2025 NBA Draft Thread: Detroit Pick Edition

[Mattya]

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Vs. top 5 projected pick. Lots of nice perimeter recoveries, lots of winning plays and very impressive shots for a 7 footer.

[Loaf_of_bread]

https://youtu.be/3tMZszzL7j0?si=N1g8W_kWOyDw17oi

Khaman Maluach is the choice if he comes out

Been seeing this dude go top-5 lately in mocks. How about Derik Queen? Deri-Queen? Damnit I miss the chicken strip baskets in MN!

Both maluach and queen have risen quite a bit in mocks as of late. This class is deep, and we should get a nice player regardless.

Essengue super high upside as a consolation.


Chances of the pick conveying are very good now.

[BlacJacMac]

He doesn't have to replace Rudy

He doesn’t but a good first is a great opportunity to get Rudy’s understudy.

You have young guys everywhere but C.

What young guys do you have at C? Nobody.

I could see going Robin for Ant too.

C is a big need tho. A true two-way C, unlike Rudy, who is all D, and just picks and lobs on O.

okay, so why do we have to take a true two way center, and which player in this draft in our range is even close to a two way center with that pick.

Meanwhile, Wolf shows potential to be able to handle, facilitate, run pick and roll, and shoot both stationary and step backs. His potential fit in this offense with Ant is very high. Give me the most talented player over just trying to fit square pegs into round holes that we "wish" were available.

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He's also 7' and 255. Good mobility, appears to have some defensive instincts and is a willing defender. He's not a monster, but he's in no way "undersized".

I know it's "insane" to believe he's a 2-way center, but there you go...

[Domejandro]

Big thing is that even getting a solid backup in the mid-teens is excellent for a team in Minnesota’s position. While swinging for stars is great, Playoff teams really benefit from drafting for depth.

[Loaf_of_bread]

Big thing is that even getting a solid backup in the mid-teens is excellent for a team in Minnesota’s position. While swinging for stars is great, Playoff teams really benefit from drafting for depth.

Well, maybe, but not with finch.

[Norseman79]

It's simple, just don't get cute.

[thinktank]

He doesn't have to replace Rudy

He doesn’t but a good first is a great opportunity to get Rudy’s understudy.

You have young guys everywhere but C.

What young guys do you have at C? Nobody.

I could see going Robin for Ant too.

C is a big need tho. A true two-way C, unlike Rudy, who is all D, and just picks and lobs on O.

okay, so why do we have to take a true two way center, and which player in this draft in our range is even close to a two way center with that pick.

Meanwhile, Wolf shows potential to be able to handle, facilitate, run pick and roll, and shoot both stationary and step backs. His potential fit in this offense with Ant is very high. Give me the most talented player over just trying to fit square pegs into round holes that we "wish" were available.

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There’s one ball, you want two Nazes, and the game is bigger than offensive characteristics only, which is all that you detailed just now.

[Klomp]

There’s one ball, you want two Nazes, and the game is bigger than offensive characteristics only, which is all that you detailed just now.

Good point. Need to trade Rob and TJ too because they're good weapons on offense which is too similar to Ant. Must build around Ant with only defense-first non-shooters.

[Mattya]

He doesn’t but a good first is a great opportunity to get Rudy’s understudy.

You have young guys everywhere but C.

What young guys do you have at C? Nobody.

I could see going Robin for Ant too.

C is a big need tho. A true two-way C, unlike Rudy, who is all D, and just picks and lobs on O.

okay, so why do we have to take a true two way center, and which player in this draft in our range is even close to a two way center with that pick.

Meanwhile, Wolf shows potential to be able to handle, facilitate, run pick and roll, and shoot both stationary and step backs. His potential fit in this offense with Ant is very high. Give me the most talented player over just trying to fit square pegs into round holes that we "wish" were available.

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There’s one ball, you want two Nazes, and the game is bigger than offensive characteristics only, which is all that you detailed just now.

If there is only one ball, and nobody else can shoot the ball besides Naz, then we don't need two way players at all and should just take all defensive player by this logic.

[thinktank]

I’m just saying, he overlaps with Naz a lot.

[Klomp]

I’m just saying, he overlaps with Naz a lot.

True, but there are worse things you could say about a prospect....

I remember people were worried because Naz Reid once overlapped with Karl-Anthony Towns too much.

[Klomp]

Wolf looks like he might be what they originally hoped Leonard Miller could become

[minimus]

I’m just saying, he overlaps with Naz a lot.

I don't care, as long as he is not a comboguard or guard.

[Rookie-Mistake]

I'm a it late to this thread, but are we hoping that detroit land pick #14 or want them to comb out and we hope for a better pick next year?

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[thinktank]

I’m just saying, he overlaps with Naz a lot.

True, but there are worse things you could say about a prospect....

I remember people were worried because Naz Reid once overlapped with Karl-Anthony Towns too much.

Oh LOL. Naz was a rookie FA. Nobody was concerned about that. You can gamble all you want there.

This is a good draft pick. It’s totally different.

[thinktank]

I’m just saying, he overlaps with Naz a lot.

I don't care, as long as he is not a comboguard or guard.

And I’m saying go C so you shouldn’t care.

[minimus]

I’m just saying, he overlaps with Naz a lot.

I don't care, as long as he is not a comboguard or guard.

And I’m saying go C so you shouldn’t care.

7' 0", 250 lbs, to me he is more Sengun type than Naz.

[thinktank]

I don't care, as long as he is not a comboguard or guard.

And I’m saying go C so you shouldn’t care.

7' 0", 250 lbs, to me he is more Sengun type than Naz.

Sure. Sengun is not the type of C I want as Gobert’s understudy. I already said I want a legit two-way C with the pick. Sengun isn’t a defender.

I seem to have upset everyone with my personal preference. Hahahaha

NOTE: Wolves fans always seem to fall in love with a white guy at draft time. Last year it was Scheierman.

[minimus]

And I’m saying go C so you shouldn’t care.

7' 0", 250 lbs, to me he is more Sengun type than Naz.

Sure. Sengun is not the type of C I want as Gobert’s understudy. I already said I want a legit two-way C with the pick. Sengun isn’t a defender.

I seem to have upset everyone with my personal preference. Hahahaha

NOTE: Wolves fans always seem to fall in love with a white guy at draft time. Last year it was Scheierman.

My favourites end lottery picks are:

Khaman Maluach - rim-running, defensive-anchor
Liam McNeeley - bigger Joe Harris?
Carter Bryant - raw Tatum?
Rasheer Fleming - Serge Ibaka?
Collin Murray-Boyles - Kyle Anderson?
Derik Queen - less athletic Julius Randle?
Danny Wolf - slightly smaller Sengun???

[minimus]

Another comparison for Carter Bryant - Jalen Johnson. It took two years before Jalen Johnson started to contribute. But if MIN want to implement run-n-gun style, Reid-McDaniels-Carter would be extremely athletic frontcourt