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Following Potential 2025 Draftees

gomretat said:
Huge risk to take guys that dont shoot well in college. Some make it work but plenty of examples of players who simply cant learn to shoot at an NBA level. I would never use a lottery pick for a guard who isn't shooting well in college. Go ahead and take a risk at the back half or round one but never in the lottery.
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They have to be an elite athlete or just have very good shooting indicators like FT%.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I think this draft is worse than last year's draft after the top 4.
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Ace will probably be drafted 3rd, but there are only 3 guys I’d be super excited about. Flagg, Harper, and Kas are all better than a typical year at their respective spots…after that I’m not really sure how to rank guys. It’s not great.
 
I'm willing to believe in Tre Johnson as a plus-scorer and give some benefit of the doubt to Jeremiah Fears. Measurements and final shooting percentages are going to matter for Fears. I'm struggling outside the top 6 though. I think the draft goes pretty flat in a hurrry. Someone like Essengue could go anywhere from like 8 to 18. Same with Queen, Maluach, Newell and some others. Edgecombe likely goes 7-9. Probably Ian Jackson and Liam McNeeley are late lottery.
 
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Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I'm willing to believe in Tre Johnson as a plus-scorer and give some benefit of the doubt to Jeremiah Fears. Measurements and final shooting percentages are going to matter for Fears. I'm struggling outside the top 6 though. I think the draft goes pretty flat in a hurrry. Someone like Essengue could go anywhere from like 8 to 18.
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Idk if it's even flat though. It's just bad.
 
Not an Ian Jackson guy ATM, but he's another one of these guys that should be lottery just based off talent alone given how poor the draft is. Because I'm fairly certain he can score at the NBA level and Im not sure I can say that about 10 players in this class.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
He’s struggling but the shots are on line and the mechanics are clean. I can’t really figure out how he’s gone so cold. He’s still a guy I take in the lotto. Great passer. Teams blitz him off the picks now and he’s figuring it out from time to time. Had a couple nice lefty finishes today. He did blow a dunk when he took off too far.

I’d love to see his potential assist numbers. I know everyone has ones where the player muffs the shot but he had a couple that hit guys hands and they just blow it. Setup the big for a nice contested chip shot at the rim when it was tied and he left it short.
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The announcers were so dumb when they criticized him on the dunk attempt. He had a wide open path to the rim for a dunk and they criticize him for not passing out to the open 3 point shooter. i get that open threes are great shots but a dunk is still way better.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I'm cooling on this draft pretty quickly. A lot of guys haven't looked great in conference play. There is still a lot of time left though, so I'm not ready to be too critical.
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That and there just aren't a lot of upperclassmen In in love with. It's basically Fleming and Dent, maybe Karaban too.
 
I could see Philon going top 5. Edgecombe is right there and is a better athlete than Philon, but Philon has been sooooo much better.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Maybe top 5 in my heart.

He's going to have to start shooting much better to go that high.
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Someone really bad at shooting is probably going to be top 5. Between Philon, Demin, and Edgecombe I think Philon's performance has been the best so far.
 
For reference, this is ESPN's mock from one year ago today. A lot will change:

FIRST ROUND​

1. Detroit Pistons
Alex Sarr | Perth Wildcats | PF/C | Age: 18.7

2. San Antonio Spurs
Zaccharie Risacher | JL Bourg | SF | Age: 18.7

3. Washington Wizards
Cody Williams | Colorado | SF | Age: 19.1

4. Portland Trail Blazers
Ja'Kobe Walter | Baylor | SG | Age: 18.7

5. Charlotte Hornets
Nikola Topic | Mega MIS | PG | Age: 18.4

6. Memphis Grizzlies
Tidjane Salaun | Cholet | PF | Age: 18.4

7. Chicago Bulls
Rob Dillingham | Kentucky | PG | Age: 19.0

8. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Utah Jazz)
Kyle Filipowski | Duke | PF/C | Age: 20.1

9. Houston Rockets (via Brooklyn Nets)
Isaiah Collier | USC | PG | Age: 19.2

10. Atlanta Hawks
Matas Buzelis | G League Ignite | SF | Age: 18.9

11. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Houston Rockets)
Ron Holland | G League Ignite | SF | Age: 18.5

12. San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto Raptors)
Reed Sheppard | Kentucky | PG/SG | Age: 19.5

13. New Orleans Pelicans (via Los Angeles Lakers)
Donovan Clingan | UConn | C | Age: 19.8

14. Phoenix Suns
Zach Edey | Purdue | C | Age: 21.6

15. New York Knicks (via Dallas Mavericks)
Stephon Castle | UConn | PG/SG | Age: 19.1

16. Portland Trail Blazers (via Golden State Warriors)
Ryan Dunn | Virginia | SF | Age: 21.0

17. Orlando Magic
Kevin McCullar Jr. | Kansas | SF | Age: 22.8

18. Atlanta Hawks (via Sacramento Kings)
Tyler Smith | G League Ignite | SF/PF | Age: 19.1

19. Indiana Pacers
Trevon Brazile | Arkansas | PF | Age: 20.7

20. Miami Heat
Yves Missi | Baylor | C | Age: 19.6

21. New York Knicks
Bobi Klintman | Cairns Taipans | SF/PF | Age: 20.5

22. Cleveland Cavaliers
Juan Nunez | Ratiopharm Ulm | PG | Age: 19.3

23. New Orleans Pelicans
Izan Almansa | G League Ignite | PF/C | Age: 18.5

24. Milwaukee Bucks
Kel'el Ware | Indiana | C | Age: 19.7

25. Philadelphia 76ers
Jared McCain | Duke | PG | Age: 19.8

26. Minnesota Timberwolves
D.J. Wagner | Kentucky | PG/SG | Age: 18.6

27. Oklahoma City Thunder (via LA Clippers)
Oso Ighodaro | Marquette | PF/C | Age: 21.4

28. Denver Nuggets
Tristan da Silva | Colorado | SF/PF | Age: 22.6

29. Indiana Pacers (via Oklahoma City Thunder)
Melvin Ajinca | Saint Quentin | SG/SF | Age: 19.5

30. Boston Celtics
Baba Miller | Florida St. | PF | Age: 19.9
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Demins numbers starting with the Ole Miss game:
8 PTS/G
18/64 FG (28%)
3/32 3 PT (9%)
4.8 A/G
3.1 TO/G
4.2 R/G
 
fishonjazz said:
Ooof. 3 of 32. Just took a turnaround fadeaway 3 with 6 seconds left while down 2 and missed. Really poor decision to even take the shot.
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I agree. I just don't see all the hype. The way he has played isn't showing me that he is a lottery pick. I don't think he is ready for the NBA.
 
fishonjazz said:
The announcers were so dumb when they criticized him on the dunk attempt. He had a wide open path to the rim for a dunk and they criticize him for not passing out to the open 3 point shooter. i get that open threes are great shots but a dunk is still way better.
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They also thought there was a technical for hanging on the rim when it was just basket interference and we’re talking about how Kevin Young compared Catchings to Miles Bridges but he was clearly referring to Mikal Bridges. Not the best crew ever.
 
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