2025 NBA Draft Prospect Part 2

ImaBeatDatAzz · Post #501 » by **ImaBeatDatAzz** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:07 pm

God bless us with the #1 pick (Flagg) Please. It changes this franchise’s projection completely

I don’t mind #2 (Harper) either :pray:

mademan · Post #502 » by **mademan** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:10 pm

ImaBeatDatAzz wrote:God bless us with #1 pick (Flagg) Please. I don’t mind #2 (Harper) either

Flagg changes the entire context of this team. Having 2 6'8 athletic beasts at the forward spots puts us on the trajectory for a top defense and we have a lot of shooting at the guard spots.

Flagg would save us

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #503 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:10 pm

VJ Edgecombe vs Iowa State (4 points, 1-9 FG, 0-3 3FG, 7 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, 36 MIN)
Yikes

Jstock12 · Post #504 » by **Jstock12** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:12 pm

UnbelievablyRAW wrote:VJ Edgecombe vs Iowa State (4 points, 1-9 FG, 0-3 3FG, 7 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, 36 MIN)
Yikes

VJ and Egor shooting themselves out of top4 potentially.

mademan · Post #505 » by **mademan** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:14 pm

Jstock12 wrote:
UnbelievablyRAW wrote:VJ Edgecombe vs Iowa State (4 points, 1-9 FG, 0-3 3FG, 7 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, 36 MIN)
Yikes

VJ and Egor shooting themselves out of top4 potentially.

+1

Flagg

Harper

Fears
Jak

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #506 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:16 pm

We're about to be 8-37

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #507 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:18 pm

mademan wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:
UnbelievablyRAW wrote:VJ Edgecombe vs Iowa State (4 points, 1-9 FG, 0-3 3FG, 7 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, 36 MIN)
Yikes

VJ and Egor shooting themselves out of top4 potentially.

+1

Flagg

Harper

Fears
Jak

Jak clears Fears for me. Shooting better with better size too. Fears is more athletic, but KJ is a better passer and more easily play next to another guard. Fears reminds me of IQ a little actually

WhatsaTDot · Post #508 » by **WhatsaTDot** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:21 pm

UnbelievablyRAW wrote:

We're about to be 8-37

I hope there’s an enthusiastic Poeltl buyer in this time frame. Ideally before we face NOP/WAS/CHI in those three games following ATL. I like the guy and what he brings just not right now. We can chase him in two years time when we’re ready.

mademan · Post #509 » by **mademan** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:22 pm

UnbelievablyRAW wrote:
mademan wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:VJ and Egor shooting themselves out of top4 potentially.

+1

Flagg

Harper

Fears
Jak

Jak clears Fears for me. Shooting better with better size too. Fears is more athletic, but KJ is a better passer and more easily play next to another guard. Fears reminds me of IQ a little actually

I cant hate that. I have them on the same tier and like Fear's halfcourt creation more than Jak's shooting, but i wouldnt argue either over the other

Jstock12 · Post #510 » by **Jstock12** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:26 pm

Read on Twitter

Psubs · Post #511 » by **Psubs** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:34 pm

Jstock12 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I think he'd just end up at best as Tristan DaSilva with more play-making.

Playing tougher competition has him possibly outside of the top 10.

Syd-TK3 · Post #512 » by **Syd-TK3** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 10:38 pm

Read on Twitter

looking good recently

Ell Curry · Post #513 » by **Ell Curry** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 11:39 pm

mademan wrote:
ImaBeatDatAzz wrote:God bless us with #1 pick (Flagg) Please. I don’t mind #2 (Harper) either

Flagg changes the entire context of this team. Having 2 6'8 athletic beasts at the forward spots puts us on the trajectory for a top defense and we have a lot of shooting at the guard spots.

Flagg would save us

Agreed with that, but if Harper is the all-star guard he looks like, that would save us too.

We can draft 2 defensively strong prospects in 2026 after likely being a bad team again with the same awful defence and rookie guards just aren't efficient. Then you move RJ + Dick/Walter and some future 1sts for a good defensive wing in 2026/27 when he's expiring. Like this type of thing, let's say we get Trey Murphy for an expiring RJ, Dick and a couple of 1sts:

Poeltl- 2026 INDY
Barnes- 2026 TOR
Murphy - Agabji
Harper - Dick/Walter
Quickley - Harper - MLE

Mogbo, Shead and Chomche all have defensive upside as cheap guys in the 10-12 spots in the rotation, maybe Mogbo can learn to hit a corner 3 or Chomche can just be straight good defensively as a mobile shotblocker as a backup 5 type, even if he's a very low usage offensive player.

Any kind of legit all-star would make me happy, from the Jruest of Holidays to the Traeest of Youngs. Ultimately, while I like him, Quickley is movable too if BPA is a small PG, so if the Fears people get their wish for instance.

TNRaps4life · Post #514 » by **TNRaps4life** » Sat Jan 4, 2025 11:54 pm

Fears is seeing bodies. No way he passes Ace for #3 like some fans think. Height mattere a lot

GIZMO · Post #515 » by **GIZMO** » Sun Jan 5, 2025 12:00 am

TNRaps4life wrote:Fears is seeing bodies. No way he passes Ace for #3 like some fans think. Height mattere a lot

he hasn't looked good so far!

RoteSchroder · Post #516 » by **RoteSchroder** » Sun Jan 5, 2025 12:18 am

Labaron’s drives + floaters remind me of Shai a bit.

ATLTimekeeper · Post #517 » by **ATLTimekeeper** » Sun Jan 5, 2025 12:19 am

UnbelievablyRAW wrote:VJ Edgecombe vs Iowa State (4 points, 1-9 FG, 0-3 3FG, 7 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, 36 MIN)
Yikes

He's more of a cerebral glue guy that happens to be a great athlete. Weak handle. Weak scorer. I see him as a top 6 player on a winning team, but not a star.

Andre Iguodala was always a guy that scaled up horribly but eventually found his place on high level winners. Edgecombe looks like he could do that.

Psubs · Post #518 » by **Psubs** » Sun Jan 5, 2025 12:36 am

Syd-TK3 wrote:

Read on Twitter

looking good recently

Nice! He just doesn't pass.

I like him but he's already sophomore aged.

Psubs · Post #519 » by **Psubs** » Sun Jan 5, 2025 12:51 am

Flagg with 24 pts, 11 rebs, 3 ast, 1 stl and 2 blks, shooting 7 for 12 (8 for 8 FT and 2 for 2 from deep)

Watch on YouTube

Is he a very athletic Christian Laettner with bigger wingspan?

Jstock12 · Post #520 » by **Jstock12** » Sun Jan 5, 2025 12:56 am

Psubs wrote:Flagg with 24 pts, 11 rebs, 3 ast, 1 stl and 2 blks, shooting 7 for 12 (8 for 8 FT and 2 for 2 from deep)

Watch on YouTube

Is he a very athletic Christian Laettner with bigger wingspan?

Rich man's Franz Wagner on defense, poor man's Franz Wagner on offense