In order to give more time to the franchises (who wished) to choose the players or to make exchanges, while also offering more visibility in the second round, often shipped and neglected at the end of the evening, the draft was, the Last year and for the first time, organized over two days. This will still be the case in 2025.
See you on Wednesday and Thursday 25 and 26 June in Brooklyn, at Barclays Center, for the event broadcast live on ABC and ESPN.
As during the Draft 2024, the teams will always have five minutes of reflection between each choice of the first round, where Cooper Flagg is announced as the big favorite to be called the first. The next day, for the second round, they will only have four minutes between each choice.
The NBA Annouded TODAY THAT THE NBA DRAFT 2025 PRESSENTED BY State FARM WILL Take Place On Wednesday, June 25 and Thursday, June 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. pic.twitter.com/wmjnflfuzx
– NBA Communications (@nbapr) January 28, 2025
15 days ago, the NBA had already unveiled the official dates of the “Lottery” of 2025, and as last year, it will take place on May 12, between “NBA G-League combines” 9 As of May 11 and the “NBA Draft combines” (from May 11 to 18) where all the prospects in the world will have the opportunity to have gone by the 30 franchises in the league.
