2025 NBA Draft Picks By Team
The Nets and Jazz were among the teams who left Monday’s draft lottery disappointed, as Brooklyn slipped two spots to No. 8 while Utah, the NBA’s worst team during the 2024/25 season, ended up at No. 6.
Still, while they won’t be picking as high in the lottery as they might like, the Nets and Jazz will enter this year’s draft armed with plenty of ammunition. Brooklyn controls a league-high five 2025 draft picks, including four first-rounders and an early second-rounder. Utah, meanwhile, is one of just two teams (along with the Magic) controlling four picks in this year’s draft, including a pair of first-rounders.
Four other clubs – the Spurs, Hornets, Wizards, and Thunder – own three picks apiece, so those seven teams combine to control 25 of the 59 selections in the 2025 draft.
In addition to those teams with three or more picks, 12 more clubs own a pair of 2025 draft selections, while another 10 control one apiece. That latter group includes the Mavericks, whose No. 1 overall pick is their only selection in this year’s draft.
That leaves just a single NBA team without a draft pick this year: the Nuggets. Denver traded its 2025 first-rounder to Orlando back in 2021 as part of a package for Aaron Gordon in a deal that has worked out exceedingly well for the 2023 champions and sent out its 2025 second-rounder last offseason in a Reggie Jackson salary-dump. The Nuggets could still trade into this draft, but for now they’re the only team on track to sit it out.
To present a clearer picture of which teams are most – and least – stocked with picks for the 2025 NBA draft, we’ve rounded up all 59 selections by team in the space below. Let’s dive in…
Teams with more than two picks:
- Brooklyn Nets (5): 8, 19, 26, 27, 36
- Utah Jazz (4): 5, 21, 43, 53
- Orlando Magic (4): 16, 25, 46, 57
- San Antonio Spurs (3): 2, 14, 38
- Charlotte Hornets (3): 4, 33, 34
- Washington Wizards (3): 6, 18, 40
- Oklahoma City Thunder (3): 15, 24, 44
Teams with two picks:
- Philadelphia 76ers: 3, 35
- Toronto Raptors: 9, 39
- Houston Rockets: 10, 59
- Chicago Bulls: 12, 45
- Atlanta Hawks: 13, 22
- Minnesota Timberwolves: 17, 31
- Indiana Pacers: 23, 54
- Boston Celtics: 28, 32
- Phoenix Suns: 29, 52
- Los Angeles Clippers: 30, 51
- Memphis Grizzlies: 48, 56
- Cleveland Cavaliers: 49, 58
Teams with one pick:
- Dallas Mavericks: 1
- New Orleans Pelicans: 7
- Portland Trail Blazers: 11
- Miami Heat: 20
- Detroit Pistons: 37
- Golden State Warriors: 41
- Sacramento Kings: 42
- Milwaukee Bucks: 47
- New York Knicks: 50
- Los Angeles Lakers: 55
Teams with no picks:
- Denver Nuggets
Florida Notes: Anthony, Bitadze, Ware, Heat
Guard Cole Anthony had an up-and-down fifth season with the Magic, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. While the 25-year-old had some big performances, including a team-high 26 points in Orlando’s play-in victory over Atlanta, he wound up averaging career lows in multiple counting stats, including points (9.4), rebounds (3.0), assists (2.9) and minutes (18.4) per game during the regular season.
After taking some time off to recuperate both physically and mentally after a long season, Anthony says he plans to work on all aspects of his game this summer, with one particular area of emphasis.
“I just want to continue to become a better defender,” Anthony said. “That’s a big one for me. And just keep polishing my game, keep working on my jump shot, tighten up the handle, get stronger. … I don’t think there’s any part of the game I don’t want to improve. I’m just going to have a good summer and just lock in.”
