The 2025 NBA Draft kicked off Wednesday night in Brooklyn. But NBA teams did not wait until draft night to start making trades. Multiple All-Stars have been dealt since Sunday, as the Rockets made the first blockbuster of the summer by acquiring Kevin Durant in a trade with the Suns. The biggest move on Wednesday night saw the Hornets trade center Mark Williams to Phoenix.
The Suns made another deal Thursday by acquiring a second-round pick from the Brooklyn Nets. Phoenix will now have the Nos. 36, 52 and 59 picks in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
The Celtics have been very active in the lead-up to the draft. Boston has sent out Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porziņģis in two separate trades so far this week. Holiday is heading to the Portland Trail Blazers with guard Anfernee Simons coming back to Boston. Porziņģis, meanwhile, will be joining Trae Young on the Hawks as the Celtics saved some significant money with the big man landing in Atlanta.
The Durant deal impacted Wednesday’s first round, with the Suns picking up the No. 10 overall pick from Houston (a pick that originally belonged to Phoenix). As of Wednesday morning, sixteen different first-round picks had changed hands, and the Nets — who were also involved in the Porziņģis deal — woke up Wednesday as the owners of five of the top 27 picks.
More deals are going down ahead of the second round on Thursday. We’re keeping tabs on everything below.
2025 NBA Draft trade tracker
(Note: Some trades are reported and not yet official)
