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Post#1 » by babyjax13 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:40 am

For now this is just a loose, semi-ordered list of players that interest me. There are certainly players I am not aware of that should be here.

Tier 1 (one of these players will probably go first)
Tier 2 (probably top-10)
Tier 3 (probably lottery)
Tier 4 (maybe lottery)
Tier 5 (possibly first round)
Tier 6 (outside chance at first round)

1. AJ Dybantsa (shades of: Rudy Gay, Pascal Siakam)
2. Darryn Peterson (shades of: Bradley Beal, Brandon Roy)
3. Cameron Boozer (shades of: Kevin Love, old Blake Griffin)
4. Caleb Wilson (shades of: Chris Webber, Jaren Jackson Jr.)

5. Koa Peat (shades of: Aaron Gordon)
6. Mikel Brown Jr.

7. Darius Acuff
8. Kingston Flemings
9. Chris Cenac

10. Tounde Yessoufou (shades of: Lou Dort)
11. Nate Ament
12. Karim Lopez
13. Hannes Steinbach
14. Neoklis Avdalas
15. Keaton Wagler (shades of: Kevin Huerter, Alec Burks)
16. Cameron Carr
17. LaBaron Philon
18. Sergio de Larrea
19. Yaxel Landeborg
20. Tomislav Ivisic
21. Brayden Burries

22. Thomas Haugh
23. Malachi Moreno
24. Keyshawn Hall
25. Jacob Furphy
26. Jayden Quaintance
27. Bennett Stirtz
28. Isaiah Evans
29. Henri Vaaseer
30. Baba Miller
31. David Mirkovic
32. Maleek Thomas
33. Karter Knox
34. Dash Daniels
35. Kylan Boswell
36. Nikolas Khamenia
37. Christian Anderson
38. Shon Abaev
39. Noa Kouakou-Heugue
40. Tahaad Pettiford
41. Jojo Tugler

42. Braden Smith
43. Seth Trimble (shades of: Shannon Brown, Rayjon Tucker)
44. Joson Sanon
45. Myles Bird
46. Moustapha Thiam
47. Darrion Williams

48. Taylor Bol Bowen
49. Jeremy Fears Jr.
50. Trevon Brazil
51. Milos Uzan
52. Coen Carr
53. Richie Saunders
54. Otega Oweh
55. Dailyn Swain
56. Donovan Dent
57. Alex Condon
58. Pryce Sandfort
59. Malique Lewis
60. Patrick Ngongba II

Could also be drafted
Zvonimir Ivisic
Alex Karaban
Aden Holloway
Mackenzie Mgbako
Michael Ruzic
JT Toppin
Tre Donaldson
Baye Ndongo
Blake Harper
Jarin Stevenson
Matas Vokietaitis
PJ Haggerty
Adrian Wooley

UDFA material
Chad Baker-Mazzara
Caleb Foster
Robert Wright
Trey Kaufman-Renn
Milan Momcilovic
Bruce Thornton
Eric Dailey
Motiejus Krivas
Tyon Grant-Foster
Morez Johnson Jr.
Aaron Bradshaw

Still evaluating
Malachi Moreno
Joshua Lewis
Tyler Kropp
Tucker DeVries
Andrej Stojakovic
Paul McNeil
Kwame Evans
Donnie Freeman
Michael Ajayi
Tobi Lawal
Diego Garavaglia
Xaivian Lee
Ognjen Srzentic
Ryan Conwell
Silas Demary
Aday Mara
Jaylin Stewart
Anthony Robinson II
Tamin Lipsey
Tyler Harris
Mouhamed Faye
Mathieu Grujicic
Thierry Darlan
Jalil Bethea


Other names of interest: Hamad Mousa, Efeosa Oliogu, Fernando De Los Santos, Bryson Toller, Johann Gruenloh, Jahel Trefle, Dan Skillings Jr., Rowan Brumbaugh, Elzie Harrington, Kyan Evans, Malik Dia, Kam Williams

Guessing 2027: Miikka Muurinen (1st), Braylen Mullins (1st), Kole Rosario (1st), Trey McKenney (1st), Fallou Mbow (1st), Jalen Harrelson (1st), Alijah Arenas (1st), Isiah Harwell (1st), Omer Maier (1st), Dame Sarr (1st), Mario Saint-Suprey (2nd), Talis Soulhac (2nd), Darius Adams, Eric Reibe, Cayden Boozer, Jasper Johnson, Darren Harris, Niko Bundalo, Declan Duru (2nd), Flory Bidunga (2nd), Kanon Catchings (2nd), Mihailo Petrović (2nd), Boogie Fland (2nd), Magoon Gwath (2nd), Ian Jackson (2nd)
2027: Jordan Smith (1st), Tyran Stokes (1st), Luigi Suigo (1st), Caleb Holt (1st), Taj Ariza (1st), Ikenna Alozie (1st), Daniel Jacobson, Quron Elliott, Adam Atamna
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Post#2 » by babyjax13 » Mon Oct 20, 2025 3:30 am

Big Board (plausible high-end upside)
These spots are very soft/provisional right now.

Tier 1 (future MVP candidate):
no one

Tier 2 (all NBA + multi-time all star):
AJ Dybantsa
Darryn Peterson
Cam Boozer
Caleb Wilson

Tier 3 (multi-time all-star):
Koa Peat
Mikel Brown

Tier 4 (maybe an all-star, probably a good starter)
Neoklis Avdalas
Nate Ament
Chris Cenac
Darius Acuff
Kingston Flemings

Tier 5 (solid starter)
Tomislav Ivisic
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Post#3 » by babyjax13 » Wed Nov 5, 2025 9:54 pm

Quoting this to have my preseason ranks to see how much things change.
babyjax13 wrote:For now this is just a loose, semi-ordered list of players that interest me. There are certainly players I am not aware of that should be here.

Tier 1 (one of these players will probably go first)
Tier 2 (probably top-10)
Tier 3 (probably lottery)
Tier 4 (maybe lottery)
Tier 5 (possibly first round)
Tier 6 (outside chance at first round)

1. Darryn Peterson
2. AJ Dybantsa
3. Cameron Boozer

4. Caleb Wilson
5. Nate Ament

6. Mikel Brown Jr.
7. Tounde Yessoufou
8. Chris Cenac
9. Koa Peat
10. Karim Lopez

11. Brayden Burries
12. Yaxel Landeborg
13. Dame Sarr
14. Keyshawn Hall
15. Hannes Steinbach
16. Neoklis Avdalas
17. Bennett Stirtz
18. Sergio de Larrea
19. Mikka Muurinen
20. Isiah Harwell

21. Jacob Furphy
22. Thomas Haugh
23. Tomislav Ivisic
24. Isaiah Evans
25. Jayden Quaintance
26. Boogie Fland
27. Karter Knox
28. Baba Miller
29. Tahaad Pettiford
30. Myles Bird
31. Darius Acuff
32. Mihailo Petrović
33. Dash Daniels
34. David Mirkovic
35. Maleek Thomas
36. Christian Anderson
37. Shon Abaev
38. Noa Kouakou-Heugue
39. Magoon Gwath
40. Baye Ndongo
41. LaBaron Philon
42. Joson Sanon

43. Ian Jackson
44. Donovan Dent
45. Adrian Wooley
46. Kylan Boswell
47. Darrion Williams

48. Braden Smith
49. Jojo Tugler
50. Patrick Ngongba II
51. Milos Uzan
52. Coen Carr
53. Kam Williams
54. Mackenzie Mbako
55. Dailyn Swain
56. Malique Lewis
57. Trey Kaufman-Renn
58. Alex Karaban
59. Richie Saunders
60. Zvonimir Ivisic

