The SEC rode a strong second round to the top of the charts in the 2025 NBA Draft, as the conference finished with 13 total selections. Eight of 29 players selected on Thursday night came from the league, which was in second place behind the Big Ten after Wednesday's first round.

The drama was non-existent in Wednesday’s first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Cooper Flagg was presumed to be the pick all along for the Dallas Mavericks at No. 1 overall, making the official announcement from NBA commissioner Adam Silver all but a formality.

With the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft in the books, sportsbooks have already set odds for who will be named the NBA's top rookie in 2025-26.