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The Most Baffling Picks of the 2025 NBA Draft

The Most Baffling Picks of the 2025 NBA Draft

Four teams made strange selections, even if I liked the players they picked

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This is Part 1 of my two-part draft reaction.

In Part 2, I’ll get into the Winners and Losers, including the best and strangest trades — looking at you, New Orleans.

Here are four teams that are doing some things right but whose first-round picks made no sense to me:

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