NBA Draft 2025: Suns trade up to select Rasheer Fleming to begin second round at No. 31
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NBA Draft 2025: Suns trade up to select Rasheer Fleming to begin second round at No. 31
The second round had only 29 selections instead of the usual 30 because the New York Knick forfeited the No. 56 pick. Rasheer Fleming, a 6-foot-9 wing from St. Joseph’s was the first player selected in the second round. The full list of 59 players who were selected at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York can be seen here. And the grades for the 29 second-round picks from Thursday with analysis on each of the selections from Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor are available here. The Los Angeles Lakers selected Rocco Zikarsky, an Australian forward, at No. 31. The Phoenix Suns selected Koby Brea, a Kentucky point guard, at the top of Round 2. The New York Knicks selected Mohamed Diawara, a French forward.
Plenty of trades were made, notably with the No. 36 selection, which moved among four teams on Thursday before the Los Angeles Lakers finally selected a player.
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While some teams took a chance on international players, plenty of names familiar to those who followed college basketball during the regular season and NCAA tournament got the opportunity to continue their careers in the NBA.
Fleming, a 6-foot-9 wing from St. Joseph’s was the first player selected in the second round. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor filed this report on him:
“Fleming is a hustler who drains spot-up jumpers and brings energy on defense, swatting shots and snagging boards. But he has some real warts as a ball-handler with a lack of experience against high-level competition, so teams will have to feel real confident his role player skill-set will translate.”
These are the 59 selections from Thursday’s 2025 NBA Draft second round:
31. Phoenix Suns – Rasheer Fleming, St. Joseph’s
32. Orlando Magic – Noah Penda, France
33. Charlotte Hornets – Sion James, Duke
34. Charlotte Hornets – Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
35. Philadelphia 76ers – John Broome, Auburn
36. Los Angeles Lakers – Adou Thiero, Arkansas
37. Detroit Pistons – Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
38. San Antonio Spurs – Kam Jones, Marquette
39. Toronto Raptors – Alijah Martin, Florida
40. New Orleans Pelicans – Micah Peavy, Georgetown
41. Phoenix Suns – Koby Brea, Kentucky
42. Sacramento Kings – Maxime Reynaud, Stanford
43. Washington Wizards – Jamir Watkins, Florida State
44. Oklahoma City Thunder – Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
45. Los Angeles Lakers – Rocco Zikarsky, Australia
46. Orlando Magic – Amari Williams, Kentucky
47. Milwaukee Bucks – Bogoljub Marković, Serbia
48. Memphis Grizzlies – Javon Small, West Virginia
49. Cleveland Cavaliers – Tyrese Proctor, Duke
50. Los Angeles Clippers – Kobe Sanders, Nevada
51. New York Knicks – Mohamed Diawara, France
52. Golden State Warriors – Alex Toohey, Australia
53. Utah Jazz – John Tonje, Wisconsin
54. Indiana Pacers – Taelon Peter, Liberty
55. Chicago Bulls – Lachlan Olbrich, Australia
56. Golden State Warriors – Will Richard, Florida
57. Orlando Magic – Max Shulga, VCU
58. Cleveland Cavaliers – Saliou Niang, Senegal
59. Phoenix Suns – Jahmai Mashack, Tennessee
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The second round had only 29 selections instead of the usual 30 because the New York Knick forfeited the No. 56 pick when an NBA investigation found that the Knicks tampered with Jalen Brunson before signing him as a free agent in June 2022. New York had contacted Brunson and agreed to a four-year, $104 million contract before the league’s official free agency period began.
Please check out the grades for the 29 second-round picks from Thursday with analysis on each of the selections from O’Connor. And the full list of 59 players who were selected at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York can be seen here.
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Here is how the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft progressed on Yahoo Sports’ live blog of Thursday’s proceedings.