2025 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS

[LoveMyRaps]

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This guy is a freakish talent. KG x T-Mac hybrid.

[LoveMyRaps]

How’s this brudda 16….

What are they feeding these kids?

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[grant101]

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This guy is a freakish talent. KG x T-Mac hybrid.

He's as close to Giannis as I've seen, with far more basketball skill at the same age. Flagg is special, but this kid has 'generational' level potential. 2026 is shaping up to be just as impressive as 2025. Not a bad time at all to bottom out

[WuTang_CMB]

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[TimeForChange]

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Scottie and Flagg are gonna be a dominant one two punch.

[PhilBlackson]

I’m telling you guys right now…you better not fall in love with the prospects at the top of this draft.

Start focusing on names in the middle of the 1st rd, that’s where we’re headed.

Listen to the presser…these guys are gunning for the Play In, we’re not drafting in the top 10 unless we fluke into the top 4.

[REJECTEDBYCLARK]

The good news is Maluach seems to be raw enough to potentially be available mid-late lotto. He actually might not even declare for '25 which means he could get a 2 year basketball education at Duke and that could help him a ton. If he shows enough after year 1 Masai could secretly guarantee him if the Raps get an unfavorable selection.

[Brinbe]

I mean, it's a really good draft. There will be good players there from 1 to 15 and we're likely to be picking somewhere in that range

[Dalek]

I’m telling you guys right now…you better not fall in love with the prospects at the top of this draft.

Start focusing on names in the middle of the 1st rd, that’s where we’re headed.

Listen to the presser…these guys are gunning for the Play In, we’re not drafting in the top 10 unless we fluke into the top 4.

This is grounds to fire the whole FO. Good lord do they not understand that they need at least one more blue chip prospect?

[PhilBlackson]

I’m telling you guys right now…you better not fall in love with the prospects at the top of this draft.

Start focusing on names in the middle of the 1st rd, that’s where we’re headed.

Listen to the presser…these guys are gunning for the Play In, we’re not drafting in the top 10 unless we fluke into the top 4.

This is grounds to fire the whole FO. Good lord do they not understand that they need at least one more blue chip prospect?

For real though!!

Just ONE damn season, that's all they need to give up.

They had a throw away with the Covid/Scottie Tampa Tank which wasn't even something "sacrificed"...MLSE COULDN'T make money on it if they wanted to. No tickets were being sold and in fact the ownership group was making written complaints to the NBA's head office that they had to pay OUT OF POCKET to take care of their players & staff -- so yeah they selfishly said forget it, end this as quickly as possible. Took on no money and let vets walk away for nothing. That wasn't even committing to a rebuild and since then they've actually done everything possible to avoid it...

Yet failed miserably. Just give the franchise one damn season actually committed to the rebuild and not just be empty words. Save this bs false narrative of how just making the Playoffs is somehow "more valuable", it's not hence why we made it once in these last 4 years and had absolutely no effect on any of the other years. What does effect a franchise is talent & this draft is an obvious way to get it which is why we already see multiple teams cleaning house ie/ BKN, CHI and soon ATL. This draft all but guarantees teams in the top 10 will have a HIGH probability of adding an all-star and there's a chance there's 3+ franchise changers near the top. It's unbelievable to me that they can't see how they have the opportunity to have another VC/TMac but this time with competent management and a massive fan base already in place and the crazy potential both on court & off court (financially) those players would be if they just thought long term, instead of the short term for the "quick buck" in a feeble attempt to cash in from a Play In or 1st rd money grab. Anyways no point in me venting much more, it's not gonna change how they operate, just f*cking annoying they won't even bend a bit in their approach, it's like they don't understand opportunity cost.