Could also be drafted
61. Tre Donaldson
62. Otega Oweh
63. Michael Ruzic
64. JT Toppin
65. Alex Condon
66. Blake Harper
67. Caleb Foster
68. Trevon Brazil
69. PJ Haggerty

UDFA material
70. Chad Baker-Mazzara
71. Milan Momcilovic
72. Robert Wright
73. Tyon Grant-Foster
74. Bruce Thornton
75. Eric Dailey
76. Motiejus Krivas
77. Jarin Stevenson
78. Morez Johnson Jr.
79. Aaron Bradshaw

Still evaluating
Malachi Moreno
Joshua Lewis
Tyler Kropp
Tucker DeVries
Andrej Stojakovic
Paul McNeil
Kwame Evans
Donnie Freeman
Michael Ajayi
Tobi Lawal
Diego Garavaglia
Xaivian Lee
Ognjen Srzentic
Ryan Conwell
Silas Demary
Aday Mara
Jaylin Stewart
Anthony Robinson II
Tamin Lipsey
Tyler Harris
Mouhamed Faye
Mathieu Grujicic
Thierry Darlan
Jalil Bethea


Other names of interest: Hamad Mousa, Efeosa Oliogu, Fernando De Los Santos, Bryson Toller, Johann Gruenloh, Jahel Trefle, Dan Skillings Jr., Rowan Brumbaugh, Elzie Harrington, Kyan Evans, Malik Dia

Guessing 2027: Braylen Mullins (1st), Kole Rosario (1st), Trey McKenney (1st), Fallou Mbow (1st), Nikolas Khamenia (1st), Jalen Harrelson (1st), Alijah Arenas (1st), Omer Maier (1st), Mario Saint-Suprey (2nd), Talis Soulhac (2nd), Darius Adams, Eric Reibe, Cayden Boozer, Jasper Johnson, Darren Harris, Niko Bundalo, Declan Duru (2nd), Flory Bidunga (2nd), Moustapha Thiam (2nd), Kanon Catchings (2nd)
2027: Jordan Smith (1st), Tyran Stokes (1st), Luigi Suigo (1st), Caleb Holt (1st), Taj Ariza (1st), Ikenna Alozie (1st), Daniel Jacobson, Quron Elliott, Adam Atamna
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Post#4 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:51 pm

babyjax13 wrote:Quoting this to have my preseason ranks to see how much things change.
babyjax13 wrote:For now this is just a loose, semi-ordered list of players that interest me. There are certainly players I am not aware of that should be here.

Tier 1 (one of these players will probably go first)
Tier 2 (probably top-10)
Tier 3 (probably lottery)
Tier 4 (maybe lottery)
Tier 5 (possibly first round)
Tier 6 (outside chance at first round)

1. Darryn Peterson
2. AJ Dybantsa
3. Cameron Boozer

4. Caleb Wilson
5. Nate Ament

6. Mikel Brown Jr.
7. Tounde Yessoufou
8. Chris Cenac
9. Koa Peat
10. Karim Lopez

11. Brayden Burries
12. Yaxel Landeborg
13. Dame Sarr
14. Keyshawn Hall
15. Hannes Steinbach
16. Neoklis Avdalas
17. Bennett Stirtz
18. Sergio de Larrea
19. Mikka Muurinen
20. Isiah Harwell

21. Jacob Furphy
22. Thomas Haugh
23. Tomislav Ivisic
24. Isaiah Evans
25. Jayden Quaintance
26. Boogie Fland
27. Karter Knox
28. Baba Miller
29. Tahaad Pettiford
30. Myles Bird
31. Darius Acuff
32. Mihailo Petrović
33. Dash Daniels
34. David Mirkovic
35. Maleek Thomas
36. Christian Anderson
37. Shon Abaev
38. Noa Kouakou-Heugue
39. Magoon Gwath
40. Baye Ndongo
41. LaBaron Philon
42. Joson Sanon

