The 2025 NBA Draft is coming up from June 25-26, and Clemson big man Viktor Lakhin is projected to be selected in multiple mock drafts.
The latest mock draft from ESPN has Lakhin going to the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round with the No. 51 overall pick.
Meanwhile, a mock draft from Yahoo Sports predicts Lakhin to be taken by the Utah Jazz in the second round with the 53rd overall selection.
After spending the first four years of his college career at Cincinnati, Lakhin transferred to Clemson for his final college campaign in 2024-25.
Lakhin was named All-ACC Honorable Mention this past season, when the 6-foot-11 center from Russia played a key role in helping Clemson to a school-record 27 wins.
Across 34 games (33 starts) for the Tigers, he posted 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.5 assists and one steal per game while shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from 3-point range.
Overall in his college career, Lakhin averaged 9.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, one assist and one block per contest, with a 54.2 percent field goal percentage and 31.8 percentage from 3-point land.
Lakhin is listed as the No. 13 center and No. 53 overall prospect in ESPN’s top 100 rankings for the NBA draft, which is set to take place on June 25 and 26 (8 p.m., ABC/ESPN) in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Yahoo Sports’ Big Board ranks Lakhin as the No. 59 overall draft prospect and 15th-best big man.
Should Lakhin hear his named called in the draft, it would mark the second time in three years that a Clemson player has been selected. Former Tiger forward Hunter Tyson was picked 37th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft, with the pick being part of an agreed-upon trade to the Denver Nuggets.
Last year, former Clemson big P.J. Hall was not drafted but instead signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets.