2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 5

[SpiderMunn]

I'm excited! !!

[Basketball_Jones]

lol they did Malauach dirty in that write up. He isn’t a freak athlete like prime DJ but he’s also not a 30 percent free throw shooter like him either and he can defend the perimeter way better than both DJ and Gobert. He is probably closer to Gobert on offence but if that hypothetical jump shot of his someday becomes reality he’s better there as well.

[earthtone]

6'10 is normal C size, lol.

You are far too attached to this. Nobody knows who we're gonna draft

6'10" 230lbs is absolutely not normal size for a starting C in the NBA. Someone here was claiming that Maluach was going to get pushed around at 7'2" and 250, what do you think will happen if we give minutes to a 6'10" 230 guy?

And I'm too attached to this? I'm just pushing back against seemingly everyone here who thinks Maluach is some high risk fringe draft pick who should be taken later than guys most mocks have as late first rounders. He's a consensus top 10 pick in this draft, he might not even be there if we drop to 8 or 9. I'm totally fine if we go in another direction, I'm just mentally preparing myself for Masai to draft the insane physicals guy from Africa like he pretty much always does.

6'10, 7'4 wingspan is more than fine for a C. SF size...lmfao

Again, youre too attached to this. Very few guys are consensus top 10, and Malauch isnt one of them (i'd say only like 4 guys in this draft are consensus top 10)

Whether or not you're a fan of his, Maluach is definitely part of the consensus Top 10.

#10 on Rookie Scale's consensus Big Board https://www.rookiescale.com/2025-consensus-board/
#8 on NBA Draft Network's consensus Big Board https://nbadraftnetwork.com/consensus-big-board

Rookie Scale doesn't state their sources, but of the 5 sources NBA Draft Network used, only one had him out of the Top 10.

[Psubs]

Size isnt everything. He has real actual NBA athleticism and knows how to read a game. He's currently far more skilled and this is a skill league.

He has the size of an SF or maybe PF but the skills of a C, there's no way Masai would draft him over Maluach I don't even know why you're suggesting it when you know it won't happen.

6'10 is normal C size, lol.

You are far too attached to this. Nobody knows who we're gonna draft

Just trade down and draft Rasheer Fleming who is 6'9 with 7'5 winspan. Might be an inch shorter than Okongwu but larger wingspan (7'2).

[HangTime]

If we end up with #1,

What do you think it would take to trade for another top 10 pick? Would our 2026 1st rounder entice anyone?

[ciueli]

If we end up with #1,

What do you think it would take to trade for another top 10 pick? Would our 2026 1st rounder entice anyone?

Why would a team trade a top 10 pick in this draft for a pick that could easily be out of the lottery in 2026?