43. Ian Jackson
44. Donovan Dent
45. Adrian Wooley
46. Kylan Boswell
47. Darrion Williams

48. Braden Smith
49. Jojo Tugler
50. Patrick Ngongba II
51. Milos Uzan
52. Coen Carr
53. Kam Williams
54. Mackenzie Mbako
55. Dailyn Swain
56. Malique Lewis
57. Trey Kaufman-Renn
58. Alex Karaban
59. Richie Saunders
60. Zvonimir Ivisic

Could also be drafted
61. Tre Donaldson
62. Otega Oweh
63. Michael Ruzic
64. JT Toppin
65. Alex Condon
66. Blake Harper
67. Caleb Foster
68. Trevon Brazil
69. PJ Haggerty

UDFA material
70. Chad Baker-Mazzara
71. Milan Momcilovic
72. Robert Wright
73. Tyon Grant-Foster
74. Bruce Thornton
75. Eric Dailey
76. Motiejus Krivas
77. Jarin Stevenson
78. Morez Johnson Jr.
79. Aaron Bradshaw

Still evaluating
Malachi Moreno
Joshua Lewis
Tyler Kropp
Tucker DeVries
Andrej Stojakovic
Paul McNeil
Kwame Evans
Donnie Freeman
Michael Ajayi
Tobi Lawal
Diego Garavaglia
Xaivian Lee
Ognjen Srzentic
Ryan Conwell
Silas Demary
Aday Mara
Jaylin Stewart
Anthony Robinson II
Tamin Lipsey
Tyler Harris
Mouhamed Faye
Mathieu Grujicic
Thierry Darlan
Jalil Bethea


Other names of interest: Hamad Mousa, Efeosa Oliogu, Fernando De Los Santos, Bryson Toller, Johann Gruenloh, Jahel Trefle, Dan Skillings Jr., Rowan Brumbaugh, Elzie Harrington, Kyan Evans, Malik Dia

Guessing 2027: Braylen Mullins (1st), Kole Rosario (1st), Trey McKenney (1st), Fallou Mbow (1st), Nikolas Khamenia (1st), Jalen Harrelson (1st), Alijah Arenas (1st), Omer Maier (1st), Mario Saint-Suprey (2nd), Talis Soulhac (2nd), Darius Adams, Eric Reibe, Cayden Boozer, Jasper Johnson, Darren Harris, Niko Bundalo, Declan Duru (2nd), Flory Bidunga (2nd), Moustapha Thiam (2nd), Kanon Catchings (2nd)
2027: Jordan Smith (1st), Tyran Stokes (1st), Luigi Suigo (1st), Caleb Holt (1st), Taj Ariza (1st), Ikenna Alozie (1st), Daniel Jacobson, Quron Elliott, Adam Atamna


Any updates on this so far?
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Post#5 » by babyjax13 » Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:49 pm

Chuck Everett wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:Quoting this to have my preseason ranks to see how much things change.
babyjax13 wrote:For now this is just a loose, semi-ordered list of players that interest me. There are certainly players I am not aware of that should be here.

Tier 1 (one of these players will probably go first)
Tier 2 (probably top-10)
Tier 3 (probably lottery)
Tier 4 (maybe lottery)
Tier 5 (possibly first round)
Tier 6 (outside chance at first round)

1. Darryn Peterson
2. AJ Dybantsa
3. Cameron Boozer

4. Caleb Wilson
5. Nate Ament

6. Mikel Brown Jr.
7. Tounde Yessoufou
8. Chris Cenac
9. Koa Peat
10. Karim Lopez

11. Brayden Burries
12. Yaxel Landeborg
13. Dame Sarr
14. Keyshawn Hall
15. Hannes Steinbach
16. Neoklis Avdalas
17. Bennett Stirtz
18. Sergio de Larrea
19. Mikka Muurinen
20. Isiah Harwell

