Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[Elizah Huge]

Here is my new 2025 NBA Draft Lottery Big Board with player comps (that nobody asked for)

Player comps/shades of are not career trajectory and most would be higher end outcomes. They are guys that I think play similar. Feel free to tell me what you like or tell me that I suck!

 

[KqWIN]

I feel the same way, but I'll admit, that if I was a GM making this decision I would have a very hard time picking Kas over Tre/Ace/VJ. I talk a big talk, but when it comes down to it I would be scared and probably go with the consensus

I've become more high on VJ. He and Kas are neck and neck for #3 on my board, but if I had to make a decision I would probably coward towards consensus and take VJ.

Ace is very team dependent in my mind. If we had the right situation I could talk myself into him, but I think the Jazz are not a landing spot for his development.

Tre/Fears/Kon - I think these are the easier comparisons because most of their value is offensive and more simple to compare their chances of succeeding in different sized offensive role. Tbh, I think he's just straight up better than these guys. I'd rank his defense the best and his potential to be an offensive hub the best. He'd be somewhere in the middle as far as realistic, scaled down roles. Not as safe as Kon, not as risky as Fears.

I recognize I'm higher on Kas, but for him to not even be in the conversation is odd to me.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Kas is much worse than the guys in the Jazz's tier so I don't support this (Kas basically has no shot creation unless he's hitting wild step back threes, his tools are bad), but I also don't know what stuff the Jazz would even want from these other teams.

Maybe 10 and Reed Sheppard for 5 if VJ Edgecombe is still on the board?

OKC would obviously love to trade up to 5 if VJ Edgecombe is on the board. 15 and Topic and a little more for 5?

Washington 6 and 18 for 5
NOP 7 and the 2026 pick they have from the Pacers for 5
Brooklyn 8 plus a future Knicks pick for 5

I'm a Kon guy... if he was there later and another team wants to trade up I would consider it. Depends on who is on the board.

 

[KqWIN]

Here is my new 2025 NBA Draft Lottery Big Board with player comps (that nobody asked for)
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Player comps/shades of are not career trajectory and most would be higher end outcomes. They are guys that I think play similar. Feel free to tell me what you like or tell me that I suck!

My only criticism, way too consensus. Show us how you really feel!

 

[Elizah Huge]

My only criticism, way too consensus. Show us how you really feel!

Tre at 3 and Maluach at 14 are my biggest zags I would say. A lot of people have CMB, Essengue, and Maluach inside their top-5.

 

[KqWIN]

Tre at 3 and Maluach at 14 are my biggest zags I would say. A lot of people have CMB, Essengue, and Maluach inside their top-5.

You remind me of a wing from Washington State that has a freaskish wingspan

 

[KqWIN]

My "shades of"

Flagg - KG / Kawhi
Harper - Jdub / Tyreke Evans
VJ - Suggs / Oladipo / Melton
Kas - Reaves / Dinwiddie / DLO
Kon - Bojan / Bane / Sensabaugh
Jase - Quickley / Maxey / Patty
Tre - Herro / Hield / Poole
Ace - Barnes / Rudy Gay / Jabari Smith Jr
Fears - Collier / Fox

 

[KqWIN]

VJ's HS shooting numbers are pretty good. OTOH, his half court offense was really bad this season. Has so much to work on.

 

[YoungJefe]

I really think Kas deserves to be in this group we're discussing at #5 and I'd probably have him leading that group, but I just got to look away so I'm not disappointed.

Thank god you aren't in the FO

 

[bigmike]

Most people hated it when I suggested it on X but trade down and get the guy you want while getting more stuff is an option.

100%. IMO, if we don't move up and Tre / Ace are gone at #5, it may be far and away the best option.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Beringer had 6-7-1-1 and most minutes played as his team advances to the next round of their playoffs.

 

[Schrödinger's Gerbil]

Most people hated it when I suggested it on X but trade down and get the guy you want while getting more stuff is an option.

If you really believe the so-and-so is THE guy but that there's a very good likelihood he'll be there when your turn comes, why wouldn't you trade down? The only reason I can think of is the risk he's drafted before your turn is unacceptably high.

That said, getting more stuff strikes me as an "all else equal" argument. Lots of stuff isn't that helpful if the stuff doesn't include a "star" or if you don't already have that star on your roster (which the Jazz don't). Granted, you have to surround the star with quality talent to win, but quality talent without a star isn't likely to win.

I suppose one might argue for accumulating stuff now in the hope that a star comes down the road eventually. That makes a certain amount of sense. However, if you think your guy is a star, I don't think its worth the risk of missing out on him to accumulate more stuff if you think that risk is real.