2025 Draft prospects - thread 2

[sco]

Kasparas Jakucionis seems to be dropping do to a lackluster 2nd half. First 15: 16.7 on 51/41/87 (5.1 3PA & 5.1 FTA) with 5.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists. Last 18: 13.7 on 39/23/82 (5.2 3PA & 5.1 FTA) with 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists. How bad was the left forearm injury?

I’m not going to pretend to have deeply connected personal contacts in the program. Its friend of a friend stuff so take it for what it’s worth. But a good friend of mine who is a HS varsity basketball coach and is from the Champaign area with a friend in the program said the forearm injury was much worse than revealed to the public and that he was playing through significant pain with borderline medical approval.

Look if he fell to us, I'd probably take him as BPA.

[DuckIII]

Kasparas Jakucionis seems to be dropping do to a lackluster 2nd half. First 15: 16.7 on 51/41/87 (5.1 3PA & 5.1 FTA) with 5.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists. Last 18: 13.7 on 39/23/82 (5.2 3PA & 5.1 FTA) with 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists. How bad was the left forearm injury?

I’m not going to pretend to have deeply connected personal contacts in the program. Its friend of a friend stuff so take it for what it’s worth. But a good friend of mine who is a HS varsity basketball coach and is from the Champaign area with a friend in the program said the forearm injury was much worse than revealed to the public and that he was playing through significant pain with borderline medical approval.

Look if he fell to us, I'd probably take him as BPA.

If he fell to us we should all dance a jig.

[Jcool0]

KJ a consensus top 6 talent drops because of play concerns (turnovers were high). Could be another Matas situation. Though if it comes back his arm was the issue causing the 2nd half shooting slump, he probably goes before 12. I would love Tre Johnson, its early but seems like things have cooled off for him but i'm sure things will change once the lottery happens. Collin Murray-Boyles seems like a good pick and probably in the Bulls range. Not sure i love Jase Richardson or Jeremiah Fears, Bulls have a ton of guards and they are also on the smaller side. Last thing Bulls needs is guards getting killed on D.

[Chi town]

KJ a consensus top 6 talent drops because of play concerns (turnovers were high). Could be another Matas situation. Though if it comes back his arm was the issue causing the 2nd half shooting slump, he probably goes before 12. I would love Tre Johnson, its early but seems like things have cooled off for him but i'm sure things will change once the lottery happens. Collin Murray-Boyles seems like a good pick and probably in the Bulls range. Not sure i love Jase Richardson or Jeremiah Fears, Bulls have a ton of guards and they are also on the smaller side. Last thing Bulls needs is guards getting killed on D.

If Tre slips to 8-9 you gotta trade up for him with Ayo or POR pick.

KJ would be taken by Mavs IMO.

We just gotta hope Demin CMB and Malauch all go before us so one of Fears KJ Tre or Noa falls to us.

[Jcool0]

KJ a consensus top 6 talent drops because of play concerns (turnovers were high). Could be another Matas situation. Though if it comes back his arm was the issue causing the 2nd half shooting slump, he probably goes before 12. I would love Tre Johnson, its early but seems like things have cooled off for him but i'm sure things will change once the lottery happens. Collin Murray-Boyles seems like a good pick and probably in the Bulls range. Not sure i love Jase Richardson or Jeremiah Fears, Bulls have a ton of guards and they are also on the smaller side. Last thing Bulls needs is guards getting killed on D.

If Tre slips to 8-9 you gotta trade up for him with Ayo or POR pick.

KJ would be taken by Mavs IMO.

We just gotta hope Demin CMB and Malauch all go before us so one of Fears KJ Tre or Noa falls to us.

AK cares so little about the draft that he would never be aggressive to get a player like Tre. Fears and Noa will be there at 12. Maluach is a lock to go top 10 and CMB could get there as well but i like the odds of him at 12.

[sco]

KJ a consensus top 6 talent drops because of play concerns (turnovers were high). Could be another Matas situation. Though if it comes back his arm was the issue causing the 2nd half shooting slump, he probably goes before 12. I would love Tre Johnson, its early but seems like things have cooled off for him but i'm sure things will change once the lottery happens. Collin Murray-Boyles seems like a good pick and probably in the Bulls range. Not sure i love Jase Richardson or Jeremiah Fears, Bulls have a ton of guards and they are also on the smaller side. Last thing Bulls needs is guards getting killed on D.

If Tre slips to 8-9 you gotta trade up for him with Ayo or POR pick.

KJ would be taken by Mavs IMO.

We just gotta hope Demin CMB and Malauch all go before us so one of Fears KJ Tre or Noa falls to us.

AK cares so little about the draft that he would never be aggressive to get a player like Tre. Fears and Noa will be there at 12. Maluach is a lock to go top 10 and CMB could get there as well but i like the odds of him at 12.

I'm no Maluach fan and I could easily see him fall to us. Bigs are tricky to guess where they go.

[Guru]

So is Yaxel in or out?

[sco]

So is Yaxel in or out?

Wondering same. I think he's in unless he doesn't get drafted in the 1st, then his back-up is commiting to UofM.

[Jcool0]

If Tre slips to 8-9 you gotta trade up for him with Ayo or POR pick.

KJ would be taken by Mavs IMO.

We just gotta hope Demin CMB and Malauch all go before us so one of Fears KJ Tre or Noa falls to us.

AK cares so little about the draft that he would never be aggressive to get a player like Tre. Fears and Noa will be there at 12. Maluach is a lock to go top 10 and CMB could get there as well but i like the odds of him at 12.