21. Jacob Furphy
22. Thomas Haugh
23. Tomislav Ivisic
24. Isaiah Evans
25. Jayden Quaintance
26. Boogie Fland
27. Karter Knox
28. Baba Miller
29. Tahaad Pettiford
30. Myles Bird
31. Darius Acuff
32. Mihailo Petrović
33. Dash Daniels
34. David Mirkovic
35. Maleek Thomas
36. Christian Anderson
37. Shon Abaev
38. Noa Kouakou-Heugue
39. Magoon Gwath
40. Baye Ndongo
41. LaBaron Philon
42. Joson Sanon

43. Ian Jackson
44. Donovan Dent
45. Adrian Wooley
46. Kylan Boswell
47. Darrion Williams

48. Braden Smith
49. Jojo Tugler
50. Patrick Ngongba II
51. Milos Uzan
52. Coen Carr
53. Kam Williams
54. Mackenzie Mbako
55. Dailyn Swain
56. Malique Lewis
57. Trey Kaufman-Renn
58. Alex Karaban
59. Richie Saunders
60. Zvonimir Ivisic

Could also be drafted
61. Tre Donaldson
62. Otega Oweh
63. Michael Ruzic
64. JT Toppin
65. Alex Condon
66. Blake Harper
67. Caleb Foster
68. Trevon Brazil
69. PJ Haggerty

UDFA material
70. Chad Baker-Mazzara
71. Milan Momcilovic
72. Robert Wright
73. Tyon Grant-Foster
74. Bruce Thornton
75. Eric Dailey
76. Motiejus Krivas
77. Jarin Stevenson
78. Morez Johnson Jr.
79. Aaron Bradshaw

Still evaluating
Malachi Moreno
Joshua Lewis
Tyler Kropp
Tucker DeVries
Andrej Stojakovic
Paul McNeil
Kwame Evans
Donnie Freeman
Michael Ajayi
Tobi Lawal
Diego Garavaglia
Xaivian Lee
Ognjen Srzentic
Ryan Conwell
Silas Demary
Aday Mara
Jaylin Stewart
Anthony Robinson II
Tamin Lipsey
Tyler Harris
Mouhamed Faye
Mathieu Grujicic
Thierry Darlan
Jalil Bethea


Other names of interest: Hamad Mousa, Efeosa Oliogu, Fernando De Los Santos, Bryson Toller, Johann Gruenloh, Jahel Trefle, Dan Skillings Jr., Rowan Brumbaugh, Elzie Harrington, Kyan Evans, Malik Dia

Guessing 2027: Braylen Mullins (1st), Kole Rosario (1st), Trey McKenney (1st), Fallou Mbow (1st), Nikolas Khamenia (1st), Jalen Harrelson (1st), Alijah Arenas (1st), Omer Maier (1st), Mario Saint-Suprey (2nd), Talis Soulhac (2nd), Darius Adams, Eric Reibe, Cayden Boozer, Jasper Johnson, Darren Harris, Niko Bundalo, Declan Duru (2nd), Flory Bidunga (2nd), Moustapha Thiam (2nd), Kanon Catchings (2nd)
2027: Jordan Smith (1st), Tyran Stokes (1st), Luigi Suigo (1st), Caleb Holt (1st), Taj Ariza (1st), Ikenna Alozie (1st), Daniel Jacobson, Quron Elliott, Adam Atamna


Any updates on this so far?

I have made some updates. Most of it is adding some of the good freshman and taking out ones that aren't getting any burn. I've only gotten to watch about 15 games this season so not a ton to base movement off of. I've dropped Yessoufou and Lopez a bit and added Flemings. I also keep moving Tomislav Ivisic up :lol: I really think he will be a starting caliber center for a team - not an elite one - but a really versatile and useful player who can pop out to three and move the ball, kind of in the Nurkic mold.
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Post#6 » by azcatz11 » Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:04 pm

babyjax13 wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:Quoting this to have my preseason ranks to see how much things change.


Any updates on this so far?

