2025 NBA Draft Reactions, Shockers & Perfect Picks
Kevin O'Connor recaps the 2025 NBA Draft with King McClure and Vincent Goodwill. The best picks of Round 1, the head-scratching ones and everything in between! Are the Dallas Mavericks a Finals contender with Flagg?? Did the Philadelphia 76ers get it right with Edgecombe over Ace Bailey? What were the Brooklyn Nets doing? Lock in for a full round 1 recap on the KOC Show!
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(00:45) - Most intriguing draft so far?
(10:25) - Biggest surprise of the night?
(16:15) - Dylan Harper's fit in San Antonio
(20:45) - Worst draft of the night?
(24:05) - Best non-Cooper Flagg pick?
(27:55) - Are the Mavs contenders with Flagg?
(31:55) - Did Philly make the right call with VJ Edgecombe?
(35:45) - Thunder pick up Thomas Sorber
(39:40) - Looking ahead to Day 2
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 25: Cooper Flagg (R) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (L) after being drafted first overall by the Dallas Mavericks during the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by)
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