NBA Draft 2025: Big Ten lands 10 players in ESPN’s 2-round mock draft

The NBA Draft begins on Wednesday with a strong crop of 2025 prospects available. That includes the Big Ten with a strong group of players hoping to hear their name called.

At the top of the draft, Duke’s Cooper Flagg is the runaway favorite to become the top overall pick in the draft. After that, Rutgers star Dylan Harper is the heavy favorite to become the No. 2 overall pick, listed at -10000 via BetMGM. Fans can take advantage of Ohio sports betting apps to get into the action.

After the top 2 picks, the intrigue begins to build. However, ESPN’s NBA insiders have compiled a full and updated 2-round mock draft ahead of the action.

In total, ESPN has 10 B1G stars getting drafted, including 7 players in the first round. Rutgers and Illinois lead the way in that mock draft with a pair of first-round picks each, while Michigan has 2 players selected across both rounds.

Here’s where ESPN is projecting the top B1G prospects to land:

First Round

• No. 2 San Antonio Spurs — Dylan Harper, PG/SG, Rutgers
• No. 6 Washington Wizards — Ace Bailey, SG/SF, Rutgers
• No. 11 Portland Trail Blazers — Kasparov Jakucionis, PG, Illinois
• No. 15 Oklahoma City Thunder — Derik Queen, C, Maryland
• No. 18 Washington Wizards — Danny Wolf, PF, Michigan
• No. 24 Oklahoma City Thunder — Will Riley, SG/SF, Illinois
• No. 25 Orlando Magic — Jase Richardson, PG/SG, Michigan State

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Second Round

• No. 33 Charlotte Hornets — Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C, Penn State
• No. 39 Toronto Raptors — John Tonje, SF, Wisconsin
• No. 49 Cleveland Cavaliers — Vladislav Goldin, C, Michigan

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.