Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 NBA Mock Draft Roundup 1.0
Leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft, our Minnesota Timberwolves Mock Draft Roundup will highlight recent picks for the Minnesota Timberwolves from several prominent sites and draft analysts.
The following are picks in recent mock drafts for the Timberwolves:
15. Ben Saraf, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
Israel's Ben Saraf ranks fifth-best among all players in Floor General Skills (FGS) among those with at least five games played in the Eurocup, per Cerebro Sports. He has had his hand on 32.3 percent of buckets as a scorer or distributor, via RealGM, which ranks seventh-best among all players in the Eurocup.
15. Noa Essengue, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
Essengue is one of the youngest players in the draft. He's viewed as a highly versatile defender who needs to define his translatable offense, but still has a way of impacting the game without needing significant offensive volume. If Julius Randle isn't in Minnesota past this year, the Wolves could use another frontcourt piece.
Bleacher Report — Jonathan Wasserman
15. Noa Essengue, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
Noa Essengue continues to show up in the scoring column for Ulm, mostly by tapping into physical tools, motor and timing for picking up easy baskets at the rim.
Every so often, though, he'll hit a spot-up three or show off enough ball-handling and body control to attack a closeout and slice to the hoop.
Scouts are still going to be thinking long-term with Essengue, a limited creator and shooter with a thin frame. But even at baseline and just 17 years old, he's still managed to be a 10.0-point-per-game scorer in Germany's top league.
Every so often, though, he'll hit a spot-up three or show off enough ball-handling and body control to attack a closeout and slice to the hoop.
Scouts are still going to be thinking long-term with Essengue, a limited creator and shooter with a thin frame. But even at baseline and just 17 years old, he's still managed to be a 10.0-point-per-game scorer in Germany's top league.