, smoothed out the odds for top picks, reducing the league’s worst team’s chance of getting the No. 1 selection from 25.0% to 14.0%.

The changes had an immediate impact in 2019, when the Pelicans and Grizzlies were tied for the seventh-best lottery odds, but jumped up to No. 1 and 2, respectively, allowing them to land Zion Williamson and Ja Morant. There were fewer major surprises in subsequent years until 2024, when the Hawks entered lottery night with the 10th-best odds and came away with the first overall pick.

This year’s draft lottery will take place on Monday, May 12.

With the help of data from Tankathon.com – which is worth checking out for all sorts of draft-related info – the draft lottery odds for 2025 are listed in the chart below.

The numbers in the chart indicate percentages, so the Jazz‘s pick, for instance, has a 14% chance of becoming the No. 1 selection and a 47.9% chance of ending up at No. 5. If a team’s odds are listed as >0, that percentage is below 0.1%. Odds are rounded to the nearest decimal place.

Here’s the full chart:

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
UTH	14	13.4	12.7	12	47.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
WSH	14	13.4	12.7	12	27.8	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
CHA	14	13.4	12.7	12	14.8	26	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NOP	12.5	12.2	11.9	11.5	7.2	25.7	16.8	2.2	–	–	–	–	–	–
PHI*	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.5	2.2	19.6	26.7	8.7	0.6	–	–	–	–	–
BKN	9	9.2	9.4	9.6	–	8.6	29.7	20.6	3.7	0.2	–	–	–	–
TOR	7.5	7.8	8.1	8.5	–	–	19.7	34.1	12.9	1.3	>0	–	–	–
SAS	6	6.3	6.7	7.2	–	–	–	34.5	32.0	6.8	0.4	>0	–	–
PHX*	3.8	4.1	4.5	4.9	–	–	–	–	50.7	28.3	3.5	0.1	>0	–
POR	3.7	4	4.4	4.8	–	–	–	–	–	63.4	18.5	1.2	>0	>0
DAL	1.8	2	2.2	2.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	77.6	13.5	0.5	>0
CHI	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	85.2	6.6	0.1
SAC*	0.8	0.9	1	1.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92.9	3.3
ATL*	0.7	0.8	0.9	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96.6

Notes:

The Sixers‘ pick will be sent to the Thunder if it lands outside the top six.
The Suns‘ pick will be sent to the Nets.
The Kings‘ pick will be sent to the Hawks if it lands outside the top 12.
The Hawks‘ pick will be sent to the Spurs.

The full pre-lottery 2025 draft order can be found right here.

2025 NBA Draft Tiebreaker Results

April 21st, 2025 at 4:28pm CST by Luke Adams

Tiebreakers among teams with identical regular-season records were broken on Monday through random drawings to determine the order for this year’s draft prior to the lottery.

The results are as follows, according to a press release from the league (Twitter link):

Phoenix Suns (No. 9) over Portland Trail Blazers (No. 10)
- The Suns will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Trail Blazers.
- The Suns’ pick will be sent to the Rockets.
Dallas Mavericks (No. 11) over Chicago Bulls (No. 12)
- The Mavericks will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Bulls.
Sacramento Kings (No. 13) over Atlanta Hawks (No. 14)
- The Kings will get one more lottery ball combination (out of 1,000) than the Hawks.
- The Kings’ pick will be sent to the Hawks if it’s outside of the top 12.
- The Hawks’ pick will be sent to the Spurs.
Memphis Grizzlies (No. 18) over Milwaukee Bucks (No. 19) over Golden State Warriors (No. 20)
- The Grizzlies’ pick will be sent to the Wizards.
- The Bucks’ pick will be sent to the Nets.
- The Warriors’ pick will be sent to the Heat.
Los Angeles Lakers (No. 22) over Indiana Pacers (No. 23) over Los Angeles Clippers (No. 24) over Denver Nuggets (No. 25)
- The Lakers’ pick will be sent to the Hawks.
- The Clippers’ pick will be sent to the Thunder.
- The Nuggets’ pick will be sent to the Magic.