Here a few more notes from the two Florida-based teams:
- Although Magic center Goga Bitadze posted career-best numbers in several categories in 2024/25, he was out of the rotation by the end of the regular season and in the playoffs, Beede writes in another story for The Orlando Sentinel. Bitadze says he’s “super proud of himself” for the way he helped the team amid role changes and injuries, and he wants to continue to take strides in the offseason. “My shooting is going to be the first I’m going to work on,” Bitadze said. “Because it’s already there, it’s got to be a different mindset. All I’ve got to do is just trust in it and it’s going to help this team moving forward offensively. I’ve just got to keep working.”
- Heat center Kel’el Ware will likely be named to one of the All-Rookie teams after a solid debut season, per Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. The 21-year-old big man says he gained confidence over the course of the season and learned from Miami’s first-round thrashing by Cleveland, but he knows he needs to add more muscle to his frame this summer. “I would say definitely the strength part of it,” Ware said. “That was really the main thing for me. That’s probably going to be the main thing I continue to work on during the offseason, to get better and get stronger. I would say that, definitely that.”
- Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron (Substack link) previews the Heat‘s offseason, including whether the team can trade for a star, how Davion Mitchell‘s restricted free agency might play out, and potential extensions for Tyler Herro and Nikola Jovic (the latter Gozlan views as unlikely). Gozlan also discussed the team’s offseason on a YouTube stream with Ethan Skolnick of 5 Reasons Sports.
Southeast Notes: Hornets, Wizards, Giannis, Heat, Isaac
The Hornets were one of the finalists in the draft lottery but wound up with the fourth pick, dropping one spot from their pre-lottery position. However, Charlotte’s front office and coach put a positive spin on the outcome.
“Up until this moment, everyone just (had) a ton of anxiety, just waiting to see where we would be picking,” president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson told the Charlotte Observer’s Roderick Boone (subscription required). “But now that we know we are picking four, it helps clear some things up in conversations with other teams and continue the process as we are here with the draft prospects at the draft combine. So we are really excited.”
Hornets head coach Charles Lee expressed similar feelings.
“Excitement, clarity,” he said. “I think that this whole time, you are sitting and (wondering) what pick do you get? But I know talking to Jeff, talking to (assistant GM) Dotun (Akinwale) and the entire front office. They’ve talked about how deep of a draft class this is.I think they have a lot of the intangibles, in terms of great work ethic and great competitiveness, and they understand the team game and what it’s going to take to really impact winning at a high level. So, I look forward to kind of getting into the weeds with Dotun, and Jeff and the front office, and figuring out who is that next pick to continue to help us to build. ”
We have more from the Southeast Division:
- The Wizards had miserable lottery luck, falling from No. 2 to No. 6. “We started the day with zero, and we walked away with six. So that’s the mindset we have coming in,” general manager Will Dawkins told Varun Shankar of the Washington Post. “We gained the sixth pick this year, and we also have 18,” he said. “So time to get back to work with our scouts.” The latter pick was the first-rounder acquired from the Grizzlies ahead of the trade deadline. Dawkins is apparently open for business if some team wants to move up in the draft or if the Wizards chose to seek a higher pick by packaging both of theirs. “We’ll look to move … but we’re very comfortable staying where we’re at,” Dawkins said.
- Could the Hawks be a dark-horse candidate to pull off a Giannis Antetokounmpo deal? Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal Constitution believes the franchise should pull out all the stops to make that happen. Cunningham anticipates that the Hawks could offer the Bucks two of their three top players — Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels — plus their two first-round picks this season (Nos. 13 and 22) and up to three more first-round picks through the 2032 draft.
- The Heat aren’t going anywhere — at least in terms of their local broadcasts. They have reached a multiyear agreement with FanDuel Sports Network to remain on FanDuel Sports Network Sun, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald tweets.
- Magic forward Jonathan Isaac appeared in 71 games, the second-most of his career, but he was far from satisfied with his season. His playing time was spotty, partly due to his offensive struggles. He shot 41.4 percent overall and 25.8 percent on threes. Isaac believes he needs improve his stamina, he told Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel. “Definitely inconsistent,” he said. “I started to feel a little better towards the end of the season, started to feel a little lighter, a little more agile. So, I’m taking that into the summer to just focus on my game, focus on really getting in shape, shedding some weight and kind of getting back to where I was before.” Isaac has three years left on his contract.
