Drake Powell - NBA Mock Draft Roundup 1.0
Leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft, we will track where Drake Powell appears in the latest NBA mock drafts.
Drake Powell NBA Mock Drafts
Here are some of the latest mock drafts in which Drake Powell has appeared:
Bleacher Report — Jonathan Wasserman
Round 1, Pick 28 — Boston Celtics
Pro Comparison: Will Barton, Keon Johnson
Teams figure to put extra stock into Drake Powell's NBA combine performance and workouts after he spent the year spotting up 49.2 percent of North Carolina's possessions and taking just 5.7 shots per game.
Despite the lack of production, there could still be first-round interest based on his outstanding physical profile, defensive projection and 37.9 percent three-point shooting.
Teams figure to put extra stock into Drake Powell's NBA combine performance and workouts after he spent the year spotting up 49.2 percent of North Carolina's possessions and taking just 5.7 shots per game.
Despite the lack of production, there could still be first-round interest based on his outstanding physical profile, defensive projection and 37.9 percent three-point shooting.
Round 1, Pick 24 — Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC)
OKC has enough on its roster and in its treasure trove of assets to be afforded big swings in this draft. Powell is indeed a big swing. He was just-OK as a freshman at UNC but has length, shooting and defensive tools to be a special role player.
Yahoo! Sports — Kevin O'Connor
Round 1, Pick 35 — Philadelphia 76ers
The Sixers could use more wing defense and Powell is a switch-everything defender who plays with a high motor. If his spot-up jumper translates he checks all the boxes to be a 3-and-D role player at a minimum. Without the guarantee of a jumper, he at least has a chiseled frame that he uses to barrel into defenders at the rim and to contain opponents when he's on defense.