The 2025 NBA Draft is officially in the books, and there were plenty of surprises along the way. NBA teams did not wait until draft night to start making trades, however. Multiple All-Stars were dealt prior to Wednesday’s first round, 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 then leveraged their lower second-round picks to move up to No. 31 to take Rahseer Fleming, who some considered a first-round talent.
The Celtics were very active in the lead-up to the draft. Boston sent out Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porziņģis in two separate trades. 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 selecting Duke center Khaman Maluach with the No. 10 overall pick from Houston (a pick that originally belonged to Phoenix). The Nets — who were also involved in the Porziņģis deal — made five first-round picks on Wednesday.
More deals went down during the second round on Thursday. Here’s a rundown of every deal that happened during the first and second rounds of the NBA Draft.
2025 NBA Draft trade tracker
(Note: Some trades are reported and not yet official)