Spurs, Rockets In Best Position To Pursue Giannis?
Giannis Antetokounmpo has yet to make any decisions about his future with the Bucks, as Shams Charania of ESPN reported today and Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link) confirms. But with Charania suggesting that Antetokounmpo is becoming more “open-minded” about considering opportunities outside of Milwaukee and executives converging on Chicago this week for the NBA draft combine, speculation about the two-time MVP’s future with the Bucks is running rampant.
Stein, Grant Afseth of RG.org, and Brian Windhorst of ESPN (Twitter video link) are among the reporters who have pointed to the Spurs and Rockets as the two top teams to watch as potential Antetokounmpo suitors in the event he requests a trade.
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As Windhorst explains, those teams are obvious fits because they have the ability to offer quality young players along with draft picks that aren’t their own in a package for Giannis.
Since the Bucks don’t control their own first-round picks for the coming years, they may not be inclined to launch a full-fledged rebuild if they trade Antetokounmpo. They also might not highly value draft picks coming directly from the team acquiring the star forward, since the picks from a Giannis-led team likely wouldn’t land high in the first round.
Windhorst, Stein, and Afseth also identify the Pelicans as a team to watch as a possible facilitator in any Antetokounmpo deal. If the Bucks do want to hit the reset button, reacquiring their own draft picks could be an important part of their plan, and New Orleans controls those picks in the short term. The Pelicans have the ability to swap picks with Milwaukee in both 2026 and 2027 (top-four protected).
Here’s more on a superstar who has suddenly become a popular subject of trade speculation:
- The Nets have long been known to covet Antetokounmpo and are ready to pounce if he becomes available, writes Brian Lewis of The New York Post. While Brooklyn’s cap flexibility collection of future draft assets could make the club an intriguing suitor, Windhorst notes that the Nets don’t have as much young talent as some of the other teams that would likely be part of the bidding.
- Do the Heat have the assets necessary to get involved in the potential Antetokounmpo sweepstakes? Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald explores that question, concluding that there are several other teams who could outbid Miami. The Heat would probably only have a legitimate chance at the Bucks star if he were to exert leverage by putting them atop his wish list, Chiang adds.
- Afseth cites the Hawks as a possible dark-horse Antetokounmpo suitor, noting that Giannis’ agent – Alex Saratsis of Octagon – is among the player representatives Atlanta is believed to be evaluating as a possible candidate to lead the team’s front office. Head coach Quin Snyder, who has a role in personnel decisions, is also represented by Octagon, Afseth observes.
- In his look at potential trade packages for Antetokounmpo, ESPN’s Bobby Marks identifies the Rockets and Spurs as the best overall fits, the Nets and Jazz as the teams best positioned to put together offers heavy on draft picks, and Pistons, Grizzlies, Thunder, Pelicans, Magic, and Sixers as possible wild cards.
- Eric Nehm of The Athletic considers how the Bucks might be able to sell Antetokounmpo on the idea of remaining in Milwaukee by treating 2025/26 as a “gap year” and building a younger, more flexible roster around him in the long term.
Heat’s Pat Riley Discusses Butler, Roster, Tax, Herro, More
At his end-of-season press conference on Friday, longtime president Pat Riley admitted the falling out with Jimmy Butler affected the Heat‘s season in a major way, per Anthony Chiang and Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.
“There’s no doubt what happened with Jimmy had a tremendous impact on our team,” Riley said. “The buck stops with me. I’ll take that hit if you want it. What happened in the regular season, I don’t want to discuss.”
That doesn’t mean Riley regrets his comments about Butler last offseason — he made a number of pointed remarks during that spring media session, including telling reporters that the star forward wouldn’t get the extension he was looking for due to concerns about his availability.
“I’m not going to apologize for saying no on the contract extension,” Riley said on Friday. “We didn’t have to I don’t think I should… It’s over. It’s done. I wish him well. Good luck to him. And I hope in his heart somewhere he wishes us well too.”
