Inside the 2025 NBA Draft Decisions: Who’s Testing, Who’s Declared, and and Million-Dollar NIL Moves

On this episode of the Locked On NBA Big Board Podcast, host Rafael Barlowe delivers an updated 2025 NBA Draft tracker loaded with key names and fresh intel on where things stand. Rafael breaks down the top prospects who have officially declared for the draft, including Dylan Harper, Tre Johnson, Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears, and more. He also highlights the big names still holding off on a formal announcement—Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach, and Ace Bailey—who are all expected to make decisions soon. The episode takes a deep dive into the players currently testing the waters, like Thomas Sorber, Tahaad Pettiford, and Alex Condon, and how NIL is playing a massive role in shaping the draft landscape. To close things out, Rafael spotlights prospects who opted to return to school or hit the transfer portal, including Xaivian Lee, Yaxel Lendeborg, and JT Toppin—who reportedly landed a staggering $4 million NIL deal to stay at Texas Tech. If you’re trying to stay ahead of the curve, this episode has everything you need to track the rising, the undecided, and the strategic movers in this evolving 2025 draft class.

Podcast Timestamps:

2:21 – Update on top prospects who have not yet declared: Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach, Ace Bailey

3:43 – Full rundown of declared prospects with scouting blurbs and draft range projections: Dylan Harper, Tre Johnson, Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears, Kon Knueppel, etc.

17:57 – Fringe first-rounders who declared: Labaron Philon, Boogie Fland, Adou Thiero

23:25 – Players testing the waters while maintaining eligibility: Thomas Sorber, Tahaad Pettiford, Alex Condon

27:00 – Thoughts on international prospects + NIL’s impact: JT Toppin’s $4M return, and how NIL is shifting the draft calculus

#DylanHarper #TreJohnson #DerikQueen #JeremiahFears #KonKnueppel #LiamMcNeeley #AsaNewell #JaseRichardson #EgorDemin #WillRiley #RasheerFleming #DannyWolf #BoogieFland #LabaronPhilon #AdouThiero #ThomasSorber #TahaadPettiford #AlexCondon #YaxelLendeborg #CedricCoward #CooperFlagg #KhamanMaluach #AceBailey #CarterBryant #JTToppen #XaivianLee

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