2025 Draft Prospect Thread

[Rich4114]

I think we need to consider the Spurs could move back given Harper would struggle to get ball handling mins there, but they are also now primed to make a bid for Giannis even more so than before. Poor Spurs, it's about time they have a chance to build a sustainable winner.

For us though, I am worried Jeff will like Kon and Malauch.

We should be looking at Ace/VJ/Tre/Fears/Queen. Of those, I think Queen is the biggest swing and I see him being one of the next great scoring bigs at the 4 spot.

[JustBuzzin]

I don't doubt the Spurs are looking to trade the pick. The problem is they want Giannis and that #2 pick makes sense for Milwaukee. They can sell their fanbase on building around Harper and whatever else the Spurs would offer.

[MPM]

FWIW, all the big-gun mocks in the linked list have identical top 4‘s with us taking VJ.

https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/nba-mock-drafts-compare-experts-2025/e855d6050c38d1b56c045d66

[GiggitySmalls]

I know vertical tests are coming out. Any word on Fleming?

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[fatlever]

I don't doubt the Spurs are looking to trade the pick. The problem is they want Giannis and that #2 pick makes sense for Milwaukee. They can sell their fanbase on building around Harper and whatever else the Spurs would offer.

im bucks, im asking for 2, castle and vassell... (keldon for salary) = 54 mil

[fatlever]

How hard is it for all of these draft sites to update the height and weight of the draft prospects after that information was revealed yesterday? Shouldn't be that difficult. Maybe the nba needs an api database that sites can plug into to get this kind of information. Just dump a spreadsheet into a back end. You could write it AI script to do this in probably 10 minutes. Still seeing ace listed at 6-10 everywhere. I mean it's really not rocket science to have standardized heights in reporting. get it together draft sites.

[Rich4114]

How hard is it for all of these draft sites to update the height and weight of the draft prospects after that information was revealed yesterday? Shouldn't be that difficult. Maybe the nba needs an api database that sites can plug into to get this kind of information. Just dump a spreadsheet into a back end. You could write it AI script to do this in probably 10 minutes. Still seeing ace listed at 6-10 everywhere. I mean it's really not rocket science to have standardized heights in reporting. get it together draft sites.

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[fatlever]

https://www.si.com/nba/hornets/draft/ranking-charlotte-s-top-four-nba-draft-options-after-dramatic-lottery-drawing

i always appreciate matt's work.

his thoughts for hornets - down to these 4, ranked in this order
vj
kon
tre
ace

[fatlever]

How hard is it for all of these draft sites to update the height and weight of the draft prospects after that information was revealed yesterday? Shouldn't be that difficult. Maybe the nba needs an api database that sites can plug into to get this kind of information. Just dump a spreadsheet into a back end. You could write it AI script to do this in probably 10 minutes. Still seeing ace listed at 6-10 everywhere. I mean it's really not rocket science to have standardized heights in reporting. get it together draft sites.

Technology industry worker identified

lol

lean six sigma specialist - 1 year
data governance - 3 years
data feed creation - 20 years

... currently sitting on my ass cause job went to india last summer... lol.

so, yeah, basically... its simple data management, need an authoritative data source with clean data.

[amcoolio]

What players are available for trade if we were to trade the pick with other assets maybe? I’m honestly not hot on any of these guys

[Braggins]

This is more a gut feeling than anything, but Im having trouble buying the idea that NBA teams are really going to consider taking Kon Knueppel in the top 5. This just seems so out of whack with how NBA teams actually draft.

[Snidely FC]

Hornets pick is Bailey or VJ
Dependent on who PHI takes

[JustBuzzin]

Hornets pick is Bailey or VJ
Dependent on who PHI takes

The more I think about it with the system we run. 3pt heavy system I think they are going to prefer Ace and Tre over VJ.

Just a feeling.

[fatlever]

Hornets pick is Bailey or VJ
Dependent on who PHI takes

The more I think about it with the system we run. 3pt heavy system I think they are going to prefer Ace and Tre over VJ.

Just a feeling.

"hornets dna" - peterson mentioned it again last night. it will be a big factor in the pick.

[JDR720]

I suppose there is an outside chance for Harper to fall to 4. If the Spurs really like Castle and the 76ers Maxey.

[Diop]

This is more a gut feeling than anything, but Im having trouble buying the idea that NBA teams are really going to consider taking Kon Knueppel in the top 5. This just seems so out of whack with how NBA teams actually draft.

He didn't do any of the athletic testing either.

[JMAC3]

This is more a gut feeling than anything, but Im having trouble buying the idea that NBA teams are really going to consider taking Kon Knueppel in the top 5. This just seems so out of whack with how NBA teams actually draft.

He didn't do any of the athletic testing either.

We will see if his vertical or agility scores ever make it public now too.... suspect as hell

[wilson115]

Sixers homers looking at shooting stats so we don't have to:

https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2025/05/13/evaluating-sixers-draft-prospects-based-on-catch-and-shoot-percentages/83609225007/

[Diop]

with Maxey driving and creating, Embiid coming back to play centre, they might go Bailey for his catch n shoot for now and the upside as bonus

[Bassman]

Early verticals at the combine

Flagg: 29.0 standing, 35.5 max

Harper: 30.5 standing, 32.0 max

Edgecombe: 30.0 standing, 38.5 max

Tre Johnson: 32.0 standing, 37.5

Ace: 27.5 standing, 34.5 max