The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft begins Wednesday night in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, with the Dallas Mavericks currently holding the No. 1 overall pick. The draft will be a two-day format for the second consecutive year,

With Flagg and Harper almost certainly going first and second overall, the draft gets interesting with the Philadelphia 76ers' pick at No. 3. For much of the college basketball season, it appeared Harper's co-star at Rutgers, Ace Bailey, would go third overall, but his approach to the draft process has seen him fall on many draft boards.

Scattered throughout the Villard Ballroom at the Lotte Palace Hotel in Manhattan were two dozen NBA draft prospects, fielding questions ahead of the biggest day of their lives. Podium No. 8, located on the far right side of the room,