Several 2025 NBA Draft first-round picks expected to be traded, per insider

Alex Walsh

Several 2025 NBA Draft first-round picks expected to be traded, per insider image

The 2025 NBA Draft is just a couple of weeks away, and some teams are looking to adjust their positioning in the draft order.

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Why is there projected action with several first-round picks in 2025?

On NBA Today, ESPN's Bobby Marks gave some insight on what fans can expect to see among teams with first-round picks in 2025.

Marks went on to say, "I talked to one league executive this morning. He thinks we're going to see the most activity as far as tradeable picks in this year's 1st round."

NBA Today showed a graphic of a few teams to keep an eye on around the NBA Draft.

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The Nets have four first-rounders (8th, 19th, 26th, 27th) that they could potentially package together, to move up or make a move elsewhere and bring in a player.

The Spurs own the 2nd and 14th overall picks, which with recent rumors indicating that they are going after a player like Kevin Durant or Giannis Antetokounmpo, can be important picks to give them leverage in a deal.

The 76ers own the 3rd overall pick in the draft.

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Despite a down year, they did pretty well in the lottery to move up, so they could look to make more of a win-now move to acquire a player for next season.

The Rockets own the 10th overall pick, and with their name in the sweepstakes for a star player this offseason, it can be paired with young talent to get a deal done.

The 2025 NBA Draft begins on Jun. 25.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.