The 2025 NBA Draft is a few hours away, with some teams trying to move up and down in the draft order.
The NBA world witnessed 72 hours of chaotic things. After confetti was wiped out by the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Championship victory, fans quickly turned their attention to the NBA Draft.
Kevin Durant’s deal with the Rockets on Sunday made fans not expect any loud noise on that front from other teams.
However, many deals have been destroyed in the last few days as Jrue Holiday goes to The Trail Blazers and Jordan Poole is a Pelican star.
Don’t expect the madness to be slower than the 2025 NBA Draft as teams pick up the phone to make some moves to put themselves in the best possible position.
In the NBA analysis, we chose the teams that are most likely to make a move on draft night.
- Current draft topics: #8, #19, #22, #26, #27, #36
- Tradeable players: Nick Claxton, Cam Johnson
- Reported trade targets: Move the draft (top 5) or the second lottery pick (top 14) up
- Current draft topics: #15, #24, #44
- Tradeable players: Kenrich Williams, Jaylin Williams, Aaron Wiggins
- Reported trade targets: Move to lottery tickets (Top 14)
- Current draft topics: #28, #32
- Tradeable players: Sam Hauser, Amphenny Simons, Derrick White, Jalen Brown
- Reported trade targets: Move to lottery tickets (Top 14)
- Current draft topics: #20
- Tradeable players: Kel’el Ware, Andrew Wiggins, Duncan Robinson, Nikola Jovic
- Reported trade targets: Get out of the draft and land a star-level player
- Current draft topics: #10, #29
- Tradeable players: Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neill
- Reported trade targets: Move your roster to Improve/Lottery
- Current draft topics: #42
- Tradeable players: Demar Derozan, Malik Monk, Devin Carter
- Reported trade targets: Landing the picks of the second round (18-30)
- Current draft topics: #5, #21, #43, #53
- Tradeable players: John Collins, Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton
- Reported trade targets: Move #21 for a decent return of John Collins
- Current draft topics: #3, #35
- Tradeable players: Paul George, Kelly Wooble Jr. (Player Option 2025-26), Andre Drummond (Player Option 2025-26)
- Reported trade targets: Probably get off to the lottery and create cap space
All of the above teams are more likely to move ahead of the NBA Draft. Brooklyn Net is virtually guaranteed to do business with.
Given how much the net wants to land Ace Bailey, it makes sense that they use their assets to rise. Cam Johnson is a big favorite to be traded at night.
But the rest of the team is also looking at the big night moves. Not every team can get what they want because executives are reluctant to abandon their assets.
Keep an eye out for the NBA Analytics Network to cover the 2025 NBA Draft and the aftermath that follows.