As for the underwhelming return package the Heat received in return for trading Butler to Golden State, Riley said the team was somewhat hamstrung by the situation.
“We were pretty much locked in with one team (Phoenix), the team of his choice. It didn’t happen there. We took the deal we felt was best for us now and also in the future. We have young players. We have medium age players in their prime. Our draft picks are in better order than what they were. We have a lot of flexibility. That’s where the blueprint is going to come from this summer.”
Here’s more from Riley’s presser, with quotes courtesy of The Herald, Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press, and Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel:
- While Riley isn’t sure that the Heat need to make major roster changes this offseason, he acknowledged there’s “no doubt” that changes of some sort will be necessary and said the team “probably won’t run it back.” Still, he doesn’t think the ugly losses to Cleveland in the postseason reflect Miami’s true talent level and suggested he’ll try to avoid tanking at all costs. “(That playoff series) might have put the final nail in thinking we got to tear everything apart and rebuild. We’ve never done that,” Riley said. “Thirteen times, we’ve always found a way to rebuild (into) a team that was respected, that was a contender.”
- Riley admitted that the Heat, who have been in the luxury tax for each of the past two seasons, would like to stop surpassing that threshold every year, especially with harsher repeater penalties about to take effect. “We have to make an adjustment,” he said. “It gets punitive financially. It’s not a priority, but it is in order to manage the financial part of the team. We will try to get out and then back in and reset it.”
- Riley isn’t permitted to talk about players on other rosters, and reporters didn’t ask him specifically about Kevin Durant, but the Heat president faced questions about whether the team needs to acquire an “alpha” and whether he’d be willing to trade for an “aging” star. Riley didn’t rule out either scenario. “For us, if that player is the right name and the contract is the right length, I still think an aging player can play,” Riley said. Regarding the idea of adding an alpha, he stated: “If that talent can help and he’s humble, that’s fine. If it translates to winning, that’s all that counts.”
- According to Riley, the Heat are “moving forward” with Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Regarding a possible extension for Herro, Riley said the front office wants the veteran guard to remain in Miami for the rest of his career and indicated that a new deal this summer is a possibility, but not a given. “We’ve already talked about it. I’ve talked about it with Tyler. You’ll see what happens as we plan,” Riley said “… Definitely Tyler is deserving of the thought of an extension. But are we going to do it? We haven’t committed to it. But we’re going to discuss it. I’ve already talked to him about it. He’s cool (with whatever happens).”
- Asked about critics of “Heat culture” and whether that reputation has taken a hit in the last year or two, Riley pushed back, referring to that criticism as a “narrative” created by people who aren’t familiar with the organization. “I’m proud of the culture and what we’ve created,” Riley said. “For people who don’t really know, but it’s fashionable to comment on it and criticize it, the hell with them. We have a great culture that hasn’t been crushed. Just because there were some issues this year that were not culture-oriented, they were player-oriented — talking about the Butler situation — our culture is the same.”
Luke Adams contributed to this story.
Joshua Kushner Purchases Minority Stake In Heat
Billionaire tech investor Joshua Kushner, the founder and managing partner of Thrive Capital, has purchased a minority stake in the Heat, the team confirmed today (Twitter links via Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald).
Puck News, which first reported the transaction, said Kushner will control less 5% of the Heat. Those shares will not come from majority owner Micky Arison, per the team.
According to Thomas Barrabi of The New York Post, Kushner actually purchased his stake in the Heat last year. He was previously a minority shareholder in the Grizzlies, but he sold that stake to become part-owner of Miami.
As both Jackson and Barrabi observe, Kushner owns a home in Miami with his wife Karlie Kloss. He’s the brother of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who served as an adviser to Trump during his first term.
Southeast Notes: Jaquez, Hawks, Murray, Hunter, Joseph
Heat second-year wing Jaime Jaquez Jr. had a strong debut season in 2023/24, finishing fourth in Rookie of the Year voting, but he followed up that successful campaign with a quieter year. He finished the ’24/25 campaign averaging 8.6 points per game (down from 11.9 last season) and was out of the rotation at times.
