2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 5

[BoyzNTheHood]

Every mock I watch has us taking Malauch. It just feels lazy and I get frustrated.

its not lazy. its destiny

[Thaddy]

Flagg
Harper
Bailey
Edgecombe
Fears
Queen
Johnson
Maluach
Knueppel
Jakucionis

I would already bet that's the top ten.

[Appostis]

Maybe I'm missing something but what's the appeal of Kasparas Jakucionis for this team?

[DreamTeam09]

Flagg
Harper
Bailey
Edgecombe
Fears
Queen
Johnson
Maluach
Knueppel
Jakucionis

I would already bet that's the top ten.

This is a good board, I guess the only other player who could get in is Jace.

I really hope the raps get Maluach, elite roll man with an amazing catch radius

[ImaBeatDatAzz]

Flagg
Harper
Bailey
Edgecombe
Fears
Queen
Johnson
Maluach
Knueppel
Jakucionis

I would already bet that's the top ten.

i dont mind having another true bucket getter in Tre Johnson. I just hope we dont fall below 7

[Thaddy]

Flagg
Harper
Bailey
Edgecombe
Fears
Queen
Johnson
Maluach
Knueppel
Jakucionis

I would already bet that's the top ten.

i dont mind having another true bucket getter in Tre Johnson. I just hope we dont fall below 7

He looks like he has athleticism issues. He's going to be a jump shooting scorer that doesn't get to the line or the rim. Maybe he gains mass and his body develops further but it's a gamble. I don't know if he's a whole lot better than Walter or Dick.

[Son Goku 25]

After the top 5 I think I'd be open to Essengue

[Thaddy]

After the top 5 I think I'd be open to Essengue

He looks like crap

[TeamDisgruntled]

Every mock I watch has us taking Malauch. It just feels lazy and I get frustrated.

Masai is African, Khaman is African. He’s a centre, raptors only position without a young guy is centre. Raps select Maluach. Job done. Lazy is the word.

[TeamDisgruntled]

He's nowhere near Wemby and highly unlikely to end up with 40+ vorp. He's a culture guy more than anything. His ORB% and stock rates are not that great TBH.

Hate to say it, since I happen to agree with your approach of leading with statistical evaluation, but you’re wrong on Flagg. He’ll be a superstar.

Feel free to come back to this post in three years.

Depends on your definition of Superstar. I think Top 15 player in the league potential, Flagg definitely has that. Top 5 in the league I'm not so sure.

He’s definitely more in the mold of a 6-15 type superstar than a top 5. But to me I still think he would qualify as a franchise changing “superstar” even if he ends up 6-15. Think of the guys you would put there now, those guys are all deserving of being bonafide #1 overall picks, and obviously you can argue semantics but they mostly fit the superstar bill.

[HangTime]

As 2nd round or undrafted, I'd pick/sign Miles Byrd as a depth pieces.

Defensively he's like Thybulle, able to "hover" around the court.

Offencively, he's got a Luka type of "cadance" I don't know if you see it.

I dont know what he could top out as, maybe a good connective player, but I think Darko would be a great coach for him.

[TeamDisgruntled]

During past drafts players like Bilal Coulibaly, Tidjane Saluan, Matas Buzelis, Ousame Dieng, Ziaire Williams, Michael Porter Jr, Jonathan Isaac, and Giannis Antetokounmpo who were 6'8" to 6'11" tall and close to 200 lbs with a 7ft+ wingspan when drafted are probably most comparable to Noa Essengue in terms of their size, measurements, position (SF/PF), and draft projections.

Considering each of them was drafted in the lottery and many of them were selected among the first 10 picks, I wouldn't be surprised if Noa Essengue had his name called much earlier than his current draft projections (mid-1st round) and wouldn't be shocked if the Raptors were the team selecting him.

Since TOR was in on Bilal during Gradey's draft, there's no doubt Noa is on our radar at #7 or #8

Just fits the mold of what we target and he's coming on of late

Just wish he was a little bit taller.

You don’t have to wish he was a baller though, prob doesn’t have a 64’ impala either.

[TimeForChange]

Wasserman has the raps taking Tre Johnson at 7

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25180648-2025-nba-mock-draft-2-round-predictions-and-pro-comps-after-ncaa-championship

[Psubs]

Maybe I'm missing something but what's the appeal of Kasparas Jakucionis for this team?

Nothing.

[Brinbe]

I can def see Essnengue working his way into the back-half of top 10 mix, especially if he tests well/shoots the lights out in individual workouts. Outside of Flagg/Harper as the top two, I don't think anything is really set in stone. Teams will want measurements and to get them in the building, especially as it's just one big glut of 2nd/3rd-tier.

[Duffman100]

Every mock I watch has us taking Malauch. It just feels lazy and I get frustrated.

Masai is African, Khaman is African. He’s a centre, raptors only position without a young guy is centre. Raps select Maluach. Job done. Lazy is the word.

Except everything seems to indicate they like centers who have high offensive IQ, good passer and can run offense from the high post. That isn't Malauch. That's more Queen.

[niQ]

Every mock I watch has us taking Malauch. It just feels lazy and I get frustrated.

its not lazy. its destiny

I remember 2016 a lot of mocks had us taking Poeltl.

[Indeed]

As 2nd round or undrafted, I'd pick/sign Miles Byrd as a depth pieces.

Defensively he's like Thybulle, able to "hover" around the court.

Offencively, he's got a Luka type of "cadance" I don't know if you see it.

I dont know what he could top out as, maybe a good connective player, but I think Darko would be a great coach for him.

I think we are hoping one of the Forward / Centre drops.
Fleming, Beringer, Sorber, Lendeborg, Thiero

There are also some good undraft, such as Amari Williams, who can pass a little bit that works under the Darko system.

Watch on YouTube

[Psubs]

Every mock I watch has us taking Malauch. It just feels lazy and I get frustrated.

its not lazy. its destiny

I remember 2016 a lot of mocks had us taking Poeltl.

Can't say should've been Domantas Sabonis because we won a ship with the trade. Maybe we like Domantas so much that we don't trade him?

Derozan, Valanciunas and 1st pick for Kawhi and Danny Green still gets done, right?

Then does Memphis just take more filler instead of JV in the Gasol trade?

[Psubs]

As 2nd round or undrafted, I'd pick/sign Miles Byrd as a depth pieces.

Defensively he's like Thybulle, able to "hover" around the court.

Offencively, he's got a Luka type of "cadance" I don't know if you see it.

I dont know what he could top out as, maybe a good connective player, but I think Darko would be a great coach for him.

I think we are hoping one of the Forward / Centre drops.
Fleming, Beringer, Sorber, Lendeborg, Thiero

There are also some good undraft, such as Amari Williams, who can pass a little bit that works under the Darko system.

Watch on YouTube

Maybe Vladislav Goldin as a 7'1 backup C?