I have made some updates. Most of it is adding some of the good freshman and taking out ones that aren't getting any burn. I've only gotten to watch about 15 games this season so not a ton to base movement off of. I've dropped Yessoufou and Lopez a bit and added Flemings. I also keep moving Tomislav Ivisic up :lol: I really think he will be a starting caliber center for a team - not an elite one - but a really versatile and useful player who can pop out to three and move the ball, kind of in the Nurkic mold.


Have you guys seen Brayden Burries yet? He is having a disappointing season although his past few games have been good with the shot going in. He was very highly ranked but looks very small for college (even) although he's a good defender. I'm just wondering why he was labeled as a 1 and done when he's a 3-4 year college player IMO
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Post#7 » by babyjax13 » Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:08 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
Any updates on this so far?

I have made some updates. Most of it is adding some of the good freshman and taking out ones that aren't getting any burn. I've only gotten to watch about 15 games this season so not a ton to base movement off of. I've dropped Yessoufou and Lopez a bit and added Flemings. I also keep moving Tomislav Ivisic up :lol: I really think he will be a starting caliber center for a team - not an elite one - but a really versatile and useful player who can pop out to three and move the ball, kind of in the Nurkic mold.


Have you guys seen Brayden Burries yet? He is having a disappointing season although his past few games have been good with the shot going in. He was very highly ranked but looks very small for college (even) although he's a good defender. I'm just wondering why he was labeled as a 1 and done when he's a 3-4 year college player IMO

I've watched him twice. He is one of the guys that I might remove from the mock, I was hoping he would start to pick up as the season goes because I loved him before the season and I thought he looked really good in the red v blue game.
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Post#8 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:49 pm

babyjax13 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:I have made some updates. Most of it is adding some of the good freshman and taking out ones that aren't getting any burn. I've only gotten to watch about 15 games this season so not a ton to base movement off of. I've dropped Yessoufou and Lopez a bit and added Flemings. I also keep moving Tomislav Ivisic up :lol: I really think he will be a starting caliber center for a team - not an elite one - but a really versatile and useful player who can pop out to three and move the ball, kind of in the Nurkic mold.


Have you guys seen Brayden Burries yet? He is having a disappointing season although his past few games have been good with the shot going in. He was very highly ranked but looks very small for college (even) although he's a good defender. I'm just wondering why he was labeled as a 1 and done when he's a 3-4 year college player IMO

I've watched him twice. He is one of the guys that I might remove from the mock, I was hoping he would start to pick up as the season goes because I loved him before the season and I thought he looked really good in the red v blue game.


I kind of think about him like Jared McCain, who I really didn't like coming out of Duke and yet, he seems like he can at least play on the next level. Burries archetype is at a crossroads right now in the NBA. Is he a straight up shooting guard or a combo guard that can play the 1 for stretches?

I need to see more. The size for his skillset is a minus, IMO.
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Post#9 » by Chuck Everett » Sun Dec 14, 2025 5:11 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Have you guys seen Brayden Burries yet? He is having a disappointing season although his past few games have been good with the shot going in. He was very highly ranked but looks very small for college (even) although he's a good defender. I'm just wondering why he was labeled as a 1 and done when he's a 3-4 year college player IMO

I've watched him twice. He is one of the guys that I might remove from the mock, I was hoping he would start to pick up as the season goes because I loved him before the season and I thought he looked really good in the red v blue game.


I kind of think about him like Jared McCain, who I really didn't like coming out of Duke and yet, he seems like he can at least play on the next level. Burries archetype is at a crossroads right now in the NBA. Is he a straight up shooting guard or a combo guard that can play the 1 for stretches?

I need to see more. The size for his skillset is a minus, IMO.