While the tiebreaker winner will pick ahead of the loser(s) in the first round, that order will be flipped in the second round.

For instance, the Warriors’ second-round pick (traded to the Grizzlies) will be at No. 48, followed by the Bucks’ pick (traded to Detroit) at No. 49, and the Grizzlies (traded to New York) at No. 50 — that’s the opposite of their order in the first round.

For lottery teams that finished with identical records, the second-round order is still to be determined depending on the lottery results.

For example, if Phoenix’s first-round pick (traded to Houston) stays at No. 9 and the Blazers’ first-rounder stays at No. 10, Portland’s second-round pick (traded to Toronto) would be at No. 39 and Phoenix’s (traded to Washington) would be No. 40. But if the Trail Blazers win the No. 1 overall pick on lottery night, moving ahead of Phoenix in the first round, then the Suns’ second-round pick would be No. 39, while Portland’s would be No. 40.

We’ll publish the full lottery odds and pre-lottery draft order for 2025 later tonight.

2025 NBA Draft Early Entrants List

April 21st, 2025 at 12:00pm CST by Luke Adams

Early entrants who wish to declare for the 2025 NBA draft have until the end of the day on Saturday, April 26 to make that decision official.

Players who declare for the draft this year will have to withdraw by the end of the day on May 28 if they wish to retain their NCAA eligibility. The NBA’s withdrawal deadline, which is more relevant for international prospects, is on June 15 at 5:00 pm Eastern time. The 2025 draft, which will be extended to two days for the first time, will take place on June 25-26.

Typically, the initial number of early entrants declaring for the draft is far bigger than the final total will be, since many players “test the draft waters” to get feedback on their stock before ultimately deciding to withdraw. Additionally, many players who are technically seniors have been on the early entrant list in recent years after being granted an extra year of NCAA eligibility in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the implementation of a rule allowing student athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has resulted in the number of early entrants trending downward in recent years. In 2024, a total 201 prospects initially declared as early entrants, with 77 of those players ultimately keeping their names in the draft and going pro. Those figures were down from 242 and 92, respectively, in 2023, and 283 and 149 in 2022.

We’ll use this post to keep track of reports and announcements on early entrant prospects and their decisions. We’ll archive them all here in a running list, which will be accessible anytime under “Hoops Rumors Features” on the right sidebar of our desktop site, or in the “Features” page found in our mobile menu.

The players below are listed in alphabetical order. If you have any corrections or omissions, please contact us.

Last updated 4-29-25 (10:33 am CT)

College Underclassmen

Expected to remain in draft:

Ace Bailey, G/F, Rutgers (freshman)
Egor Demin, G, BYU (freshman)
V.J. Edgecombe, G, Baylor (freshman)
Jeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma (freshman)
Cooper Flagg, F, Duke (freshman)
Boogie Fland, G, Arkansas (freshman)
Rasheer Fleming, F/C, St. Joseph’s (junior)
Dylan Harper, G, Rutgers (freshman)
Kasparas Jakucionis, G, Illinois (freshman)
Tre Johnson, G, Texas (freshman)
Kon Knueppel, G/F, Duke (freshman)
Khaman Maluach, C, Duke (freshman)
Liam McNeeley, F, UConn (freshman)
Collin Murray-Boyles, F, South Carolina (sophomore)
Asa Newell, F, Georgia (freshman)
Labaron Philon, G, Alabama (freshman)
Drake Powell, G/F, UNC (freshman)
Tyrese Proctor, G, Duke (junior)
Derik Queen, C, Maryland (freshman)
Jase Richardson, G, Michigan State (freshman)
Will Riley, F, Illinois (freshman)
Adou Thiero, F, Arkansas (junior)
Danny Wolf, F/C, Michigan (junior)

Testing the draft waters:

Note: Some of these players may also be transferring to new schools.

