2025 NBA Draft Prospect Part 3

[grant101]

i feel like masai is locked in on khaman maluach not gonna lie. i feel like he's been locked in on him for 2 years already and i feel like he'd override his entire scouting department if they didn't arrive at the same conclusions.

no matter what, the raps believe they can develop guys and in maluach you are looking at a very young guy with a standing reach that is up there with wemby's who comes with a legit shooting stroke and a duke basketball education.

I don't think Masai bucks consensus top 3, but I think you're right. he doesn't even blink at any spot beyond that to pick Maluach. A low usage center with a high floor and awesome physical tools is not a bad swing to take IMO, even if I'm a little higher on some others. We've seen what this team looks like without a legit center option and it's not pretty.

[LoveMyRaps]

Duke and Baylon in action tonight. Flagg, Maluach, Knueppel, and Edgecombe.

[Syd-TK3]

I respect Queen and acknowledge his talent but that typa archetype player will never be my favorite.

[BoyzNTheHood]

kawhi attempted 112 dribble jumpers his soph year and shot 76% from stripe
fleming has attempted 3 and is clearly in the 60's as ft shooter

i think fleming maxes out as pretty mid rotation player.

Nah, Fleming's ceiling is more likely someone like OG, and his floor is probably just your average 3+D guy in the league. The Kawhi thing was just fantasy, but Fleming becoming an OG isn't a crazy thought.

[DreamTeam09]

My Raptor big board.

Flagg*
Harper
VJ
Maluach**
ACE
Flemming***

*Players I really want on the team. I do consider fit into draft analysis tho

[youngRAPZ]

kawhi attempted 112 dribble jumpers his soph year and shot 76% from stripe
fleming has attempted 3 and is clearly in the 60's as ft shooter

i think fleming maxes out as pretty mid rotation player.

Nah, Fleming's ceiling is more likely someone like OG, and his floor is probably just your average 3+D guy in the league. The Kawhi thing was just fantasy, but Fleming becoming an OG isn't a crazy thought.

Fleming reminds me of Tari Eason. I like him if we can somehow get into the middle of the draft. Like many other posters have mentioned I think Masai and Bobby are ok with taking Maluach anywhere from 5-8. I like Maluach way more than Queen for our roster long term.


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[youngRAPZ]

Here’s a hypothetical question. If we land at 5 would you draft Jakaciunas and trade him to Chicago for their number 7/8 to draft Khaman plus future draft considerations or maybe somehow to get Jalen Smith as well?

Chicago gets their Chicago Lithuania team with Buzelis and Jak. We get our African Towers with Maluach and Chomche


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[BoyzNTheHood]

Here’s a hypothetical question. If we land at 5 would you draft Jakaciunas and trade him to Chicago for their number 7/8 to draft Khaman plus future draft considerations or maybe somehow to get Jalen Smith as well?

Chicago gets their Chicago Lithuania team with Buzelis and Jak. We get our African Towers with Maluach and Chomche


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Half of the Bulls roster are guards, but they're going to give up assets to trade away a big for another....guard?

[REJECTEDBYCLARK]

you know i was worried about maluach's functional strength in the paint but honestly did wemby have that kind of strength? his length allows him to grab boards regardless of how much of a tough guy he looks like grabbing them. he has grabbed them in the past, is grabbing them at duke and should grab them in the NBA.

[BoyzNTheHood]

The math isn't mathing. Someone explain like I'm 5...

Wemby is 7'3" with an 8 foot wingspan
Khaman is 7'2" with a 7'6" wingspan

...but they have the same standing reach?

[youngRAPZ]

Here’s a hypothetical question. If we land at 5 would you draft Jakaciunas and trade him to Chicago for their number 7/8 to draft Khaman plus future draft considerations or maybe somehow to get Jalen Smith as well?

Chicago gets their Chicago Lithuania team with Buzelis and Jak. We get our African Towers with Maluach and Chomche


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Half of the Bulls roster are guards, but they're going to give up assets to trade away a big for another....guard?

They’re going young and outside of Coby I don’t think they’re married to any of them. Jak will probably be better than all of them and will likely be a top 5 pick.