I'm no Maluach fan and I could easily see him fall to us. Bigs are tricky to guess where they go.

I have yet to see him going lower then 8th. He is one of the highest upside players in the draft.

[sco]

AK cares so little about the draft that he would never be aggressive to get a player like Tre. Fears and Noa will be there at 12. Maluach is a lock to go top 10 and CMB could get there as well but i like the odds of him at 12.

I'm no Maluach fan and I could easily see him fall to us. Bigs are tricky to guess where they go.

I have yet to see him going lower then 8th. He is one of the highest upside players in the draft.

Yeah, but bigs are difficult commodity to predict. His pick stock is mainly on his measurements and potential. Teams can look at that different ways. I would hate to take him at 8, but at 12, I'd understand. And Duke players...don't get me started.

[Jcool0]

I'm no Maluach fan and I could easily see him fall to us. Bigs are tricky to guess where they go.

I have yet to see him going lower then 8th. He is one of the highest upside players in the draft.

Yeah, but bigs are difficult commodity to predict. His pick stock is mainly on his measurements and potential. Teams can look at that different ways. I would hate to take him at 8, but at 12, I'd understand. And Duke players...don't get me started.

If the Bulls land any of the big 3 Duke guys its a successful pick.

[Chi town]

KJ a consensus top 6 talent drops because of play concerns (turnovers were high). Could be another Matas situation. Though if it comes back his arm was the issue causing the 2nd half shooting slump, he probably goes before 12. I would love Tre Johnson, its early but seems like things have cooled off for him but i'm sure things will change once the lottery happens. Collin Murray-Boyles seems like a good pick and probably in the Bulls range. Not sure i love Jase Richardson or Jeremiah Fears, Bulls have a ton of guards and they are also on the smaller side. Last thing Bulls needs is guards getting killed on D.

If Tre slips to 8-9 you gotta trade up for him with Ayo or POR pick.

KJ would be taken by Mavs IMO.

We just gotta hope Demin CMB and Malauch all go before us so one of Fears KJ Tre or Noa falls to us.

AK cares so little about the draft that he would never be aggressive to get a player like Tre. Fears and Noa will be there at 12. Maluach is a lock to go top 10 and CMB could get there as well but i like the odds of him at 12.

Think Fears has a better shot at going top 6 then falling to 12. Mavs would take him at 11 with Kyrie out.

[Jcool0]

If Tre slips to 8-9 you gotta trade up for him with Ayo or POR pick.

KJ would be taken by Mavs IMO.

We just gotta hope Demin CMB and Malauch all go before us so one of Fears KJ Tre or Noa falls to us.

AK cares so little about the draft that he would never be aggressive to get a player like Tre. Fears and Noa will be there at 12. Maluach is a lock to go top 10 and CMB could get there as well but i like the odds of him at 12.

Think Fears has a better shot at going top 6 then falling to 12. Mavs would take him at 11 with Kyrie out.

I don't think there is any scenario where Fears is top 6. He has major turnover issues & bad shooter (28% from 3). He is listed at 6'4"(probably closer to 6'2") 182lbs so he will get killed on D. Hes like a B level Tre Young. Not sure what that gets you. Fears will go some where 10+. Mavs seem like a landing spot for Kasparas Jakucionis.

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AK cares so little about the draft that he would never be aggressive to get a player like Tre. Fears and Noa will be there at 12. Maluach is a lock to go top 10 and CMB could get there as well but i like the odds of him at 12.

I'm no Maluach fan and I could easily see him fall to us. Bigs are tricky to guess where they go.

I have yet to see him going lower then 8th. He is one of the highest upside players in the draft.

His Visa situation may drop him. How could a team like Toronto be able to draft him? As of right now, if he leaves the U.S. he wouldn’t be able to re-enter. Even teams in Toronto’s division may be hesitant to draft him. If he somehow falls to the Bulls they have to take him.

[Jcool0]

I'm no Maluach fan and I could easily see him fall to us. Bigs are tricky to guess where they go.

I have yet to see him going lower then 8th. He is one of the highest upside players in the draft.

His Visa situation may drop him. How could a team like Toronto be able to draft him? As of right now, if he leaves the U.S. he wouldn’t be able to re-enter. Even teams in Toronto’s division may be hesitant to draft him. If he somehow falls to the Bulls they have to take him.

That could drop him but that is a separate issues then judging him on his on court skills. He wont fall because he is a "raw center".

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[Rose2Boozer]

Kasparas Jakucionis seems to be dropping do to a lackluster 2nd half. First 15: 16.7 on 51/41/87 (5.1 3PA & 5.1 FTA) with 5.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists. Last 18: 13.7 on 39/23/82 (5.2 3PA & 5.1 FTA) with 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists. How bad was the left forearm injury?

I’m not going to pretend to have deeply connected personal contacts in the program. Its friend of a friend stuff so take it for what it’s worth. But a good friend of mine who is a HS varsity basketball coach and is from the Champaign area with a friend in the program said the forearm injury was much worse than revealed to the public and that he was playing through significant pain with borderline medical approval.

Look if he fell to us, I'd probably take him as BPA.

It's still uncertain how the draft order will play itself out, but I'm having a hard time believing Kasparas Jakucionis will fall past Houston. If he's on the board I'm drafting him, and declining the team option(44,886,930) for Fred VanVleet. They'll do just fine with Jakucionis and Reed Sheppard going forward.

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