John Blackwell, G, Wisconsin (sophomore)
Jaden Bradley, G, Arizona (junior)
Carter Bryant, F, Arizona (freshman)
Miles Byrd, G, San Diego State (sophomore)
Rueben Chinyelu, C, Florida (sophomore)
Alex Condon, F/C, Florida (sophomore)
Tae Davis, F, Notre Dame (junior)
Silas Demary, G, Georgia (sophomore)
Jerry Deng, F, Florida State (sophomore)
Treysen Eaglestaff, G, North Dakota (junior)
Isaiah Evans, G/F, Duke (freshman)
Elijah Fisher, G/F, Pacific (junior)
PJ Haggerty, G, Memphis (sophomore)
Chris Howell, G, UC San Diego (junior)
Josh Hubbard, G, Mississippi State (sophomore)
Karter Knox, F, Arkansas (freshman)
Kobe Knox, G, South Florida (junior)
Toibu Lawal, F, Virginia Tech (junior)
Brenen Lorient, F, North Texas (junior)
Jaland Lowe, G, Pittsburgh (sophomore)
RJ Luis, F, St. John’s (junior)
Nick Martinelli, F, Northwestern (junior)
Camron McDowell, G, Northwestern Oklahoma State (junior)
Devin McGlockton, F, Vanderbilt (junior)
Mackenzie Mgbako, F, Indiana (sophomore)
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, F/C, Penn State (junior)
Kebba Njie, F, Notre Dame (junior)
AK Okereke, F, Cornell (junior)
Otega Oweh, G, Kentucky (junior)
Tahaad Pettiford, G, Auburn (freshman)
Devon Pryor, F, Texas (sophomore)
Joson Sanon, G, Arizona State (freshman)
Raysean Seamster, F, UT Arlington (junior)
Thomas Sorber, F/C, Georgetown (freshman)
Bruce Thornton, G, Ohio State (junior)
Milos Uzan, G, Houston (junior)
Brandon Walker, F, Montana State (junior)
Darrion Williams, F, Texas Tech (junior)
Money Williams, G, Montana (sophomore)

College Seniors

Note: Some of these players may also be transferring to new schools.

Chad Baker-Mazara, G/F, Auburn
Quincy Ballard, C, Wichita State
Nathan Bittle, C, Oregon
Tayton Conerway, G, Troy
Melvin Council Jr., G, St. Bonaventure
Cedric Coward, F, Washington State
Dominick Harris, G, UCLA
Yaxel Lendeborg, F, UAB
Jaron Pierre, G, Jacksonville State
Omar Rowe, G, Morehouse
Jamir Watkins, G/F, Florida State

International players

Note: The country indicates where the player had been playing, not necessarily where he was born.

Izan Almansa, F/C, Australia (born 2005)
Mohammad Amini, G/F, France (born 2005)
Alec Anigbata, F, Germany (born 2004)
Neoklis Avdalas, G/F, Greece (born 2006)
Bassala Bagayoko, C, Spain (born 2006)
Joan Beringer, C, Slovenia (born 2006)
Mohamed Diawara, F, France (born 2005)
Asim Djulovic, G/F, Serbia (born 2005)
Noa Essengue, F, Germany (born 2006)
Mouhamed Faye, C, Italy (born 2005)
Lazar Gacic, C, Serbia (born 2005)
Hugo Gonzalez, F, Spain (born 2006)
Ben Henshall, G/F, Australia (born 2004)
Malique Lewis, F, Australia (born 2004)
Mathias M’Madi, G, Spain (born 2005)
Bogoljub Markovic, F/C, Serbia (born 2005)
Paul Mbiya, F/C, France (born 2005)
Muodubem Muoneke, G, Spain (born 2003)
Ousmane N’Diaye, F/C, Spain (born 2004)
Eli Ndiaye, C, Spain (born 2004)
Zaion Nebot, G, France (born 2004)
Saliou Niang, F, Italy (born 2004)
Noah Penda, F, France (born 2005)
Michael Ruzic, F, Spain (born 2006)
Ben Saraf, G, Germany (born 2006)
Alex Toohey, F, Australia (born 2004)
David Torresani, G, Italy (born 2005)
Nolan Traore, G, France (born 2006)
Hansen Yang, C, China (born 2005)
Rocco Zikarsky, C, Australia (born 2006)

Other players

Thierry Darlan, G, Delaware Blue Coats (born 2004)
Isaac Nogues, G, Rip City Remix (born 2004)
Dink Pate, G/F, Mexico City Capitanes (born 2006)

Note: Information from Rookie Scale and HoopsHype was used in the creation of this post.