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[Indeed]

I feel like Tre will be one of those scorers that is just that and will be locked down for whatever reason in playoffs unless he's already playing on a good team that needs a 4th option. Don't know if he can be like Booker.

Could be a taller Bradley Beal putting up 30ppg on a bad team.

Beal likes to get to the rim even at college. Johnson only has one or two over teens, which is definitely not Beal or Brooker. Johnson is mainly a jump shooter.

[XTC]

Sorber is shooting up my draft board.

Hes very long, strong, and be has a natural feel for the game.

Best defensive bigman in the draft IMO, he doesnt have a a 3 yet, but he's hitting pull up middies, and see the potential for a 3 ball. I also love his passing abilities, he makes quick reads and the ball never sticks to his hands. He also has pretty quick feet, and times his blocks very well.

I have him ahead of Maluach comfortably. I see a TON of Al Horford in his game. If we're not picking top 5, I'd feel very comfortable selecting him.

[dballislife]

fleming is really similar to toppin, who is a solid role player with pacers...and what evidence is there that fleming can guard on the perimeter like og or mcdaniels, cause if there is he should be top 10

[dballislife]

sorber is also a full year younger than queen and doing the same things and seems more athletic

[XTC]

sorber is also a full year younger than queen and doing the same things and seems more athletic

Plus a reportedly 7-6 wingspan. He plays alot like Al Horford. He's just a solid fundamental player on offense and defense.

I'm a huge fan. I think come draft day, hes going to leap frog many prospects.

[XTC]

I don't see us taking him, however

Collin Murray Boyles is super intriguing. Theres no comparision for this kid. Hes a defensive beast, but his play style is so unique.

I see some Draymond Green, but without the ELITE playmaking(hes a good passer)... I see some Paul Millsap, but without the shooting. I don't know what to make of him, but I can see him becoming a steal in the same sense Draymond & Millsap where. Kid has great defensive IQ, and feel for the game.

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[Dalek]

The math isn't mathing. Someone explain like I'm 5...

Wemby is 7'3" with an 8 foot wingspan
Khaman is 7'2" with a 7'6" wingspan

...but they have the same standing reach?

I don't know. It could be a couple odd factors. Wingspan is measure horizontally so it is more of natural position for the arms and pretty accurate; but, standing reach is measured with your feet on the ground reaching up. So, here are a couple theories:

a. Wemby didn't reach his max at the time and came out with a slightly worse measurement.
b. Maluach has better shoulder rotation and can simply reach higher despite having shorter a wingspan.

Either way these guys are massive human beings.

If Maluach keeps up shooting threes GMs will squint hard and think he is Wemby, or at least a big you can throw at Wemby. To me, Maluach is much weaker basketball player lacking a lot of fundamentals and feel for the game which is why I think he should stay another year at Duke. But everyone is in such a rush that he will likely come out early, be drafted high and then the bust comments will follow.

[BoyzNTheHood]

The math isn't mathing. Someone explain like I'm 5...

Wemby is 7'3" with an 8 foot wingspan
Khaman is 7'2" with a 7'6" wingspan

...but they have the same standing reach?

I don't know. It could be a couple odd factors. Wingspan is measure horizontally so it is more of natural position for the arms and pretty accurate; but, standing reach is measured with your feet on the ground reaching up. So, here are a couple theories:

a. Wemby didn't reach his max at the time and came out with a slightly worse measurement.
b. Maluach has better shoulder rotation and can simply reach higher despite having shorter a wingspan.

Either way these guys are massive human beings.

If Maluach keeps up shooting threes GMs will squint hard and think he is Wemby, or at least a big you can throw at Wemby. To me, Maluach is much weaker basketball player lacking a lot of fundamentals and feel for the game which is why I think he should stay another year at Duke. But everyone is in such a rush that he will likely come out early, be drafted high and then the bust comments will follow.

Maluach is one of those guys who I’m not extremely high on. Personally, I don’t see him having a better career than a worse version of Myles Turner because even though he’s much longer he’s not the shot blocker that Myles is. So you’re depending on him being a great positional defender who can stretch the floor at some point down the line.

With that said, I always defer to Masai so if we take him I’m doing a 180. Until then, I just don’t see it. Bigs like Sorber, Newell, and even Queen look more intriguing to me.