So Burries just destroyed Alabama and had his best game of the season. You think he read the slander?
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Post#10 » by babyjax13 » Sun Dec 14, 2025 5:54 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Have you guys seen Brayden Burries yet? He is having a disappointing season although his past few games have been good with the shot going in. He was very highly ranked but looks very small for college (even) although he's a good defender. I'm just wondering why he was labeled as a 1 and done when he's a 3-4 year college player IMO

I've watched him twice. He is one of the guys that I might remove from the mock, I was hoping he would start to pick up as the season goes because I loved him before the season and I thought he looked really good in the red v blue game.


I kind of think about him like Jared McCain, who I really didn't like coming out of Duke and yet, he seems like he can at least play on the next level. Burries archetype is at a crossroads right now in the NBA. Is he a straight up shooting guard or a combo guard that can play the 1 for stretches?

I need to see more. The size for his skillset is a minus, IMO.

Hopefully he keeps it up. Some of these Freshman will decide ro wait until the 2027 draft to declare, though, given that it is much softer up top. I think some of these Freshman who are struggling will find a groove as the year goes.
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Post#11 » by babyjax13 » Fri Dec 26, 2025 10:49 am

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babyjax13 wrote:I've watched him twice. He is one of the guys that I might remove from the mock, I was hoping he would start to pick up as the season goes because I loved him before the season and I thought he looked really good in the red v blue game.


I kind of think about him like Jared McCain, who I really didn't like coming out of Duke and yet, he seems like he can at least play on the next level. Burries archetype is at a crossroads right now in the NBA. Is he a straight up shooting guard or a combo guard that can play the 1 for stretches?

I need to see more. The size for his skillset is a minus, IMO.

Hopefully he keeps it up. Some of these Freshman will decide ro wait until the 2027 draft to declare, though, given that it is much softer up top. I think some of these Freshman who are struggling will find a groove as the year goes.

Burries is looking more like I thought he would, I'd be pretty thrilled if I were a team in the 14-20 range and needed a guard who could play defense and offer secondary playmaking + some three-level scoring against rotating defenses.
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Post#12 » by azcatz11 » Thu Jan 8, 2026 1:57 pm

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I kind of think about him like Jared McCain, who I really didn't like coming out of Duke and yet, he seems like he can at least play on the next level. Burries archetype is at a crossroads right now in the NBA. Is he a straight up shooting guard or a combo guard that can play the 1 for stretches?

I need to see more. The size for his skillset is a minus, IMO.

Hopefully he keeps it up. Some of these Freshman will decide ro wait until the 2027 draft to declare, though, given that it is much softer up top. I think some of these Freshman who are struggling will find a groove as the year goes.

Burries is looking more like I thought he would, I'd be pretty thrilled if I were a team in the 14-20 range and needed a guard who could play defense and offer secondary playmaking + some three-level scoring against rotating defenses.


Well guys - I think I jumped the gun on Burries. He was flat out awful to start the year but since around Thanksgiving he's been really, really good.

I think he's gotten used to the physicality of the college game. Aside from his 28 point performance last night, his defense has been his most impressive attribute this season.

Depending on his measurables, he's entering that lotto conversation
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Post#13 » by babyjax13 » Fri Jan 9, 2026 11:59 pm

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babyjax13 wrote:
babyjax13 wrote:Hopefully he keeps it up. Some of these Freshman will decide ro wait until the 2027 draft to declare, though, given that it is much softer up top. I think some of these Freshman who are struggling will find a groove as the year goes.

Burries is looking more like I thought he would, I'd be pretty thrilled if I were a team in the 14-20 range and needed a guard who could play defense and offer secondary playmaking + some three-level scoring against rotating defenses.


Well guys - I think I jumped the gun on Burries. He was flat out awful to start the year but since around Thanksgiving he's been really, really good.

I think he's gotten used to the physicality of the college game. Aside from his 28 point performance last night, his defense has been his most impressive attribute this season.

Depending on his measurables, he's entering that lotto conversation

Hopefully we see some similar jumps here players start meeting expectations a bit more (Yessefou and Cenac have both been okay, but I'd like to see them get better through the season).
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