The 2025 NBA draft is still over 10 months away, but a number of teams have already traded away their first-round picks for ’25, and more clubs may do so before this season’s trade deadline.
We’ll use the space below to keep tabs on each team’s first-round pick for 2025, continually updating it as necessary throughout the year.
We’ve listed all 30 teams here, so even if a team hasn’t traded its first-round pick, that will be noted. We’ll also provide details on the protections for each traded pick, including what happens to the pick in 2026 if it doesn’t change hands in 2025.
Here’s the full breakdown on the status of each 2025 first-round pick:
Note: Teams marked with an asterisk (*) have traded away their 2026 first-round pick (either unprotected or with protection) and can’t freely trade away their 2025 first-rounder due to the Stepien Rule.
Atlantic
- Boston Celtics: Own pick.
- Brooklyn Nets: Own pick.
- New York Knicks: Traded to Nets (unprotected).
- Philadelphia 76ers: Traded to Thunder (top-six protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Sixers would instead owe the Thunder their 2026 first-round pick (top-four protected).
- Toronto Raptors: Own pick.
Central
- Chicago Bulls: Traded to Spurs (top-10 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Bulls would instead owe the Spurs their 2026 first-round pick (top-eight protected).
- Cleveland Cavaliers: Traded to Jazz (unprotected).
- Detroit Pistons: Traded to Timberwolves (top-13 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Pistons would instead owe the Knicks their 2026 first-round pick (top-11 protected).
- Indiana Pacers (*): Own pick.
- Milwaukee Bucks: Traded to Nets (top-four protected) or Pelicans (5-30 protected).
- The Bucks’ obligation to whichever team doesn’t receive this pick will be extinguished.
- The Bucks’ obligation to whichever team doesn’t receive this pick will be extinguished.
Southeast
- Atlanta Hawks: Traded to Spurs (unprotected).
- Charlotte Hornets: Traded to Spurs (top-14 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Hornets would instead send the Spurs their 2026 and 2027 second-round picks.
- Miami Heat: Traded to Thunder (top-14 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Heat would instead owe the Thunder their 2026 first-round pick (unprotected).
- Orlando Magic: Own pick.
- Washington Wizards: Traded to Knicks (top-10 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Wizards would instead owe the Knicks their 2026 first-round pick (top-eight protected).
Northwest
- Denver Nuggets: Traded to Magic (top-five protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Nuggets would instead owe the Magic their 2026 first-round pick (top-five protected).
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Traded to Jazz (unprotected).
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Own pick.
- The Thunder have the right to swap their own first-round pick for the Rockets’ pick (top-10 protected) or the Clippers’ first-round pick. If the Rockets receive the Thunder’s pick, they would have the right to swap it to Brooklyn for the Suns’ first-round pick.
- The Thunder have the right to swap their own first-round pick for the Rockets’ pick (top-10 protected) or the Clippers’ first-round pick. If the Rockets receive the Thunder’s pick, they would have the right to swap it to Brooklyn for the Suns’ first-round pick.
- Portland Trail Blazers: Traded to Bulls (top-14 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Trail Blazers would instead owe the Bulls their 2026 first-round pick (top-14 protected).
- Utah Jazz: Traded to Thunder (top-10 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Jazz would instead owe the Thunder their 2026 first-round pick (top-eight protected).
Pacific
- Golden State Warriors: Own pick.
- Los Angeles Clippers (*): Traded swap rights to Thunder.
- The Thunder have the right to swap their own first-round pick for the Rockets’ pick (top-10 protected) or the Clippers’ first-round pick.
- Los Angeles Lakers: Traded to Hawks (unprotected).
- Phoenix Suns: Traded to Nets or Rockets (unprotected).
- The Thunder have the right to swap their own first-round pick for the Rockets’ pick (top-10 protected) or the Clippers’ first-round pick; the Rockets have the right to swap whichever pick they end up with to Brooklyn for the Suns’ first-round pick.
- Sacramento Kings: Traded to Hawks (top-12 protected).
- If this pick lands in its protected range, the Kings would instead owe the Hawks their 2026 first-round pick (top-10 protected).
Southwest
- Dallas Mavericks: Own pick.
- Houston Rockets (*): Traded swap rights to Thunder (top-10 protected).
- The Thunder have the right to swap their own first-round pick for the Rockets’ pick (top-10 protected) or the Clippers’ first-round pick; the Rockets have the right to swap whichever pick they end up with to Brooklyn for the Suns’ first-round pick.
- Memphis Grizzlies: Own pick.
- New Orleans Pelicans: Own pick.
- San Antonio Spurs: Own pick.
Information from RealGM was used in the creation of this post.
Jesus how many firsts do the thunder have this draft?
They could definitely package them all together and go get #1 overall.
They have 3
I expect Presti to trade one of them for future picks/swaps down the line. Although you could be right and he might parlay them to move up although I doubt all 3 get you #1 overall since none of them will be above 12 likely.
Utah can tank to hold on to their pick (top 10 protected). Miami and Philly should fall in the late teens or early 20s. OKC could move up to 14-15 best case scenario with their swaps. I wouldn’t say this is quite enough to get to #1.
Everyone’s tanking this year it sounds like
Especially if Cooper Flagg is as advertised. No way a team trades out of the 1st pick with “the next guy” sitting there.
If OKC does end up with all three firsts then those picks might not even be enough to land the 2nd or 3rd overall picks either. This draft is going to have some high end young talent after Cooper Flagg in Ace Bailey & Dylan Harper and there’s sure to be another player or two whose stock will rise by draft night.
OKC needed to trade those picks for KD instead of signing IHART. I have a feeling Pistons will be tanking like the Mavs did to prevent the Knicks from getting first round pick
I think that OKC roster might be too young for KD’s liking, he’s always seemed like he prefers to team up with veterans. Although if he does decide to ask out of Phoenix maybe its to a team like the Timberwolves with KAT going to the Suns. Ant & KD provide the offense with Gobert anchoring the other end.
Seems bizarre that the Bucks were able to trade the same pick to two different teams and the team that it doesn’t convey to ends up with nothing.
The Bucks actually only traded it once — unprotected to the Pelicans as part of the Jrue Holiday deal. It was New Orleans that added the new protections when they flipped it.
I did some searching, but couldn’t find the deal, but I imagine the Nets didn’t give up much of value, considering the slim chance that Giannis and the Bucks would be a bottom 4 team.
To clarify, since it’s top-four protected from the Nets’ perspective, they’ll get it if it falls OUTSIDE the top four. The 5-30 protection means the Pelicans will only keep it if it’s in the top four.
This was the path it took:
– To New Orleans in the Jrue Holiday trade (2020 offseason). (Unprotected)
– To Portland in the CJ McCollum trade (2022 trade deadline). (Top-four protection added)
– To Detroit in the Jerami Grant trade (2022 offseason)
– To New York in the Jalen Duren trade (2022 offseason).
– To Brooklyn in the Mikal Bridges trade (2024 offseason).