Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[Saint Cy of JFC]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LhZVInCr6Y&ab_channel=NBAonESPN


Blind posting, havent listened yet.

 

[Park Bites]

In case this is helpful for anyone else. Here are the top 35 from tankathon organized by age youngest to oldest:

Name Age at Draft
Cooper Flag 18.5
Noa Essengue 18.5
Joan Beringer 18.6
Jeremiah Fears 18.7
Jase Richardson 18.7
Khaman Maluach 18.8
Ace Bailey 18.9
Boogie Fland 18.9
Nolan Traore 19.1
Kasparas Jakucionis 19.1
Ben Saraf 19.2
Dylan Harper 19.3
Tre Johnson 19.3
Egor Demin 19.3
Hugo Gonazalez 19.4
Will Riley 19.4
Thomas Sorber 19.5
Sergio De Larrea 19.5
Labaron Philon 19.6
Carter Bryant 19.6
Asa Newell 19.7
Liam McNeely 19.7
VJ Edgecombe 19.9
Kon Kneuppel 19.9
CMB 20.0
JT Toppin 20.0
Noah Penda 20.4
Derik Queen 20.5
Rasheer Flemming 20.9
Danny Wolf 21.1
Adou Thiero 21.1
Yaxel Lendeborg 22.7
Johnny Broome 22.9
Kam Jones 23.3
Nique Clifford 23.4

Thank you for this. I was surprised VJ was a little older. It doesn't change my opinion of him; I'm just surprised.

Beringer is on the table for me with the Wolves pick. Centers take longer to develop and he is very young.

Nipple boy (Knuepple) is older than I realized. He looks so young.

Flemming is younger than I thought and is in play with the Wolves pick for me.

Wow Clifford is older. Would still take him in the second maybe with the wolves pick

 

[SoberasHotRod]

For those who have followed previous drafts more closely than I have, is it normal for a draft to have 8 guys under 19 on draft night?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

For those who have followed previous drafts more closely than I have, is it normal for a draft to have 8 guys under 19 on draft night?

I think it's fairly common, but the top of the draft is unusually young I believe.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

lmao, Givony called Kon's body a "fire hydrant"

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Kon is #2 on Pelton's projection model

 

[KqWIN]

Been seeing a lot about Kon being an analytics god. It's not so obvious on a first pass, but his +/- is actually godly.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

For those who have followed previous drafts more closely than I have, is it normal for a draft to have 8 guys under 19 on draft night?

i agree with Cy. it's not uncommon, but there seem to be a few more than normal that are young. overall it's a pretty normal draft from an age standpoint. anywhere from about 19.1 to 19.8 being the mid-range of age. for one and dones.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Been seeing a lot about Kon being an analytics god. It's not so obvious on a first pass, but his +/- is actually godly.

I think for me there is a little bit of a psychology thing going on.

If Kon was a relatively unknown guy that came in to the year and performed the way he has I wonder if I would be higher on him?

 

[SoberasHotRod]

i agree with Cy. it's not uncommon, but there seem to be a few more than normal that are young. overall it's a pretty normal draft from an age standpoint. anywhere from about 19.1 to 19.8 being the mid-range of age. for one and dones.

Thanks.

I remember in years past I would hear things like, "he won't even be 19 on draft day" like it was a huge deal, so that's why I asked.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

lmao, Givony called Kon's body a "fire hydrant"

Saying he and Reed are cut from the same cloth felt deeply racist lol.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Thanks.

I remember in years past I would hear things like, "he won't even be 19 on draft day" like it was a huge deal, so that's why I asked.

The idea is that someone who is very young still has a lot of development potential. So you look at a guy like Maluach, for example, who has a huge physical presence and some budding skills. You might give him the benefit of the doubt for being so young when you're trying to project if he'll be able to expand his range, make FTs, dominate the boards, etc. Being young is normally an added bonus for a prospect.