Most picks in the 2025 NBA Draft: How Brooklyn Nets, others acquired so many selections

David Suggs

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Hibernation started in the NBA world upon the conclusion of the NBA Finals, but have no fear — there are still plenty of spectacles to keep tabs on across the basketball world.

Chief among them is the 2025 NBA Draft, a production that promises to motivate some and break down others.

This year's draft really begins with pick No. 3, after Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper are expected to go Nos. 1 and 2 to the Mavericks and Spurs, respectively. Beyond that, it's anyone's guess what the order will be.

As the NBA Finals showed, a good draft can set you up for future spoils. Which team has the most of those selections in 2025? Here's what you need to know.

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Who has the most picks in the 2025 NBA Draft?

The Nets lead the way with six selections, five of which are first-rounders.

Brooklyn will pick at No. 8, No. 19, No. 22, No. 26, and No. 27. The Nets have authored up a host of trades to collect their treasure trove. They landed the Nos. 19 and 26 selections when they sent Mikal Bridges to the Knicks last fall. Brooklyn acquired the No. 27 pick via a pick swap with the Rockets, and the No. 22 pick from the Hawks in a three-team trade involving Kristaps Porzingis.

All told, there are nine teams with at least three selections in this year's draft.

TeamSelections
Brooklyn Nets6
Utah Jazz4
Phoenix Suns4
San Antonio Spurs3
Charlotte Hornets3
Washington Wizards3
Oklahoma City Thunder3
Memphis Grizzlies3
Orlando Magic3

Who has the fewest picks in the 2025 NBA Draft?

Only one team will fail to make a selection in this year's draft, the Nuggets. Denver sent its first-rounder to Orlando in exchange for Aaron Gordon. Its second was a part of the six-team deal that saw Klay Thompson land in Dallas. It ended up in the hands of the Suns after being used as a sweetener in a pair of additional moves.

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The Lakers, Knicks, Warriors, Bucks, Kings, Heat, Pelicans, Trail Blazers, and Pistons will make eight selections between themselves. Just three — Miami, New Orleans, and Portland — will come in the first round. The Pacers, fresh off a Finals berth, will look to add another solid rotational piece to their lineup with the No. 54 pick. New York, meanwhile, saw one of its two second-round picks vanish after the league found the organization guilty of tampering. The Knicks will only make one selection in this year's draft, now -- courtesy of a 2024 trade with the Thunder.

Dallas will also only make one selection in this year's draft. We doubt Mavericks fans will be complaining too much about that, though.

TeamSelections
Denver Nuggets0
Los Angeles Lakers1
New York Knicks1
Detroit Pistons1
Sacramento Kings1
Portland Trail Blazers1
Golden State Warriors1
Indiana Pacers1
Dallas Mavericks1
Milwaukee Bucks1
Miami Heat1
New Orleans Pelicans1

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Total 2025 NBA Draft picks by team

When the final name is read on Thursday, 59 picks will have been made across the league. Here's a look at how many selections each team has heading into the first round.

TeamSelections
Atlanta Hawks2
Boston Celtics2
Brooklyn Nets6
Charlotte Hornets3
Chicago Bulls2
Cleveland Cavaliers2
Dallas Mavericks1
Denver Nuggets0
Detroit Pistons1
Golden State Warriors1
Houston Rockets2
Indiana Pacers1
Los Angeles Clippers2
Los Angeles Lakers1
Miami Heat1
Memphis Grizzlies3
Milwaukee Bucks1
Minnesota Timberwolves2
New Orleans Pelicans1
New York Knicks1
Oklahoma City Thunder3
Orlando Magic3
Philadelphia 76ers2
Phoenix Suns4
Portland Trail Blazers1
Sacramento Kings1
San Antonio Spurs3
Toronto Raptors2
Utah Jazz4
Washington Wizards3

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David Suggs

David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.