🏀 Draft Overview

The 2025 NBA Draft is set for June 25–26 in Brooklyn. With major trades like Kevin Durant heading to Houston, the draft order and team strategies are shifting fast.

Consensus top picks today:

• 1. Cooper Flagg (Duke, SF/PF) – elite two-way wing, projected to No. 1 to Dallas Mavericks.
• 2. Dylan Harper (Rutgers, PG) – smooth point guard fitting lottery teams like Spurs or Washington.
• 3. Ace Bailey (Rutgers, SG/SF) – high scorer with mixed pre-draft reviews, drawing interest in top-5.

💥 Trade-Fueled Moves & New Intel

• VJ Edgecombe to No. 3 (76ers)? Philadelphia seeks athletic, defensive wings—Edgecombe fits that mold perfectly.
• Jazz eye Ace Bailey at No. 5? Utah may target him or pivot to guards/international centers via trade intel.
• Rockets receive No. 10 pick after KD move—could chase best-available talent or package it for veteran help.

📋 Top 10 Prediction Snapshot

1. Cooper Flagg (SF/PF)
2. Dylan Harper (PG)
3. VJ Edgecombe (SF)
4. Ace Bailey (SG/SF)
5. Kon Knueppel (SF)
6. Derik Queen (C)
7. Tre Johnson (SG)
8. Jeremiah Fears (PG)
9. Noa Essengue (PF/C)
10. …plus Rockets’ flexible No. 10 pick

🔍 Trade & Team Strategy Insights

• Philadelphia may trade down or take a plug-and-play wing depending on offseason moves.
• Utah Jazz weighing upside guards vs. floor-fillers, possibly shifting from Bailey to Fears or Knueppel.
• Houston Rockets now armed with No. 10 pick—expectment: best available talent or trade bait.