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2025 Draft Night Picks Discussion

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What is your draft grade?

A+ (Home run)
9
16%
A (Excellent value and fit)
34
59%
B (Safe, reasonable picks)
11
19%
C (Average pick, modest impact)
3
5%
D (Risky, poor value)
1
2%
E (Very poor value or fit)
0
No votes
Fail (Disaster/wasted opportunity)
0
No votes
 
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Re: 2025 Draft Night Picks Discussion 

Post#41 » by enigmatics » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:12 am

Qwigglez wrote:Suns are probably taking Maluach. High bust potential, but high ceiling.


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Post#42 » by Sunsdeuce » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:12 am

Qwigglez wrote:Suns are probably taking Maluach. High bust potential, but high ceiling.

Yuck. Never works out with “potential” players.
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Post#43 » by lilfishi22 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:12 am

We have the gift/curse of choice now lol
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Post#44 » by Tallred23 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:13 am

Are we getting Khaman, Queen, or a trade? I’m thinking Khaman
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Post#45 » by dremill24 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:13 am

CMB is such a Raptors pick :lol:
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Re: 2025 Draft Night Picks Discussion 

Post#46 » by bwgood77 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:13 am

dremill24 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:So if we are going to trade Beal with the #10 pick and hope to get Danny Wolf, it makes sense the team is Washington at #18. I just wonder if that is the case, what player we take back from Washington?

I guess MIddleton and/or Poole?


I would hate trading 10 with Beal so much, unless it's just trading down like 2 spots. This might be their only lottery pick for a long time


Me too. Hopefully they don't upset me again by doing it. Would the Wizards even have the cap space to absorb Beal if they sent out Middleton? Can we take multiple players back?
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Post#47 » by Qwigglez » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:13 am

lilfishi22 wrote:lol Toronto takes CMB. Thank goodness!

It's odd though....they have Barnes and Ingram as similar sized playmaking wings


You have to know by now that Raptors just love those versatile lengthy players! They got a good system of developing those type of players.
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Post#48 » by starbosa10 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:13 am

Maybe after missing on Chris's, Jackson, and Bender we are due...
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Post#49 » by SkyBill40 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:13 am

We HAVE to take Maluach here.
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Post#50 » by Mr Puddles » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:13 am

Hoping Maluach will be our pick.
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Post#51 » by lilfishi22 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:14 am

I'm done if we take Queen lol
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Re: 2025 Draft Night Picks Discussion 

Post#52 » by starbosa10 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:14 am

bwgood77 wrote:
dremill24 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:So if we are going to trade Beal with the #10 pick and hope to get Danny Wolf, it makes sense the team is Washington at #18. I just wonder if that is the case, what player we take back from Washington?

I guess MIddleton and/or Poole?


I would hate trading 10 with Beal so much, unless it's just trading down like 2 spots. This might be their only lottery pick for a long time


Me too. Hopefully they don't upset me again by doing it. Would the Wizards even have the cap space to absorb Beal if they sent out Middleton? Can we take multiple players back?


We are allowed to recieve multiple as long as they don't make more than Beal. Just can't aggregate outgoing with beal
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Post#53 » by Sunsdeuce » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:15 am

Maluach Is a guaranteed bust!
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Post#54 » by dremill24 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:15 am

bwgood77 wrote:
dremill24 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:So if we are going to trade Beal with the #10 pick and hope to get Danny Wolf, it makes sense the team is Washington at #18. I just wonder if that is the case, what player we take back from Washington?

I guess MIddleton and/or Poole?


I would hate trading 10 with Beal so much, unless it's just trading down like 2 spots. This might be their only lottery pick for a long time


Me too. Hopefully they don't upset me again by doing it. Would the Wizards even have the cap space to absorb Beal if they sent out Middleton? Can we take multiple players back?


They'd have to add more salary, which would be fine from a legal standpoint
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Re: 2025 Draft Night Picks Discussion 

Post#55 » by bwgood77 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:15 am

thamadkant wrote:If it's just Bulls pick 12, Vucevic and Ball for Pick 10 and Beal.... thats not too bad.


Yeah, I'd love to get those guys. Not that I love Vucevic, but at least we'd be more exciting to watch with a C like that, Ball who can really pass and defend, and Green who is athletic. If we are not going to be good, hopefully we can at least be fun to watch.
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Post#56 » by Calvin Klein » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:15 am

Not sure about taking a center here. I'd take my chances with a point guard.
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Post#57 » by lilfishi22 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:15 am

Malauach isn't my favourite but he is probably one of the BPA at this position
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Post#58 » by Jarlaxle0204 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:15 am

They need to pick Maluach
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Post#59 » by starbosa10 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:16 am

Prefer KJ. Maluach is ultimate risk/reward. Queen is just a no go for me. Low on Bryant. Like coward
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Re: 2025 Draft Night Picks Discussion 

Post#60 » by bwgood77 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:16 am

dremill24 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
dremill24 wrote:
I would hate trading 10 with Beal so much, unless it's just trading down like 2 spots. This might be their only lottery pick for a long time


Me too. Hopefully they don't upset me again by doing it. Would the Wizards even have the cap space to absorb Beal if they sent out Middleton? Can we take multiple players back?


They'd have to add more salary, which would be fine from a legal standpoint


If we move off of him and end up taking the exact salary back with worse players, that would suck, especially while moving down. Obviously ok if they are better players. But a guy like Middleton is injured more than Beal is.

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