The NBA season just ended, but the league will stay in the news. The NBA Draft is scheduled for Wednesday-Thursday, June 25-26 in New York. The Dallas Mavericks won the draft lottery and are scheduled to make the first pick, which will almost certainly be Cooper Flagg, who played one season at Duke.
Here is the full draft order, which likely will change with draft-day trades.
NBA Draft 2025: First round draft order
NBA Draft 2025: Second round draft order
New York Knicks forfeited their second-round pick, which would have been 56th overall
When is the 2025 NBA Draft?
First round: 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Barclays Center in New York.
Second round: 8 p.m. Thursday, June 26, 2025
Making moves: Pacers trade away their first-round pick, but have a second-rounder
What channel is the NBA Draft 2025 on?
First round: ABC, ESPN
Second round: ESPN
Watch the NBA Draft on Fubo
What is the NBA salary cap for 2025-26?
That will be confirmed in July. Spotrac projects it at $154.6 million, with the luxury tax threshold at $189 million.
NBA offseason key dates
July 5-8: NBA Summer League play in San Francisco and Salt Lake City.
July 6: NBA teams can sign free agents beginning at 12:01 p.m. ET.
July 10-20: Las Vegas Summer League.
Oct. 21: NBA regular season opens.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: When is the 2025 NBA Draft? NBA Draft order, TV, start time, salary cap, offseason dates
Reporting by Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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