Fantasy Basketball 2025 1st-Round NBA Mock Draft and Top Team Names

Zach BuckleyOct 8, 2025

NBA preseason games are happening, highlight reels are filling up and (exhibition) stat lines are taking shape.

Basketball is back, and maybe more importantly, fantasy basketball is coming soon.

While most leagues should have a little time before their draft, that just means we're in the heart of the pre-draft preparation process. While a number of resources can help, few hold as much value as mock drafts, which simulate the full selection process and help you react to the ebbs and flows of a talent grab in real time.

We're here to sprint the shortest of test runs with a one-round, categories mock before finishing with some of our favorite team names for the upcoming campaign.

Mock First Round

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This 12-team, first-round mock was put together using FantasyPros' mock draft simulator. Here's how it went down.

Nikola Jokić, C, Denver Nuggets
Victor Wembanyama, C, San Antonio Spurs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G, Oklahoma City Thunder
Luka Dončić, G, Los Angeles Lakers
Giannis Antetokounmpo, F, Milwaukee Bucks
Anthony Edwards, G, Minnesota Timberwolves
Cade Cunningham, G, Detroit Pistons
Devin Booker, G, Phoenix Suns
Anthony Davis, F, Dallas Mavericks
Domantas Sabonis, C, Sacramento Kings
LeBron James, F, Los Angeles Lakers
Trae Young, G, Atlanta Hawks

Options for the No. 1 Pick

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Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets

This is the easiest way to handle having the first pick, and maybe that means it's simply the correct one, too. The three-time MVP is as reliable as anyone in fantasy, and he's basically guaranteed to help you everywhere other than blocks. Over his last five seasons, he has averaged 26.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 72.8 games.

Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

For those who don't take the Joker, there won't be a greater temptation than Wembanyama, who seems capable of breaking the game of basketball at any moment. He's already an elite in points (24.3), rebounds (11.0), blocks (3.8) and three-pointers (3.1), and there's a hope he can become even more efficient (47.6 field-goal percentage), particularly with San Antonio having overloaded its roster with playmakers.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

The league's reigning MVP is 27 years old, has complete control of his offense and leads a roster bursting at the seams with solid-to-borderline-spectacular support players. In other words, it's possible we haven't seen SGA at his best, and that's saying something after the campaign he just delivered: 32.7 points, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 combined steals and blocks and 2.1 three-pointers.

Luka Dončić, Los Angeles Lakers

Would it be a reach to take Dončić first overall? Probably, if only because he sometimes has issues with availability and shooting efficiency. That said, he's a 26-year-old who won a scoring title in 2023-24, flirts with triple-doubles on a nightly basis and has recently come within arm's reach of both a 50 field-goal percentage and a 40-percent splash rate from three. He is objectively awesome, and his improved conditioning might bring out his best basketball yet.