“It was an extremely humbling experience,” Jaquez said during his exit interview, per Ira Winderman of South Florida’s Sun Sentinel. “Sometimes things don’t go your way, and sometimes only after do you realize why that had happened to you.”
Jaquez’s efficiency took a slight hit in his second season and he wound up playing a reduced role, even falling out of the rotation during the second half.
“Clearly has to work on some things, which he will,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He’ll work on defending in open space, defending situationally in our system, outside shooting will be key again, but he was working on that last summer. I think a full summer again, I think you’ll see big progress. He was coming out of training camp shooting the ball great. So I think we can fast track that.
“And, then, ultimately the hardest one is decision making. Schemes have changed against him. He has to be aggressive, but now there’s going to be different schemes and you graduate to different levels to this. And when there’s a second defender, making the right read and finding open guys, when he’s in a crowd.”
We have more from the Southeast Division:
- The Hawks are already seeing the rewards of the deal that sent Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans, Lauren L. Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes. Dyson Daniels came away with the NBA’s Most Improved Player award after establishing himself as one of the league’s premier defenders. In addition to acquiring a new long-term building block, they added a veteran leader in Larry Nance Jr. in that same trade, along with two first-round picks.
- Atlanta sending De’Andre Hunter to Cleveland at the deadline looks like a win-win for the Hawks and Cavaliers, Williams writes in another story. Although he’s dealing with an injury now, Hunter quickly established himself as a crucial bench piece for the Cavs, while the Hawks obtained cap flexibility by acquiring an expiring contract in Caris LeVert and moving off the $48.2MM in guaranteed money that Hunter is due over the next two years.
- Cory Joseph said during his exit interview that this past season with Orlando was his favorite of his career, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel writes. The 33-year-old was brought in to primarily serve as a veteran mentor, but ended up becoming the Magic‘s starting point guard by the end of the year after the team dealt with injuries. “Being able to come here and feel like it was a perfect fit for me, in terms of where the team was and where I was … I really enjoyed my time this season being here,” Joseph said. The Magic hold a team option worth $3.4MM on Joseph for 2025/26. He expressed interest in returning to Orlando for his 15th season, per Beede.
Heat Primed For Pivotal Offseason With Herro Extension On Horizon
The Heat are set up to face one of the more pivotal offseasons in franchise history. Miami’s 2024/25 season seemed off from the start, with president Pat Riley calling out Jimmy Butler last spring before the latter requested out of Miami in December. The Heat ultimately acquiesced and sent Butler to the Warriors.
What followed the Butler saga were significant ups and downs. The Heat lost 10 games in a row before immediately winning six straight. The team then defeated both the Bulls and the Hawks as the 10th seed in the play-in, earning a playoff appearance, before getting swept by the Cavaliers in the most lopsided series in league history.
As Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald writes, Riley will have plenty to discuss during his end-of-season news conference on Friday. Several looming topics will likely be addressed, including the general state of the franchise, avoiding the repeater tax, and Tyler Herro‘s potential extension.
While Riley has never really operated this way, it’s possible a soft reset is on the horizon with Miami owning its first-round pick in 2026. As for the tax, the Heat have been a luxury tax team each of the past two seasons and are in danger of triggering the repeater penalties, which could dictate how they operate this year.
Meanwhile, Herro is eligible for a three-year extension worth up to $149.7MM starting Oct. 1. If an agreement isn’t reached by Oct. 20, he would be eligible for a four-year deal worth $206.9MM next summer. Whether or not that will be addressed this year will also be worth watching.
It’s also increasingly likely that Miami goes star hunting again this offseason. While past pursuits of stars like Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard came up empty, the Heat have appealing assets this offseason, including up to three first-rounders. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald breaks down the Heat’s complex asset cabinet that could be increased before the draft, meaning clarity on whether a star player would join would be necessary by that point.
The Heat also have numerous large expiring contracts and young players to make the math work for a potential trade.
This isn’t to say Miami will absolutely make a massive move this offseason. However, the first-round series against Cleveland proved that the Heat aren’t yet a contender, and it’s unclear whether they believe a full offseason with Andrew Wiggins on the roster will push them forward.
Heat Notes: Adebayo, Spoelstra, Offseason, Jovic
Despite a brutal first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Cavaliers, Heat big man Bam Adebayo is proud of how Miami handled a fraught 2024/25 season, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.
“This organization and this team could have let go of the rope a long time ago, going through what we went through this season,” Adebayo said. “A lot of people would have just chalked it up and gone like, ‘You know what, we’re just going to start over.’ That’s one thing I love about this organization is that we’re always trying to win no matter what, no matter what situation we’re in… We went through two play-in games on the road trying to just get to the dance. So I would say it’s been an up and down road and we’ve figured out how hard it is to win.”
All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler‘s trade demand led to an uneven season start, and his eventual jettisoning to Golden State essentially killed the club’s chances of making a deep playoff run. The 37-45 Heat’s post-Butler era included a 10-game losing streak and a six-game winning streak, en route to a resilient postseason berth.
There’s more out of Miami:
- With Gregg Popovich officially stepping down from his head coaching role in San Antonio, 17-year Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has become the league’s longest-tenured active coach with the same team. Spoelstra still has his eye on the franchise’s future, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. “We’re going to put our head down and keep on working until we get the result that we expect and that our city expects,” Spoelstra said. “And that’s the biggest motivating factor right now.” Last year, Spoelstra signed an eight-year extension reportedly worth over $120MM. Clearly, he isn’t planning on hanging it up any time soon.
- In a reader mailbag, Winderman explains why it could prove difficult for the Heat to trade their way into maximizing their future draft pick equity. Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald outlines what kinds of moves the team should look to make to improve its long-term outlook — and what moves Miami should avoid making at all costs. Jackson notes that swingman Andrew Wiggins could serve as a useful trade chip in acquiring a frustrated All-Star from a rival team, should one become available. In another Miami Herald story, Chiang takes a look at the Heat’s entire roster heading into the offseason, examining each player’s potential fate.
- Following a turbulent individual season, 21-year-old Heat forward Nikola Jovic is hoping to make major developmental strides over the summer, writes Winderman for the Sun Sentinel. “I have a solid three months to work on something,” Jovic said. “What that something will be, I don’t know yet. But I feel like this might be the first summer that I actually have some time to improve my game.” Injuries played a part in his struggles. He sat out almost a month early into the season due to a left ankle sprain. Upon recuperating, Jovic became a Spoelstra rotation regular — for a time. He broke his right hand in late February, and only reappeared, sparingly, in the playoffs.“I think since the new year and then before my injury, I felt like I was pretty consistent and I kind of found my role coming off the bench and doing some things… and the injury kind of pulled me back down.”
Udonis Haslem Joining Amazon Prime Video As Analyst
Longtime Heat big man Udonis Haslem is among the former players joining Amazon Prime Video as a basketball analyst for the 2025/26 season, according to a social media announcement from the streamer (Instagram link).
Haslem spent 20 seasons as a player with the Heat from 2003-23, winning three championships with the club. He played a significant role earlier in his career, starting a total of 501 regular season games and 84 postseason contests, before transitioning into a veteran leadership position during his final few years with the team.
Haslem holds the title of VP of basketball development for the Heat, but has provided commentary on NBA TV and ESPN since his retirement.
In his new role with Prime Video, Haslem will be reuniting with former Miami teammate Dwyane Wade, who is among the other new analysts confirmed today by Amazon. The company also announced that Steve Nash and Candace Parker are coming aboard, confirming prior reporting.
Amazon Prime Video previously announced the hiring of Blake Griffin and Dirk Nowitzki as studio analysts and has also reportedly reached a deal with Stan Van Gundy. Haslem is expected to join Griffin and Nowitzki as part of the studio show, per Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.
Amazon is one of two new media rights partners who will begin broadcasting NBA games next season. NBC, which recently announced Carmelo Anthony as a studio analyst, is the other. The two broadcasters will replace TNT, with Disney (ABC/ESPN) retaining its NBA rights.