2025 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS

Mark_83 · Post #201 » by **Mark_83** » Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:59 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:
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VJ is insane.

We need a pick high enough to take him. He's the guy we need to pick.

Clutch0z24 · Post #202 » by **Clutch0z24** » Mon Jul 22, 2024 9:55 pm

Mark_83 wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:

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VJ is insane.

We need a pick high enough to take him. He's the guy we need to pick.

I will predict he eventually moves up to #3 pick behind Flagg/Bailey....I think he has a big year in college

WuTang_CMB · Post #203 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:33 am

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PoundTown · Post #204 » by **PoundTown** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:50 am

grant101 wrote:Illinois is going to be must watch for those interested in 2025. Will Riley and Kasparas is an incredible freshman haul.

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Woah, that kid can ball. That’s a really advanced handle for that size and age.

Clutch0z24 · Post #205 » by **Clutch0z24** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 11:43 am

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Psubs · Post #206 » by **Psubs** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:41 pm

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Looks like his floor is Paul George!

Psubs · Post #207 » by **Psubs** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:44 pm

PoundTown wrote:
grant101 wrote:Illinois is going to be must watch for those interested in 2025. Will Riley and Kasparas is an incredible freshman haul.

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Woah, that kid can ball. That’s a really advanced handle for that size and age.

Wow, tight handles!!! Way crisper play than Nikola Topic.

God Squad · Post #208 » by **God Squad** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:50 pm

Prospects other than Copper which I'm very much intrigued by in no order.
1. Ace
2. Tre Johnson
3. Traore
4. VJ
5. Egor Demin
6. Hugo Gonzalez
7. Zirkarsky

By my estimate, we need to be top 8 bad which seems very likely. I like this class much, much more at the top and throughout. But we'll see.

WuTang_CMB · Post #209 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:11 pm

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Kevin Willis · Post #210 » by **Kevin Willis** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:00 pm

Dylan Harper is going to go nuts this year. This draft is so deep, he is being forgotten.

DreamTeam09 · Post #211 » by **DreamTeam09** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 1:02 am

Hugo Gonzales looks intriguing, smooth game but there's a seriousness to him, and he locks up

Mark_83 · Post #212 » by **Mark_83** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:05 am

Clutch0z24 wrote:
Mark_83 wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:
VJ is insane.

We need a pick high enough to take him. He's the guy we need to pick.

I will predict he eventually moves up to #3 pick behind Flagg/Bailey....I think he has a big year in college

I like Bailey and he's a better fit for our roster but I have him currently behind VJ. Obviously he has elite physical traits and looks the part but I want to see how his game translates against more structured defenses in the half court. His handle is a little loose and while he's athletic I wouldn't exactly call him fluid. His pure ball skills right now are more at the level of a combo foward than a big wing creator.

S.W.A.N · Post #213 » by **S.W.A.N** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 8:00 am

PhilBlackson wrote: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.

Relax. It won't be a fluke, it will be the lottery gods rewarding us for not sucking hard.

We are going to be a stealth tank team. We'll be like Atlanta last year.

There no point trying to out tank Brooklyn, Charlotte, Detroit etc. The bottom 5 will be impossible to get so we just going to take that 10th spot and move up into top 4.

ArthurVandelay · Post #214 » by **ArthurVandelay** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 12:09 pm

S.W.A.N wrote:
PhilBlackson wrote: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.

Relax. It won't be a fluke, it will be the lottery gods rewarding us for not sucking hard.

We are going to be a stealth tank team. We'll be like Atlanta last year.

There no point trying to out tank Brooklyn, Charlotte, Detroit etc. The bottom 5 will be impossible to get so we just going to take that 10th spot and move up into top 4.

Atlanta definitely did not stealth tank. They tried to win every game and were in the play in. They had an 11% chance at top 4 and 3% chance to go #1. I don’t think that is a sound strategy when there is an 89% chance at failure.

Psubs · Post #215 » by **Psubs** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:20 pm

Sophomores - JT Toppin, Zvonimir Ivisic, Colin Murray-Boyles, and Dink Pate (I'm counting him as his 2nd year out of HS)

Blake Griffin went back for his sophomore season.

I think they may rise with good campaigns. Would be good choices in the teens. Even if the Raptors stayed healthy and rose up to the early 20's, one of those 4 should still be around.

LoveMyRaps · Post #216 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:09 pm

Kevin Willis wrote:Dylan Harper is going to go nuts this year. This draft is so deep, he is being forgotten.

Brother, he's top 5 on every board. I don't think he's being forgotten. :lol:

LoveMyRaps · Post #217 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:10 pm

Drake Powell is gonna go crazy at UNC this year.

It's crazy that he's ranked in the 10-15 range.

WE NEED A SECOND FIRST ROUND PICK!!!

Kevin Willis · Post #218 » by **Kevin Willis** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:38 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:
Kevin Willis wrote:Dylan Harper is going to go nuts this year. This draft is so deep, he is being forgotten.

Brother, he's top 5 on every board. I don't think he's being forgotten.

Ha ha good. I didn't see him on this forum I was wondering.

LoveMyRaps · Post #219 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:44 pm

Kevin Willis wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:
Kevin Willis wrote:Dylan Harper is going to go nuts this year. This draft is so deep, he is being forgotten.

Brother, he's top 5 on every board. I don't think he's being forgotten.

Ha ha good. I didn't see him on this forum I was wondering.

Showed him lots of love in the OP :wink:

But you're right - he's being overlooked compared to the other top guys.

Rutgers are gonna be a force this season with Ace & Harper leading the pack.

PhilBlackson · Post #220 » by **PhilBlackson** » Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:25 pm

Psubs wrote:Sophomores - JT Toppin, Zvonimir Ivisic, Colin Murray-Boyles, and Dink Pate (I'm counting him as his 2nd year out of HS)

Blake Griffin went back for his sophomore season.

I think they may rise with good campaigns. Would be good choices in the teens. Even if the Raptors stayed healthy and rose up to the early 20's, one of those 4 should still be around.

I still REALLY like Pate in the top 10.

We’ll have to see if he’s in the same stratosphere as Ace but right now I still slightly favour him over Powell & Knox (who I both like a ton…if only VJ was a few inches taller to be a natural fit at SF buuuut I’d still take him probably over everyone I just named, we’ll see if Ace is as good).