This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/pelicans as Pelicans Executive Defends 2025 NBA Draft Class Amid Criticism.

New Orleans Pelicans first-round pick Derik Queen insisted he's going to make head of basketball operations Joe Dumars "look like a genius" for taking him in the 2025 NBA draft.

The Brooklyn Nets took five players in the 2025 NBA Draft, but ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that people texted him to make fun of Brooklyn's picks.

The 2025 NBA draft is a wrap, with Cooper Flagg (No. 1 to the Dallas Mavericks) and Dylan Harper (No. 2 to the San Antonio Spurs) the headliners of what turned out to be a first round full of twists.

With the end of the second round, the 2025 NBA Draft has come to a close. Unquestionably, both the first and second rounds were filled with many exciting picks and surprising trades, resulting in teams securing their desired players in the draft.