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2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6

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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1361 » by Basketball_Jones » Mon May 12, 2025 11:39 pm

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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1362 » by Reeko » Mon May 12, 2025 11:40 pm

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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1363 » by CazOnReal » Mon May 12, 2025 11:41 pm

For the record, I think Malauch might be on the board at 9 but I cannot emphasize enough how royally this outcome f*cked things up for that outcome. Queen is probably still on the board but he has issues defensively, KJ might be there but the backcourt isn't the issue you need to address right now, Asa Newell could be in play but he's very much a one-way player (Which to be fair, the same could be said for Derik but he has the benefit of serving as a backup center in a pinch) and i'm just not feeling Carter Bryant.
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1364 » by PhilBlackson » Mon May 12, 2025 11:41 pm

Early Top 10 Mock:

DAL - Flagg
MIL- Harper (Spurs trade this pick & others to get Giannis)
PHI - Bailey
CHA - VJ
UT - Tre
WAS - Maluach (they fell in love with Bilal & Sarr's measurables etc, we've heard teams wanna trade up for KM, I think they take him)
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1365 » by WuTang_CMB » Mon May 12, 2025 11:42 pm

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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1366 » by Clutch0z24 » Mon May 12, 2025 11:42 pm

Brinbe wrote:finally time for the real convo to start up.

assuming no trades
1. Mavericks - flagg
2. Spurs - harper
3. 76ers - tre
4. Hornets - bailey
5. Jazz - vj
6. Wizards - queen
7. Pelicans - kon
8. Nets - fears
9. Raptors - maluach/bryant
10. Rockets - cmb
11. Trail Blazers - jak
12. Bulls - sorber
13. Hawks - newell
14. Spurs - essengue

if they want maluach, i think they'll still have a chance to draft him. i doubt any other team in the lotto is gonna grab him as they have Cs. it was only really chicago that was a threat


I don't Think Maluach will be there at 9....I think it will be between Kon/Fears/Queen In terms of BPA at 9....Most likely Kon will drop to 9....But could see Masai going off board at 9 but i think if Fears/Queen are available we are taking them and running.
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1367 » by S.W.A.N » Mon May 12, 2025 11:43 pm

Spragga wrote:Bryant vs Koneppel who u got?


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Someone good will fall but other than that

Noa or Sorber...
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1368 » by LoveMyRaps » Mon May 12, 2025 11:43 pm

Flagg
Harper
Bailey
VJ
Johnson
Maluach
Fears
Traore

Would've been happy with those 8 guys. so it sucks we dropped to 9.

Will be content w/ Queen, Kon, CMB - but none of these guys have high ceilings.
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1369 » by Brinbe » Mon May 12, 2025 11:44 pm

CazOnReal wrote:For the record, I think Malauch might be on the board at 9 but I cannot emphasize enough how royally this outcome f*cked things up for that outcome. Queen is probably still on the board but he has issues defensively, KJ might be there but the backcourt isn't the issue you need to address right now, Asa Newell could be in play but he's very much a one-way player (Which to be fair, the same could be said for Derik but he has the benefit of serving as a backup center in a pinch) and i'm just not feeling Carter Bryant.

it's not that much of a disaster. the top 2 guys were the prize and it's a bunch of similar players in that 3-12 range.

disappointment of course that they didn't get a franchise changing guy, but there's gonna be a good player on the board at 9. we didn't watch hours of NCAA ball all year just to go thinking that there's only 8 decent players in the draft now
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1370 » by UnbelievablyRAW » Mon May 12, 2025 11:44 pm

I don’t think the Spurs will draft 2 rookies. Could see this pick being moved to the Bucks in a Giannis trade with 2/14/boatload of picks/Sochan and salary.

Getting Harper + another lottery pick along with a boatload of picks is a great way to kickstart a rebuild
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1371 » by PhilBlackson » Mon May 12, 2025 11:44 pm

Might as well start welcoming him home now....he even wears #9, it's a sign lol

CARTER BRYANT.

