The 2025 NBA draft telecast on ESPN and ABC combined to average 3.77 million viewers for the first round on Wednesday. The draft was headlined by Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper. The 2024 draft averaged 4.41 million viewers, which means this year's telecast had a 14.5 percent decline.
The first half-hour of the telecast was up four percent compared to 2024.
The first round of the 2023 draft averaged 4.93 million viewers when Victor Wembanyama was selected first overall.