[DreamTeam09]

The 10th seed just won the lottery and Det been falling to 5th for multiple years. The crying means nothing

Also this is a deep draft for real

[PhilBlackson]

I mean, it's a really good draft. There will be good players there from 1 to 15 and we're likely to be picking somewhere in that range

*Sigh

I don't & won't get into a long drawn out debate about this but it's comments like this that irk me a little because it's a huge part of our fan base that has this ability to twist everything into a positive for the FO or downplay decisions that could've have had a massive impact on our team...

While yes it's supposed to be a deep draft let's not act like there isn't a big difference in OPTIONS the higher up you go. Look at the Luka/SGA/Trae draft....that one was deep too but did it make a difference being in the top 10?! I'd say quite obviously so. Heck we already seen it with this franchise when we wanted to draft Paul George but had to settle for Ed Davis because we were just out of reach. Sure you have the anomalies like Giannis, Book etc that slips through the cracks but those are EXCEPTIONS, not the norm. This narrative has been debunked to death, we've all seen the charts by now where a disproportionate amount of all-stars & highest rate of density is in the top 10 and it's just flat out illogical to believe you have the same odds of landing a star as the majority of the star talent literally comes out of the top 10 before you pick, you literally have less players of that caliber to choose from. It's a disingenuous statement at best.

Again I know there's nothing I can say that's gonna change that from happening or the FO doing what they do but I just don't like when posters always downplay the significance of some the decision making taking place. No one is claiming that it's horrible but can we at least be open to any critique?! I've seen woke people be more open to their children being critiqued than this FO by some posters, not saying that's you per say but this line of thinking I think is akin to it.

[Brinbe]

I mean, it's a really good draft. There will be good players there from 1 to 15 and we're likely to be picking somewhere in that range

*Sigh

I don't & won't get into a long drawn out debate about this but it's comments like this that irk me a little because it's a huge part of our fan base that has this ability to twist everything into a positive for the FO or downplay decisions that could've have had a massive impact on our team...

While yes it's supposed to be a deep draft let's not act like there isn't a big difference in OPTIONS the higher up you go. Look at the Luka/SGA/Trae draft....that one was deep too but did it make a difference being in the top 10?! I'd say quite obviously so. Heck we already seen it with this franchise when we wanted to draft Paul George but had to settle for Ed Davis because we were just out of reach. Sure you have the anomalies like Giannis, Book etc that slips through the cracks but those are EXCEPTIONS, not the norm. This narrative has been debunked to death, we've all seen the charts by now where a disproportionate amount of all-stars & highest rate of density is in the top 10 and it's just flat out illogical to believe you have the same odds of landing a star as the majority of the star talent literally comes out of the top 10 before you pick, you literally have less players of that caliber to choose from. It's a disingenuous statement at best.

Again I know there's nothing I can say that's gonna change that from happening or the FO doing what they do but I just don't like when posters always downplay the significance of some the decision making taking place. No one is claiming that it's horrible but can we at least be open to any critique?! I've seen woke people be more open to their children being critiqued than this FO by some posters, not saying that's you per say but this line of thinking I think is akin to it.

Bruh... lmfao

breath, chill, relax. talking a whole bunch of unnecessary mess over an innocuous comment that doesn't have anything at all to do with what you're talking about at all. saying a draft is deep is not a statement for or against tanking or whatever crap you're thinking about.

speaking about me as 'huge parts of our fanbase', meanwhile i've been here talking drafts and getting upset at them since we were taking michael bradley over z-bo. **** on outta here with that crap.

and you don't need to condescend and post a bunch of fluff to say anything we don't already know about this entire process. we've been around this block many, many times before. for decades now, in fact. what's the point of getting upset about any of it in July!? We haven't even had Summer League for our current drafted players yet and you're already blowing up, and for what? Everything about this is out of our hands. We'll probably be a botton 10 team when's all said and done anyway.

And, legit, anyone using the word 'woke' unironically pretty much signals that no one should take you or your opinions seriously. Signs of a rotted mind

[AbC?]

