2025 NBA Draft; First Round Results: Jazz Add Some New Pieces

2025 NBA Draft; First Round Results: Jazz Add Some New Pieces

BROOKLYN, N.Y.-The first round of the NBA Draft occurred Wednesday evening at Barclays Center, the home arena of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. The Utah Jazz drafted Rutgers star forward Ace Bailey at No. 5 overall and traded with the Washington Wizards  for Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr., the Gators’ star player on a national championship-winning team this past April at No. 18 overall. The second night of the NBA Draft starts Thursday at 6:00 pm MDT at Barclay’s Center. The Jazz will draft at No. 43 and No. 53 in the second round. 

2025 NBA Draft – First Round Results

    1. Dallas MavericksCooper Flagg, F, Duke (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-8, 221 lbs

    2. San Antonio SpursDylan Harper, G, Rutgers (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-5, 213 lbs

    3. Philadelphia 76ersVJ Edgecombe, G, Baylor (🇧🇸 Bahamas) – 6-4, 193 lbs

    4. Charlotte HornetsKon Knueppel, G-F, Duke (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-7, 217 lbs

    5. Utah JazzAce Bailey, F, Rutgers (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-8, 203 lbs

    6. Washington WizardsTre Johnson, G, Texas (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-5, 190 lbs

    7. New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-3, 180 lbs

    8. Brooklyn NetsEgor Demin, G-F, BYU (🇷🇺 Russia) – 6-8, 199 lbs

    9. Toronto RaptorsCollin Murray-Boyles, F, South Carolina (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-7, 240 lbs

    10. Houston RocketsKhaman Maluach, C, Duke (🇸🇸 South Sudan) – 7-1, 253 lbs

    Traded to Phoenix Suns

    1. Portland Trail BlazersCedric Coward, G-F, Washington State (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-5, 213 lbs

    Traded to Memphis Grizzlies

    1. Chicago BullsNoa Essengue, F, Ratiopharm Ulm (🇫🇷 France) – 6-9, 194 lbs

    2. Atlanta HawksDerik Queen, F-C, Maryland (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-9, 248 lbs

    Traded to New Orleans Pelicans

    1. San Antonio SpursCarter Bryant, F, Arizona (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-7, 215 lbs

    2. Oklahoma City ThunderThomas Sorber, F-C, Georgetown (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-9, 263 lbs

    3. Memphis GrizzliesYang Hansen, C, Qingdao (China) (🇨🇳 China) – 7-1, 249 lbs

    Traded to Portland Trail Blazers

    1. Minnesota TimberwolvesJoan Beringer, C, Cedevita Olimpija (🇫🇷 France) – 6-11, 230 lbs

    2. Washington WizardsWalter Clayton Jr., G, Florida (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-2, 199 lbs

    Traded to Utah Jazz

    1. Brooklyn NetsNolan Traoré, G, Saint-Quentin BB (🇫🇷 France) – 6-5, 175 lbs

    2. Miami HeatKasparas Jakučionis, G-F, Illinois (🇱🇹 Lithuania) – 6-5, 205 lbs

    3. Utah JazzWill Riley, G-F, Illinois (🇨🇦 Canada) – 6-8, 186 lbs

    Traded to Washington Wizards

    1. Atlanta HawksDrake Powell, G-F, North Carolina (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-6, 195 lbs

    Traded to Brooklyn Nets

    1. New Orleans PelicansAsa Newell, F-C, Georgia (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-9, 224 lbs

    Traded to Atlanta Hawks

    1. Oklahoma City ThunderNique Clifford, G-F, Colorado State (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-5, 202 lbs

    2. Orlando MagicJase Richardson, G, Michigan State (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-1, 178 lbs

    3. Brooklyn NetsBen Saraf, G, Ratiopharm Ulm (🇮🇱 Israel) – 6-6, 201 lbs

    4. Brooklyn NetsDanny Wolf, F-C, Michigan (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-11, 252 lbs

    5. Boston CelticsHugo González, G-F, Real Madrid (🇪🇸 Spain) – 6-6, 205 lbs

    6. Phoenix SunsLiam McNeeley, F, Connecticut (🇺🇸 USA) – 6-7, 215 lbs

    7. LA ClippersYanic Konan Niederhäuser, F, Penn State (🇨🇭 Switzerland) – 6-11, 243 lbs