How to watch the 2025 NBA Draft for free

It hasn’t been a week since the Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA Finals, but the league is already looking toward the future.

The 2025 NBA Draft begins tonight, and the Dallas Mavericks, who entered the draft lottery with a 1.8% chance of winning, landed the first overall pick. They’ll likely select Duke University’s Cooper Flagg with the pick.

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Other prospects expected to get drafted high up in the first round include Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, Kon Knueppel, Tre Johnson, and Rutgers University’s Ace Bailey, who has yet to meet with a single team ahead of tonight’s draft.

Below, we’ve outlined everything you need to know to tune into both days of the NBA draft, from channels to times.

2025 NBA Draft date and start time: When is the 2025 NBA draft?

The first round of the NBA Draft is tonight, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC. Round 2 of the NBA Draft is June 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

How to watch and stream the 2025 NBA Draft for free:

If you don’t have cable or a TV antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Travelers Championship for free. One option we love is Hulu + Live TV, which comes with three days free and starts at $82.99/month after. The Hulu + Live TV base plan includes USA and NBC, where the tournament is airing across four days.

2025 NBA Draft order:

Dallas has the first overall pick in this year’s draft. See below for a full list of the first round draft order.

1. Dallas Mavericks
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Charlotte Hornets
5. Utah Jazz
6. Washington Wizards
7. New Orleans Pelicans
8. Brooklyn Nets
9. Toronto Raptors
10. Phoenix Suns (via Houston)
11. Portland Trail Blazers
12. Chicago Bulls
13. Atlanta Hawks (via Sacramento)
14. San Antonio Spurs (via Atlanta)
15. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Miami)
16. Memphis Grizzlies (via Orlando)
17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Detroit)
18. Washington Wizards (via Memphis)
19. Brooklyn Nets (via Milwaukee)
20. Miami Heat (via Golden State)
21. Utah Jazz (via Minnesota)
22. Atlanta Hawks (via Los Angeles Lakers)
23. New Orleans Pelicans (via Indiana)
24. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Los Angeles Clippers)
25. Orlando Magic (via Denver)
26. Brooklyn Nets (via New York)
27. Brooklyn Nets (via Houston)
28. Boston Celtics
29. Phoenix Suns (via Cleveland)
30. Los Angeles Clippers (via Oklahoma City)

NBA Draft second round draft order

31. Minnesota (via Utah)
32. Boston (via Washington)
33. Charlotte
34. Charlotte (via New Orleans)
35. Philadelphia
36. Brooklyn
37. Detroit (via Toronto)
38. San Antonio
39. Toronto (via Portland)
40. Washington (via Phoenix)
41. Golden State (via Miami)
42. Sacramento (via Chicago)
43. Utah (via Dallas)
44. Oklahoma City (via Atlanta)
45. Chicago (via Sacramento)
46. Orlando
47. Milwaukee (via Detroit)
48. Memphis (via Golden State)
49. Cleveland (via Milwaukee)
50. New York (via Memphis)
51. Los Angeles Clippers (via Minnesota)
52. Phoenix (via Denver)
53. Utah (via Los Angeles Clippers)
54. Indiana
55. Los Angeles Lakers
56. Forfeited: New York
57. Memphis (via Houston)
58. Orlando (via Boston)
59. Cleveland
60. Houston (via Oklahoma City)

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