Masai traded for Poeltl at the deadline when the Raptors had the 8th worst record and Wemby was the potential prize. Forget tanking, if this team starts out something like 14-19 he's making win-now moves to gun for the play in tourney.

[Clutch0z24]

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Cooper had a nice lil showing against some HOFers

[Dalek]

Masai traded for Poeltl at the deadline when the Raptors had the 8th worst record and Wemby was the potential prize. Forget tanking, if this team starts out something like 14-19 he's making win-now moves to gun for the play in tourney.

They may do that and take a small step forward, but then you can't stand up the Bobby at the pre-draft podium and have him say, well we just need to add talent.

Talent acquisition is about securing a top five pick and we should avoid what we did last year where we depended on lotto balls and actually dropped twice.

[billy_hoyle]

Masai traded for Poeltl at the deadline when the Raptors had the 8th worst record and Wemby was the potential prize. Forget tanking, if this team starts out something like 14-19 he's making win-now moves to gun for the play in tourney.

They may do that and take a small step forward, but then you can't stand up the Bobby at the pre-draft podium and have him say, well we just need to add talent.

Talent acquisition is about securing a top five pick and we should avoid what we did last year where we depended on lotto balls and actually dropped twice.

What the heck are you talking about?

You're blaming them for dropping two spots in a literal lottery?

Detroit out tanked everyone. Didn't matter, still dropped 4 spots! Are you saying Detroit didn't tank hard enough?

It's a flattened odds lottery people!!! It's meant to dissuade people from tanking.

[LoveMyRaps]

I mean, it's a really good draft. There will be good players there from 1 to 15 and we're likely to be picking somewhere in that range

*Sigh

I don't & won't get into a long drawn out debate about this but it's comments like this that irk me a little because it's a huge part of our fan base that has this ability to twist everything into a positive for the FO or downplay decisions that could've have had a massive impact on our team...

While yes it's supposed to be a deep draft let's not act like there isn't a big difference in OPTIONS the higher up you go. Look at the Luka/SGA/Trae draft....that one was deep too but did it make a difference being in the top 10?! I'd say quite obviously so. Heck we already seen it with this franchise when we wanted to draft Paul George but had to settle for Ed Davis because we were just out of reach. Sure you have the anomalies like Giannis, Book etc that slips through the cracks but those are EXCEPTIONS, not the norm. This narrative has been debunked to death, we've all seen the charts by now where a disproportionate amount of all-stars & highest rate of density is in the top 10 and it's just flat out illogical to believe you have the same odds of landing a star as the majority of the star talent literally comes out of the top 10 before you pick, you literally have less players of that caliber to choose from. It's a disingenuous statement at best.

Again I know there's nothing I can say that's gonna change that from happening or the FO doing what they do but I just don't like when posters always downplay the significance of some the decision making taking place. No one is claiming that it's horrible but can we at least be open to any critique?! I've seen woke people be more open to their children being critiqued than this FO by some posters, not saying that's you per say but this line of thinking I think is akin to it.

You took Brinbe's comment way out of context.

He was simply highlighting the strength & depth of this draft and suggesting that we're fortunate enough to be in a position where we'll likely draft a stud.

Obviously the further up the lottery we are, the more fortunate.

I'm just praying it's a top 10 pick. Either we jump up into the top 4 like the Hawks did OR we come away with a really, really good prospect.

For reference, this year's #1 pick Zaccharie Risacher probably wouldn't even go in the top 10 in the 2025 draft.

The way I see it is that we currently have 3 starting calibre players at best - Scottie, IQ, and RJ. The goal is to add another and the 2025 draft class is a great means of addressing that need.


Just imagine....

PG: IQ
SG: RJ
SF: Ace
PF: Barnes

or....

PG: IQ
SG: Harper
SF: RJ
PF: Barnes

or.....


PG: IQ
SG: VJ
SF: RJ
PF: Barnes



Endless possibilities...

[LoveMyRaps]

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