MIES (Switzerland) - The 2025 NBA Draft is just days away and the lives of players will change when they hear their names in the two rounds of the draft on June 25 and 26. There will be a massive FIBA influence among the 59 picks with about 60 percent having played in international competitions or a Basketball Without Borders camp.

International players are having more and more impact on the NBA and the 30 NBA franchises are recognizing that and bringing in more players from around the world. We examined the various mock drafts out there and created our own list - highlighting the players' participation in FIBA events.

This is the second installment with picks 31-45 and it will be followed by two more in the days to come.

Ryan Nembhard played this past season with Gonzaga University, leading all of NCAA in assists in his second year with the Bulldogs - both of which ended with him being named First-Team All-WCC. The point guard played two years before that with Creighton University and was the Big East Freshman of the Year in 2021. Nembhard, the younger brother of Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard, also took home medals at two international competitions for Canada.

He finished second at the FIBA U16 AmeriCup 2019 and then helped the country grab third place at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019.

Jamir Watkins played five seasons of college basketball - the last two at Florida State University. The small forward was named Second Team All-ACC this past season. Watkins originally declared for the 2024 NBA Draft but withdrew and returned to the Seminoles. He played his first three seasons of collegiate basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Johni Broome was one of the best players in the college basketball in 2024-25, being named as the Sporting News Player of the Year after helping Auburn University lock up a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. The center led the Tigers in points, rebounds, assists and blocks this past season, earning him the SEC conference Player of the Year honors as well as his second First-Team All-SEC honor.

Broome played three seasons at Auburn after two campaigns at Morehead State University, where he was two-time First-Team All-OVC.

Sion James spent his final year of college at Duke University where the shooting guard earned a spot on the ACC All-Defensive Team. James moved to Duke after four seasons at Tulane University, winning the AAC conference sportsmanhip award in 2023

Koby Brea enters the draft after finishing his college career at University of Kentucky. The guard spent his first four years playing at University of Dayton, Ohio and twice was named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year (2022, 2024).

Both of Brea's parents are from the Dominican Republic and he played for the country in his only FIBA appearance at the FIBA U17 CentroBasket 2019.

Chaz Lanier finished his collegiate career playing at University of Tennessee and ended up winning the Jerry West Award for the country's top shooting guard in NCAA basketball. Lanier was also named the SEC Newcomer of the Year as he scored 18.0 points per game while shooting 39 percent on three-pointers.

He spent his first four seasons playing at University of North Florida and was named First Team All-ASUN in 2024 after averaging 19.7 points per game.

Yanic Niederhauser played this past season at Penn State University, where he averaged 12.9 points and 2.3 blocks. The center left Switzerland and played with German club Ehingen Urspring in the German second division in 2021-22 as an 18-year-old.

The 7-footer spent two years at Northern Illinois University before moving to Penn State. He already made his debut with the Swiss senior national team in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers. That came after he played at the FIBA U18 European Challengers 2021 and FIBA U20 EuroBasket, Division B in 2022 and 2023.

Tyrese Proctor enters the draft after his third season at Duke University, earning Third-Team All-ACC honors for this past season. The point guard was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in 2023. That came after he attended the Australian Centre of Excellence and NBA Global Academy.

Proctor also played a major role in the Boomers team at the FIBA Asia Cup 2022, picking up 10.5 points and 1.8 assists in winning the title. Proctor also played in the FIBA Asia Cup 2022 Qualifiers and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers.

Hansen Yang finished his second season dominating in the Chinese Basketball Association with 16.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks for Qingdao. He was twice named a CBA All-Star and twice named All-CBA Domestic First Team. Yang already made his debut with the Chinese senior national team with six games in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.

The 7-foot 2-inch center also helped China take third place at the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2022, being named to the All-Star Five. And he was a member of the All-Star Second Team at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2023.

Alex Toohey completed his second season playing in the Australian NBL with Sydney, where he averaged 10.5 points and 1.5 steals per game in 2024-25 and earned the NBL Next Generation Award. The small forward attend the Australian Centre of Excellence and the NBA Global Academy.

Toohey already has played with the Boomers, appearing in one game of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022 Qualifiers and five games in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.

Rocco Zikarsky played his second season in the Australian NBL with Brisbane, where in 2023 he became the youngest player in the program's history at 16 years old. The 7-footer appeared in two windows of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers for the Boomers.

Zikarsky helped Australia win the FIBA U16 Asia Cup 2022 and was named to the All-Star Five and then competed at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022.

Bogoljub Markovic played last season with Serbian talent factory Mega Belgrade, playing in the ABA Adriatic League and averaging 13.7 points on 37 percent three-point shooting and 6.8 rebounds. The season also saw him make his Serbian senior national team debut at the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.

The power forward also helped Serbia take the title at the FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2023 and played at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 in addition to participating in the 2022 Basketball Without Border European camp and 2023 BWB Global camp.

Kam Jones finished a four-year collegiate career at Marquette University, where the combo guard was First-Team All-Big East in 2025 after being Second-Team All-Big East in 2023. Jones, who averaged 19.2 points and 5.9 assists last season, also was a member of the Big East All-Freshman team in 2022.

Ryan Kalkbrenner completed his fifth season in college basketball, all of them with Creighton University. The center was twice named First-Team All-Big East and four times the Big East Defensive Player of the Year. The 7-footer received the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award in 2025 for the top center in college basketball and received the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.

In addition, Kalkbrenner helped guide United States to the title at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2021.

Adou Thiero played this past season for University of Arkansas and two years at the University of Kentucky. The forward declared for the 2024 NBA Draft but withdrew and played for the Razorbacks and head coach John Calipari, who was his coach at Kentucky. Calipari was also the head coach of Thiero's father Almamy Thiero back in Memphis.

Both of Adou's parents immigrated to USA from Mali, which is where Abou lived with his grandparents while his parents played college basketball. His mother Mariam Sy was drafted by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA in 2006.

The opinions expressed are purely those of the author and for fan entertainment purposes only. These are not in any way an official FIBA ranking. 

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