Cooper Flagg Entering 2025 NBA Draft

April 21st, 2025 at 10:01am CST by Luke Adams

Top prospect and projected No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg is entering the 2025 NBA draft, according to an announcement from Duke’s men’s basketball program (Twitter link) and a video posted to Flagg’s Instagram account.

The 6’9″ forward submitted one of the most impressive seasons by a college freshman in recent memory, averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks in 30.7 minutes per game across 37 outings (all starts) for the Blue Devils.

Flagg posted a shooting line of .481/.385/.840 and led Duke to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a berth in the Final Four. He was a consensus first-team All-American and was named the ACC Player of the Year, as well as the Naismith College Player of the Year.

While Flagg isn’t necessarily viewed as a generational prospect like Victor Wembanyama was in 2023, he’ll be the clear-cut top choice for whichever NBA team wins the draft lottery next month.

The Jazz, Wizards, and Hornets each have a 14% chance to land this year’s first overall pick, followed by the Pelicans at 12.5%, the Sixers at 10.5%, the Nets at 9%, and the Raptors at 7.5%.

Flagg is the third Duke underclassman to declare for the 2025 NBA draft this spring, joining teammates Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor.

Potential Top-Five Pick Edgecombe Declares For Draft

April 20th, 2025 at 6:47pm CST by Dana Gauruder

Baylor freshman V.J. Edgecombe, a potential top-five selection, has declared his intentions to enter the draft, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports tweets.

Edgecombe is ranked as the No. 4 prospect on ESPN’s Best Available list, behind only Duke’s Cooper Flagg and the Rutgers duo of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie has Edgecombe going off the board with the No. 3 pick ahead of Bailey in his latest mock draft.

Edgecombe plays with a high motor and defends, which makes the 6’5” wing a safe pick despite his roller-coaster offensive season, Vecenie writes. NBA executives are mixed on his on-ball upside, Vecenie adds, with some comparing him to Victor Oladipo, whereas others see him more as a standout 3-and-D player with tremendous athleticism.

Edgecombe averaged 15.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game in his lone season with the Bears. A native of the Bahamas, Edgecombe shot 43.6% from the field and 34% from distance. He averaged 15.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games and had a season-high 30 points against Kansas State in January.

Spanish Prospect Hugo Gonzalez Entering NBA Draft

April 19th, 2025 at 8:47am CST by Luke Adams

Real Madrid wing Hugo Gonzalez has decided to enter the 2025 NBA draft, agents Carlos Sanchez and Saul Lopez tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

Gonzalez, a 6’7″ forward from Spain, has played limited minutes in domestic (ACB) and EuroLeague competition, averaging 3.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per game across 50 outings. However, he has compiled an impressive résumé in international tournaments, Givony writes, having competed in the U17 World Cup in 2022 and the U18 EuroBasket in 2023 and 2024.

Although Gonzalez doesn’t play much for a veteran-heavy Real Madrid team, the Spanish club has championship aspirations in both the ACB and EuroLeague and could still be playing deep into June, which would complicate the 19-year-old’s ability to work out for NBA teams prior to the draft, as Givony notes.

Despite his modest role in Madrid, Gonzalez has made an impression on NBA evaluators with his athleticism, defensive versatility, and intensity, according to Givony, who has him ranked at No. 22 on ESPN’s big board of 2025 draft prospects.

That makes Gonzalez a potential first-round pick, assuming he keeps his name in the draft pool. He has until June 15 to decide whether or not to withdraw.

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