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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1372 » by Clutch0z24 » Mon May 12, 2025 11:45 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:Flagg
Harper
Bailey
VJ
Johnson
Maluach
Fears
Traore

Would've been happy with those 8 guys. so it sucks we dropped to 9.

Will be content w/ Queen, Kon, CMB - but none of these guys have high ceilings.


Actually think Traore could be available at 9...Which could be interesting for us....

Id be fine with any of Queen/Fears/Traore
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1373 » by Brinbe » Mon May 12, 2025 11:45 pm

Clutch0z24 wrote:
Brinbe wrote:finally time for the real convo to start up.

assuming no trades
1. Mavericks - flagg
2. Spurs - harper
3. 76ers - tre
4. Hornets - bailey
5. Jazz - vj
6. Wizards - queen
7. Pelicans - kon
8. Nets - fears
9. Raptors - maluach/bryant
10. Rockets - cmb
11. Trail Blazers - jak
12. Bulls - sorber
13. Hawks - newell
14. Spurs - essengue

if they want maluach, i think they'll still have a chance to draft him. i doubt any other team in the lotto is gonna grab him as they have Cs. it was only really chicago that was a threat


I don't Think Maluach will be there at 9....I think it will be between Kon/Fears/Queen In terms of BPA at 9....Most likely Kon will drop to 9....But could see Masai going off board at 9 but i think if Fears/Queen are available we are taking them and running.

if you're gonna make arguments like that, you have to explain the rationale of who's gonna take him higher and why. the wiz might do it as a complement to sarr but i think they'd take the local guy in queen if they were gonna go for a big. the jazz and pels don't need a big. the hornets don't either. and he's not going top 3. the nets have claxton and sharpe as their C duo already
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1374 » by raptor jesus » Mon May 12, 2025 11:46 pm

All along I've thought that, after Flagg and Harper, the next tier is flat until about pick 10, so I don't think there's much of a difference between picks 3 and 9. I expect Masai to find a good piece.
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1375 » by LoveMyRaps » Mon May 12, 2025 11:46 pm

Clutch0z24 wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:Flagg
Harper
Bailey
VJ
Johnson
Maluach
Fears
Traore

Would've been happy with those 8 guys. so it sucks we dropped to 9.

Will be content w/ Queen, Kon, CMB - but none of these guys have high ceilings.


Actually think Traore could be available at 9...Which could be interesting for us....

Id be fine with any of Queen/Fears/Traore


Ya Traore will likely be available. Hope we take him.

But honestly, we should just package the pick for Giannis.
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1376 » by Syd-TK3 » Mon May 12, 2025 11:46 pm

Spurs are really gonna have a Harper Castle backcourt with Wemby

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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1377 » by S.W.A.N » Mon May 12, 2025 11:47 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:Flagg
Harper
Bailey
VJ
Johnson
Maluach
Fears
Traore

Would've been happy with those 8 guys. so it sucks we dropped to 9.

Will be content w/ Queen, Kon, CMB - but none of these guys have high ceilings.


Sorber with the huge wingspan should be added to the conversation.
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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1378 » by BoyzNTheHood » Mon May 12, 2025 11:47 pm

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Post#1379 » by Ari_Emanuel » Mon May 12, 2025 11:47 pm

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Re: 2025 NBA Draft Discussion Part 6 

Post#1380 » by Clutch0z24 » Mon May 12, 2025 11:47 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:
Clutch0z24 wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:Flagg
Harper
Bailey
VJ
Johnson
Maluach
Fears
Traore

Would've been happy with those 8 guys. so it sucks we dropped to 9.

Will be content w/ Queen, Kon, CMB - but none of these guys have high ceilings.


Actually think Traore could be available at 9...Which could be interesting for us....

Id be fine with any of Queen/Fears/Traore


Ya Traore will likely be available. Hope we take him.

But honestly, we should just package the pick for Giannis.


Lol Giannis would have to legit demand to just come to Raptors for that to happen ....So many teams have way more assets than us and im sure he ends up on a team he hand picks.
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