2025 NBA Draft class is filled with All-Star talent including Rookie of the Year favorite, top pick Cooper Flagg

The 2025 NBA Draft class is filled with All-Star level talent including top overall pick and Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg! Following a phenomenal freshman season with the Duke Blue Devils, Flagg solidified himself as one of the highest ranked prospects in recent years and is the favorite to win the 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year but there are several notable first round picks to watch as well.

San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper, Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe and Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey are potential All-NBA players that could challenge Flagg for top rookie in 2026. Other first rounders that received a lot of buzz are Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel, Washington Wizards guard Tre Johnson, New Orleans Pelicans tandem Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen.

2025 NBA Draft first round picks

1. Mavericks: Cooper Flagg (Duke PF)

2. Spurs: Dylan Harper (Rutgers PG)

3. 76ers: VJ Edgecombe (Baylor SG)

4. Hornets: Kon Knueppel (Duke SF)

5. Jazz: Ace Bailey (Rutgers SF)

6. Wizards: Tre Johnson (Texas SG)

7. Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears (Oklahoma PG)

8. Nets: Egor Demin (BYU PG)

9. Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles (South Carolina PF)

10. Suns: Khaman Maluach (Duke C)

11. Grizzlies: Cedric Coward (Washington State SG)

12. Bulls: Noa Essengue (France PF)

13. Pelicans: Derik Queen (Maryland C)

14. Spurs: Carter Bryant (Arizona SF)

15. Thunder Thomas Sorber (Georgetown C)

16. Trail Blazers: Hansen Yang (China C)

17. Timberwolves: Joan Beringer (France C)

18. Jazz: Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida SG)

19. Nets: Nolan Traore (France PG)

20. Heat: Kasparas Jakučionis (Illinois PG)

21. Wizards: Will Riley (Illinois SF)

22. Nets: Drake Powell (North Carolina SG)

23. Hawks: Asa Newell (Georgia PF)

24. Kings: Nique Clifford (Colorado State PF)

25. Magic: Jase Richardson (Michigan State SG)

26. Nets: Ben Saraf (Israel SG)

27. Nets: Danny Wolf (Michigan PF)

28. Celtics: Hugo Gonzalez (Spain SF)

29. Hornets: Liam McNeeley (Connecticut SG)

30. Clippers: Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Penn State C)

2026 NBA Rookie of the Year odds

1. Cooper Flagg (-400)

2. Ace Bailey (+500)

3. Tre Johnson (+700)

4. Dylan Harper (+1000)

5. Walter Clayton Jr. (+1500)

6. VJ Edgecombe (+2000)

7. Kon Knueppel (+2000)

8. Jeremiah Fears (+3500)

9. Derik Queen (+3500)

10. Khaman Maluach (+4000)

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