2025 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS

[DreamTeam09]

Ace should definitely be our pick if he's on the board for us. Passing is the last thing I won't Ace doing if he was in our current starting lineup. Ideally I wanna run a
IQ/RJ/2025 SF/Barnes/Jakob next year.

Cooper Ace Egor/Maybe Tre Johnson fit that bill with the upside. Outside of those Mulach would be next up for us. I like VJ but wish he was taller and a better shooter. Queen and Riley would be on my board as well.
But if we don't get one of Cooper Ace Egor or Mulach I won't be too excited

Ace doesn't fit the Raptors offense at all, as much as they need a pure scorer, they also need someone who can keep the ball moving and play within the offense most of the time.

He's a play a finisher who can shoot, how doesn't that fit. Barnes IQ newly formed talent in RJ and Jakob can all pass the ball well.
You contradicted yaself within the first 2 commas

[Raptorfan2012]

I just don’t see it with Dylan at the NBA level. Not that explosive, weird shot mechanic that looks a bit slow. Looks great in college though.

[bballsparkin]

Ace doesn't fit the Raptors offense at all, as much as they need a pure scorer, they also need someone who can keep the ball moving and play within the offense most of the time.

Why can't Ace do that? Ultimately I trust the FO to make the decision.

[Yallbecrazy]

Ace should definitely be our pick if he's on the board for us. Passing is the last thing I won't Ace doing if he was in our current starting lineup. Ideally I wanna run a
IQ/RJ/2025 SF/Barnes/Jakob next year.

Cooper Ace Egor/Maybe Tre Johnson fit that bill with the upside. Outside of those Mulach would be next up for us. I like VJ but wish he was taller and a better shooter. Queen and Riley would be on my board as well.
But if we don't get one of Cooper Ace Egor or Mulach I won't be too excited

Ace doesn't fit the Raptors offense at all, as much as they need a pure scorer, they also need someone who can keep the ball moving and play within the offense most of the time.

He's a play a finisher who can shoot, how doesn't that fit. Barnes IQ newly formed talent in RJ and Jakob can all pass the ball well.
You contradicted yaself within the first 2 commas

Raptors offense under Darko focuses on ball movement, you can't have ball stoppers. There was no contradiction.

[bballsparkin]

Raptors offense under Darko focuses on ball movement, you can't have ball stoppers. There was no contradiction.

Is he a certified ball stopper?

[Yallbecrazy]

Raptors offense under Darko focuses on ball movement, you can't have ball stoppers. There was no contradiction.

Is he a certified ball stopper?

he has 5 assists in 8 games/ 267 minutes, so yes.

[bballsparkin]

Raptors offense under Darko focuses on ball movement, you can't have ball stoppers. There was no contradiction.

Is he a certified ball stopper?

he has 5 assists in 8 games/ 267 minutes, so yes.

well he's not making a great case for himself so I'll give you that. That almost seems mathematically impossible. Such a lovely mid range shot though hah.

[bballsparkin]

he has 5 assists in 8 games/ 267 minutes, so yes.

as a stat guy. does anyone standout as a comparison? seems unique to me.

[Psubs]

I just don’t see it with Dylan at the NBA level. Not that explosive, weird shot mechanic that looks a bit slow. Looks great in college though.

It's why James Harden was drafted top 5 but came off the bench and they still didn't believe in and didn't want to pay him $16 million per year so they traded him to Houston for Kevin Martin and two 1st picks.

[Psubs]

5th year senior Chaz Lanier is like Buddy Hield 2.0

Why isn't he mocked, when he transferred to Tenneseee and are currently #1?

Huge game today Tennessee vs Illinois!!!

Watch on YouTube

I guess for contending teams late in the 1st and early 2nd should get serniors Kam Jones and Chaz Lanier.

Should be a good game, looking forward to seeing Jakucionis against a top defence

Every prospect did worse than their averages in this game.

[S.W.A.N]

Ace should definitely be our pick if he's on the board for us. Passing is the last thing I won't Ace doing if he was in our current starting lineup. Ideally I wanna run a
IQ/RJ/2025 SF/Barnes/Jakob next year.

Cooper Ace Egor/Maybe Tre Johnson fit that bill with the upside. Outside of those Mulach would be next up for us. I like VJ but wish he was taller and a better shooter. Queen and Riley would be on my board as well.
But if we don't get one of Cooper Ace Egor or Mulach I won't be too excited

Ace doesn't fit the Raptors offense at all, as much as they need a pure scorer, they also need someone who can keep the ball moving and play within the offense most of the time.

