2025 NBA Draft Class

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VJ Edgecombe playing in the Olympics qualifiers.

Billups is like GODDAMN! I want this kid!

[Chuck Everett]

VJ Edgecombe playing in the Olympics qualifiers.

Billups is like GODDAMN! I want this kid!

Guy is big time. A human highlight reel. Hard to see him not going top 5.

[clyde21]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

[Chuck Everett]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

It's a good point, but he's such a better athlete than them though (and they're not terrible athletes). He could end up having a monster year at Baylor.

[clyde21]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

It's a good point, but he's such a better athlete than them though (and they're not terrible athletes). He could end up having a monster year at Baylor.

i mean he'd have to be an outlier athlete to be considered top 5 as a combo guard like Jalen Green or something

[babyjax13]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

It's a good point, but he's such a better athlete than them though (and they're not terrible athletes). He could end up having a monster year at Baylor.

i mean he'd have to be an outlier athlete to be considered top 5 as a combo guard like Jalen Green or something

With VJ he looks like an incredible athlete, but I don't see some incredible level of feel or skill. Maybe I'm wrong and in college he shows that, but I don't think it is athleticism or position that is the limiting factor for him.

[FarBeyondDriven]

What is the deal with France producing so many high-end talents recently? Did they do something with their developmental league's 5-8 years ago which is paying dividends?

imo Luka being such a high profile superstar since he was 15 y/o inspired so many European kids and we're seeing the results all these years later. It's not just France.

So what inspired Luka? What inspired Jokic?

This great man of history bollocks is so annoying to read. No “Luka” was not responsible for the INSEP Academy coaching kids into stars. This is ridiculous.

Systems create results. The European development systems have been churning out better results with far fewer resources in all aspects.

Luka has had no impact and hasn't inspired a generation of European kids. Gotcha

[EmpireFalls]

imo Luka being such a high profile superstar since he was 15 y/o inspired so many European kids and we're seeing the results all these years later. It's not just France.

So what inspired Luka? What inspired Jokic?

This great man of history bollocks is so annoying to read. No “Luka” was not responsible for the INSEP Academy coaching kids into stars. This is ridiculous.

Systems create results. The European development systems have been churning out better results with far fewer resources in all aspects.

Luka has had no impact and hasn't inspired a generation of European kids. Gotcha

I’d say the likes of Tony Parker and Batum (as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024 causing huge investment in grassroots sports operations like INSEP) were much more pivotal in seeing 3 Frenchmen picked in the top 6

But yep you can just point to Luka if you’d prefer

[penggemar]

Last year I went to Paris and when strolling through a park (forget the name) that has few basketball courts, they were full with amateurs playing 5 on 5. The games were quite serious and talkative (french likes to argue/debate amongst themselves ).

[Wingy]

So what inspired Luka? What inspired Jokic?

This great man of history bollocks is so annoying to read. No “Luka” was not responsible for the INSEP Academy coaching kids into stars. This is ridiculous.

Systems create results. The European development systems have been churning out better results with far fewer resources in all aspects.

Luka has had no impact and hasn't inspired a generation of European kids. Gotcha

I’d say the likes of Tony Parker and Batum (as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024 causing huge investment in grassroots sports operations like INSEP) were much more pivotal in seeing 3 Frenchmen picked in the top 6

But yep you can just point to Luka if you’d prefer

Yeah, if it were Luka, why so many specifically from France?

Wouldn’t we see the same thing happening with countries like Spain (you know, where he actually played), and Germany?

[FarBeyondDriven]

So what inspired Luka? What inspired Jokic?

This great man of history bollocks is so annoying to read. No “Luka” was not responsible for the INSEP Academy coaching kids into stars. This is ridiculous.

Systems create results. The European development systems have been churning out better results with far fewer resources in all aspects.

Luka has had no impact and hasn't inspired a generation of European kids. Gotcha

I’d say the likes of Tony Parker and Batum (as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024 causing huge investment in grassroots sports operations like INSEP) were much more pivotal in seeing 3 Frenchmen picked in the top 6

But yep you can just point to Luka if you’d prefer

must of missed where I was JUST pointing to Luka. Weird that

[FarBeyondDriven]

Luka has had no impact and hasn't inspired a generation of European kids. Gotcha

I’d say the likes of Tony Parker and Batum (as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024 causing huge investment in grassroots sports operations like INSEP) were much more pivotal in seeing 3 Frenchmen picked in the top 6

But yep you can just point to Luka if you’d prefer

Yeah, if it were Luka, why so many specifically from France?

Wouldn’t we see the same thing happening with countries like Spain (you know, where he actually played), and Germany?

Spain won the FIBA U19 last summer

Serbia

Topic
Djurisic
Jovic
Vukcevic
Pokusevski

Spain

Garuba
Nunez
Aldama
Almansa
Gonzalez
Mara

jfc people will argue about anything

[peZt]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

What the **** are those abbreviations

[EmpireFalls]

Weird Luka worship/Dirk, Giannis, Jokic, Parker, etc. disrespect aside…

VJ Edgecombe reminds me of a young Anthony Edwards.

[RyugaFan]

I think Edgecombe is closer to Jaden Ivey. He's not as big or as talented as Ant.

[Chuck Everett]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

What the **** are those abbreviations

Keyonte George and JaKobe Walter. The last two Baylor one and dones.

[clyde21]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

What the **** are those abbreviations

VJ = VJ Edgecombe
CG = combo guard
KG = Keyonte George
JKW = JaKobe Walter

[FarBeyondDriven]

Weird Luka worship/Dirk, Giannis, Jokic, Parker, etc. disrespect aside…

VJ Edgecombe reminds me of a young Anthony Edwards.

lUkA wORshIp

[EmpireFalls]

I’m starting to get very curious about Gonzalez and Demin the two former Real Madrid guys. Anyone watched full games of them?

[baldur]

guys like VJ don't go top 5, just another CG prospect (a good one) but as we saw with KG and JKW these dudes drop in the draft

What the **** are those abbreviations