As the 2025 NBA draft approaches, various franchises are evaluating their strategies in securing talent. Contending teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets aim to leverage their draft picks for depth and trades. Meanwhile, teams such as the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards look towards a potential No. 1 pick to improve their rosters. The upcoming draft is crucial for all 30 teams, with some needing to consolidate as they assess future assets and make strategic decisions around the selections on June 25-26.
For playoff teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets, those enviable collections of picks can be used to bolster rosters that are already proven contenders.
Bottom-tier teams such as the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets are hoping for some lottery luck and the chance to draft projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg.
GM Sam Presti has positioned the franchise remarkably well, and these are ultimately good problems to have.
Let's break down the future assets of all 30 teams, plus the strategy each could implement during the 2025 draft.
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