[From ESPN]

The 2025 NBA Finals are in the rearview; NBA draft week is underway; and the intrigue continues to swirl behind the scenes. Duke's Cooper Flagg and Rutgers' Dylan Harper are expected to come off the board at No. 1 and No. 2 to the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs, respectively. After that, the picture is less clear.

Ahead of the two-day draft, which begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET (on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN App) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, the Philadelphia 76ers hold the keys to the start of the draft at No. 3 with VJ Edgecombe the presumptive favorite and Ace Bailey potentially falling down the board.

Trade talks continue behind the scenes as NBA teams huddle this week, with a major domino falling Sunday with the Suns and Rockets agreeing to send Kevin Durant to Houston, a deal that saw the No. 10 pick go to Phoenix as part of a package including Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks.

ESPN draft analysts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo will be tracking news and team and player information until the Mavericks go on the clock Wednesday, with this version of the mock draft undergoing updates until draft time, based on our latest intel.

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