Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[SoberasHotRod]

CraftedNBA released their 2025 draft guide. Pretty good stuff. The usual suspects showing up as sleepers, the usual suspects showing up as potential busts. This is the second best draft since 2010 based on the average of the top 35 prospects. 4 "elite" prospects this year.

https://craftednba.com/draft/2025

I looked at some past draft results and their AI seems pretty good at finding sleepers, (except Dok, lol), but really bad at finding busts.

Also, anything that reinforces my love for CMB is welcome.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

except podz could shoot coming out of college and kas can't. podz shot 44% from three, Kas 32% from three.

I think the projected NBA 3pt% is a better indicator of shooting.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

That’s just a numbers game though as the league is predominantly black

Okay so follow me here... if there are a lot of black players... wouldn't you have a much larger pool with which to find comps for white players?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I looked at some past draft results and their AI seems pretty good at finding sleepers, (except Dok, lol), but really bad at finding busts.

I refuse to believe that Caleb Grill is a real person.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Okay so follow me here... if there are a lot of black players... wouldn't you have a much larger pool with which to find comps for white players?

my black NBA Kon comp - Malik Beasley.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I think the projected NBA 3pt% is a better indicator of shooting.

it's a guess.

 

[NAOS_pt2]

except podz could shoot coming out of college and kas can't. podz shot 44% from three, Kas 32% from three.

Kas makes up for that with elite passing. Or, at least he has a super-high ceiling as a passer.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Kas makes up for that with elite passing. Or, at least he has a super-high ceiling as a passer.

no question about it. i'm a fan of Kas. just has a different, and honestly pretty unique skillset.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

it's a guess.

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Not sure what you are getting at. I could have put FT% instead and made Kas look better.

When you combine all of their shooting numbers they have similar projections as shooters. Yes, it's a guess, I don't know why that is a problem.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I saw the name "Brooks Barnhizer" on Sam Vecenie's most recent mock and I had to look him up.

Dude has great stocks and seems like he just had a really really down shooting year.

Watched a small bit of him, and he could definitely be a diamond in the rough. Had a foot injury mid-season that kept him out of the G-League Elite Combine. Google search says he has a 6'11 wingspan.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG6fdgetJQw

 

[seattlejazzfan]

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Not sure what you are getting at. I could have put FT% instead and made Kas look better.

When you combine all of their shooting numbers they have similar projections as shooters. Yes, it's a guess, I don't know why that is a problem.

i mean i guess one could project Kas's 3pt% at 44% and then maybe we could trade up to 2 to get him.

 

[KqWIN]

Caleb Grill and Chris Manon were two guys I saw the hardcore nerds gushing over.