2025 NBA Draft Thread 2.0

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #1341 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:36 am

basketballRob wrote:I'm glad JRich has a little protection for the summer league.

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???

bigdogdylan5 · Post #1342 » by **bigdogdylan5** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:38 am

Idk if this guy is any good. But I am confident they really like him if they gave up 4 seconds. Reality is I am not sure if him or Jace will get minutes next year. They will really have to smash the door down to earn it. But again if we don’t take anyone people bitch. We draft someone people bitch it’s not their favorite player they watched two YouTube video highlights of.

Post #1343 » by **Knightro** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:38 am

thelead wrote:
Knightro wrote:Penda was at the combine...

6' 7 1/4" barefoot
8' 10 1/2" standing reach
6' 11 1/2" wingspan
241.8 lbs

Those measurements are great. I just don't love the speed and lack of verticality. What were those measurements and where did it rank against his peers?

Penda's probably closest in size to Collin Murray-Boyles

CMB
6' 6 1/2 barefoot
8' 10" standing reach
7' 0 3/4" wingspan
239.2 lbs

VFX · Post #1344 » by **VFX** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:39 am

Some people saying heavier Batum.

thelead · Post #1345 » by **thelead** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:41 am

VFX wrote:Some people saying heavier Batum.

Batum was already slow :lol:

thelead · Post #1346 » by **thelead** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:44 am

Oh well. My main complaint is the cost to get a guy that I don't understand. This guy isn't a JI replacement. He is an excellent point of attack defender though

Watch on YouTube

basketballRob · Post #1347 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:46 am

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:
basketballRob wrote:I'm glad JRich has a little protection for the summer league.

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???

Noah Penda is a big tough player and would make players think twice about fouling JRich hard.

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RookieStar · Post #1348 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:47 am

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:
basketballRob wrote:I'm glad JRich has a little protection for the summer league.

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???

Jase Rich gonna hide behind Penda if someone bigger bullies him

basketballRob · Post #1349 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:47 am

Can we call Jase JRich?

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shadrock · Post #1350 » by **shadrock** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:47 am

VFX wrote:Some people saying heavier Batum.

Trevor Ariza to me.

tiderulz · Post #1351 » by **tiderulz** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:47 am

thelead wrote:
tiderulz wrote:
thelead wrote:no idea who that is... whose scouting report was that?

Draymond Green. sometimes the report doesnt match what the player becomes

That's like coping with a foreign center pick by saying he could turn out to be Jokic. I get what you're saying though. I'm not saying he's going to be a bust. I just don't get it unless his 3pt shot improves and TDS is getting moved. Penda isn't replacing what JI brings.

What's the 2nd unit frontcourt rotation?
C- Mo
PF- JI
SF - TDS

or

C- Mo
PF- JI
SF- Penda

or

C- Mo
PF- Penda
SF- TDS

No one is protecting the rim with that last rotation.

well, Mo is out for awhile.

RookieStar · Post #1352 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:48 am

shadrock wrote:
VFX wrote:Some people saying heavier Batum.

Trevor Ariza to me.

Heavier Wes Iwundu

RookieStar · Post #1353 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:50 am

BTW... wow Raynaud dropped arpund the 40s?

Post #1354 » by **Knightro** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:50 am

RookieStar wrote:
shadrock wrote:
VFX wrote:Some people saying heavier Batum.

Trevor Ariza to me.

Heavier Wes Iwundu

That's goofy man.

3ddman23 · Post #1355 » by **3ddman23** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:51 am

What are the chances Jase Richardson & Noah penda end up being better picks then ab & Jett in the long run? Lol will be fun to see in the next few season....also are we even sure this penda dude is coming over right away? Maybe a draft & stash?

Post #1356 » by **Knightro** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:53 am

VFX wrote:Some people saying heavier Batum.

Would be a fantastic outcome tbh.

Here's Batum's on/off stuff for his career.

A whole lot of green on that chart.

Audi · Post #1357 » by **Audi** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:54 am

3ddman23 wrote:What are the chances Jase Richardson & Noah penda end up being better picks then ab & Jett in the long run? Lol will be fun to see in the next few season....also are we even sure this penda dude is coming over right away? Maybe a draft & stash?

NGL - way more excited about this draft than I was about AB/Jett

Idiosyncratic · Post #1358 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:57 am

Audi wrote:
3ddman23 wrote:What are the chances Jase Richardson & Noah penda end up being better picks then ab & Jett in the long run? Lol will be fun to see in the next few season....also are we even sure this penda dude is coming over right away? Maybe a draft & stash?

NGL - way more excited about this draft than I was about AB/Jett

Same. Which is crazy given where we picked, but I really do think we got tremendous value at where we picked this time.

I did become an AB fan, but at the time of that draft I was fairly lukewarm on him.

bigdogdylan5 · Post #1359 » by **bigdogdylan5** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:59 am

VFX wrote:Some people saying heavier Batum.

Some people are saying?

mattyBoi · Post #1360 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Jun 27, 2025 1:59 am

Summer league will be fun.