The SEC rode a strong second round to the top of the charts in the 2025 NBA Draft, as the conference finished with 13 total selections. Eight of 29 players selected on Thursday night came from the league,

The drama was non-existent in Wednesday’s first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Cooper Flagg was presumed to be the pick all along for the Dallas Mavericks at No. 1 overall, making the official announcement from NBA commissioner Adam Silver all but a formality.

Duke's Cooper Flagg heard his name called first on Wednesday night at the 2025 NBA draft when the Dallas Mavericks selected him with the No. 1 overall pick. Flagg marks Duke's fourth first-overall pick since 2011.