2025 NBA Draft Prospects

[DuckIII]

Queen going top 5 at worst.

You really think so? He doesn’t defend. I love the guy, but I can’t see a team taking a short, offense-only big that high.

Would be delighted to see him available for the Bulls even though the fit isn’t ideal.

He meets size thresholds. He's an offensive prospect for sure but I don't think the defensive picture is hopeless.

Shift to a lot of two big lineups helps him as well.

After Flagg and Harper, I think the board is wide open for teams.

It ain’t that wide open.

[Guru]

I know it’s not who the cool kids like but even with Giddey and Ball on this team I would be fine with Demin in that 15 pick range. His upside might not be what it was before he started at BYU, but it’s closer to that than it is to what people started saying about it.

He’s not my top choice at that late lottery-mid first range but I’d feel fine walking out of this draft with such a unique prospect considering how far our pick could fall.

What does he add to the team that we don't already have?

More interchangeability, perimeter height, and unteachably creative passing skills. Not sure you can actually have too many freaks like that. It’s already unusual that we have 2 of them. I’ll take another.

Moreover, it’s just asset maximization. Demin is a uniquely constructed player with an unusual feel for the game. He lacks lateral speed and a reliable 3. If he adds the 3, he’ll be a terrific NBA player to either keep or trade. The lateral speed will not be a material issue standing alone. If we can get a unique upside guy at the middle of the first, we are the type of team who should prioritize that over fit.

He doesn't score, he doesn't rebound, he doesn't play defense. Being tall and passing well is fun but I am a hard pass on this guy.

[Chi town]

Yep. Huerter is prob a solid mid comp for Demin.

Huerter will be cheap to resign if we want to as well.

I’ll take Riley or Joan. CMB will be gone.

Huerter and Demin are nothing at all alike beyond being remarkably pale. Their games are entirely dissimilar. How many times have you seen Demin play? It’s really odd to me to see him compared to a catch and shoot 2 like Huerter.

I also would take Riley over Demin. As stated, he’s not my top choice a that range. But he is a choice I’d feel fine with.

I have and get bored really quick. He dribbles. Can’t do anything with it and then passes. He doesn’t take any risks or creates any advantages. Hate the way he plays. I see the talent handle and size. Shot looks good but doesn’t go in yet. Think he will get bodied in D too. Doesn’t really compete.

He looked great against weak comp at the beginning of the season. NBA will have way better athletes than who he has shown anything against.

[Chi town]

You really think so? He doesn’t defend. I love the guy, but I can’t see a team taking a short, offense-only big that high.

Would be delighted to see him available for the Bulls even though the fit isn’t ideal.

He meets size thresholds. He's an offensive prospect for sure but I don't think the defensive picture is hopeless.

Shift to a lot of two big lineups helps him as well.

After Flagg and Harper, I think the board is wide open for teams.

It ain’t that wide open.

Exactly. That’s where I’m at.

Happy for Queen to push down more talent to us and get picked early.

[Jvaughn]

Jase picking the worst possible time to drop a stinker.

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[DuckIII]

Yep. Huerter is prob a solid mid comp for Demin.

Huerter will be cheap to resign if we want to as well.

I’ll take Riley or Joan. CMB will be gone.

Huerter and Demin are nothing at all alike beyond being remarkably pale. Their games are entirely dissimilar. How many times have you seen Demin play? It’s really odd to me to see him compared to a catch and shoot 2 like Huerter.

I also would take Riley over Demin. As stated, he’s not my top choice a that range. But he is a choice I’d feel fine with.

I have and get bored really quick. He dribbles. Can’t do anything with it and then passes. He doesn’t take any risks or creates any advantages. Hate the way he plays. I see the talent handle and size. Shot looks good but doesn’t go in yet. Think he will get bodied in D too. Doesn’t really compete.

He looked great against weak comp at the beginning of the season. NBA will have way better athletes than who he has shown anything against.

Even if I agreed with that, and I don’t at all, what would any of that have to do with comparing him to Kevin Huerter?

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[Chi town]

Huerter and Demin are nothing at all alike beyond being remarkably pale. Their games are entirely dissimilar. How many times have you seen Demin play? It’s really odd to me to see him compared to a catch and shoot 2 like Huerter.

I also would take Riley over Demin. As stated, he’s not my top choice a that range. But he is a choice I’d feel fine with.

I have and get bored really quick. He dribbles. Can’t do anything with it and then passes. He doesn’t take any risks or creates any advantages. Hate the way he plays. I see the talent handle and size. Shot looks good but doesn’t go in yet. Think he will get bodied in D too. Doesn’t really compete.

He looked great against weak comp at the beginning of the season. NBA will have way better athletes than who he has shown anything against.

Even if I agreed with that, and I don’t at all, what would any of that have to do with comparing him to Kevin Huerter?

Crafty. Similar body type and athleticism. Similar handle. Similar shot mechanics. Think Demin can become a movement shooter at his ceiling. Similar passing but Demin is more advanced.

[DuckIII]

Demin is a 6’9 point guard with incredibly unique ball distribution skills and an outstanding handle for his size.

Huerter is a shorter, stronger, catch and shoot 2. A sniper specialist.

[TheSuzerain]

Demin seems odd unless we're playing without a center or something.

[DuckIII]

Demin seems odd unless we're playing without a center or something.

It’s not a fit pick. Though it could be very entertaining to see him out there with Giddey and Ball all at once.

[Andi Obst]

I've watched one game, so I'm far from an expert, but I'm definitely not a fan of Maluach. He has incredible length, but he has no idea what he's doing out there at this point. Way too much of project for me.

[WesPeace]

I'm not that high on Malauch like some are.. really way too much project.

[WesPeace]

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Interesting prospect..didnt knew him before, very smooth 3pt shot

[Jcool0]

I'm not that high on Malauch like some are.. really way too much project.

Look at 6-10 and what they are projected to be and Maluach has one of the highest ceilings. Will he hit the ceiling? Probably not. 99% of prospects don't hit their ceilings. But it's not crazy to say he can be Rudy Gobert, but with Gobert he gets easily neutralized in the playoffs. Maluach has the skill that wouldn't happen.

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[LateNight]

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Not to take anything away from Maluach, but a lot of these highlights are just misses. He’s nowhere close to affecting the shot

[Jcool0]

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Not to take anything away from Maluach, but a lot of these highlights are just misses. He’s nowhere close to affecting the shot

He is affecting each shot.

[LateNight]

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Not to take anything away from Maluach, but a lot of these highlights are just misses. He’s nowhere close to affecting the shot

He is affecting each shot.

I guess, in a “being pressured at all affects shots” kind of way - I don’t have time to go through, but it felt like a lot of these he was late and the guy was already at his release point before his hand was raised

[Ice Man]

Not to take anything away from Maluach, but a lot of these highlights are just misses. He’s nowhere close to affecting the shot

My beef with that tweet is different, which is that although Maluach does affect shots, he also gets beaten 1v1 a lot. If that tweeter wanted to make Maluach look bad, he could show the multiple times that Omier bullied Maluach near the rim.

Maluach is a project defensively as well as offensively. I mean, he might be a project worth taking -- I like him more now than I did earlier this year -- but if he does turn out to be a good NBA player, it's gonna take a while.