He's a play a finisher who can shoot, how doesn't that fit. Barnes IQ newly formed talent in RJ and Jakob can all pass the ball well.
You contradicted yaself within the first 2 commas

Ace is a tricky one. His interviews and workouts are going to be important. But if you think he's got his head on right and just needs to be coached up you take him no problem.

Flagg and Harper are the tier 1 projects in this draft right now.
Ace, Egor, Tre, and Kasparas are the second tier.

V.J. if he starts shooting and doesn't measure out too poorly belongs in that second tier.

That is 5 maybe 6 guys that all would work great on the raptors roster. VJ is the one I have the most questions about fit wise but I'd take every one of those 5 guys over anyone in the 2024 draft.

If we don't get lucky with the lotto gods there are still another group of really interesting guys like Queen, Maluach, Newell, Essengue.

The real question is can we replicate last drafts success in the second round. If we can do that, we are absolutely going to have a monster squad in a few years.

[TNRaps4life]

It is obvious that you don't watch Rutgers. They are a very iso heavy team. The commentator said it at the end that they won't go far with their low assists which was 7 in the game. Dylan Harper a point guard got 2 assists. They play selfish. Look at Ace's high school stats below:

Senior year: 32.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.4 blocks per game
Junior year: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 blocks per game

High school game translates to NBA. Look at Jakobe that was a non passer in Baylors system. He was a playmaker in AAU and High-school.

I trust our front office. They will also look at upside and if he is coachable.

Raptors offense under Darko focuses on ball movement, you can't have ball stoppers. There was no contradiction.

Is he a certified ball stopper?

he has 5 assists in 8 games/ 267 minutes, so yes.

[RoteSchroder]

It is obvious that you don't watch Rutgers. They are a very iso heavy team. The commentator said it at the end that they won't go far with their low assists which was 7 in the game. Dylan Harper a point guard got 2 assists. They play selfish. Look at Ace's high school stats below:

Senior year: 32.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.4 blocks per game
Junior year: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 blocks per game

High school game translates to NBA. Look at Jakobe that was a non passer in Baylors system. He was a playmaker in AAU and High-school.

I trust our front office. They will also look at upside and if he is coachable.

Is he a certified ball stopper?

he has 5 assists in 8 games/ 267 minutes, so yes.

Word from FO is that they don’t like him. Ever since Caboclo, they’ve been going after players with good advanced stats. Even Ja’Kobe was at 5.8 BPM as a freshman. Bobby Webster doesn’t like Bailey at all, but maybe some scout will convince him otherwise.

[Clutch0z24]

Ace will be fine....Not every player at 18 is going to have the full package...Passing is apart of the game but Ace is not being asked to be some playmaker on the team hes on....His teammates are also trash and can't make shots....Thats why Harper/Bailey basically carry the scoring for them...

Ace is asked to be an iso scorer which is his strength right now....While he does need to develop his handles/passing hes 6 foot 10 and moving like a guard and scoring at a pretty high clip....He can develop other parts of his game in the NBA....

Thing is with a player like Ace he already has one skill that all superstars need and thats shot making ability at 18....If he even develops a decent passing game and ball handling thats a legit first option upside....I will trust Masai if he picks him that we can develop him...But yeah right now im all in on Harper.

[bonjovi0308]

Is the 2025 draft as deep as the 2024? Any chance we might be able to get someone good with the Portland pick?

[Brinbe]

Thoughts on Fears? I feel like that's someone that's gone below the radar a bit considering his age/traits/upside.

[Yallbecrazy]

Is the 2025 draft as deep as the 2024? Any chance we might be able to get someone good with the Portland pick?

2024 draft wasn't deep, there aren't many rookies doing much of anything right now aside from the Raps picks.

[Jtoneller1]

I was a fan of Jamir Watkins as a potential second rounder last year. He's struggling a bit from 3 this year but my God does he get to the line....40 FTAs in the last two games

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[Reeko]

Thoughts on Fears? I feel like that's someone that's gone below the radar a bit considering his age/traits/upside.

Looks like a certified bucket getter, from the highlights I've seen and looking at his raw stats I like him. Him and Queen are the two guys who I think are going to be risers in the draft.

[Reeko]

I think CMB is going to be very high on the Raptors board.