ESPN: 2025 NBA Draft - Execs debate rookie of the year, who to watch

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Which rookie will be the biggest draft steal?
1. Carter Bryant (Spurs, No. 14): 5 votes
2. Joan Beringer (Minnesota Timberwolves, No. 17): 4 votes
3. Kasparas Jakucionis (Miami Heat, No. 20): 2 votes

Also receiving votes: Walter Clayton Jr. (Utah Jazz), Tre Johnson (Wizards), Collin Murray-Boyles (Toronto Raptors), Asa Newell (Hawks), Noah Penda (Orlando Magic), Danny Wolf (Brooklyn Nets), Khaman Maluach (Phoenix Suns)/Cedric Coward (Memphis Grizzlies), Liam McNeeley (Charlotte Hornets)/Chaz Lanier (Detroit Pistons), Carter Bryant (Spurs)/Nique Clifford (Kings)

Which pick was the draft's biggest reach?
1. Egor Demin (Nets, No. 8): 7 votes
2. Yang Hansen (Trail Blazers, No. 16): 4 votes
3. Cedric Coward (Grizzlies, No. 11): 3 votes

Also receiving votes: Thomas Sorber (Oklahoma City Thunder), Drake Powell (Nets), Collin Murray-Boyles (Raptors), Derik Queen (New Orleans Pelicans), Noa Essengue (Chicago Bulls) and one voter preferred not to answer

[Raptorfan2012]

None of these kids have played a single NBA game and they are already polling teams?

[tsherkin]

None of these kids have played a single NBA game and they are already polling teams?

It's late July, man. We have like 3+ months until the season starts. Folks need SOME nonsense to go back and forth about. You know how the offseason goes.

[Badonkadonk]

Wouldn't this just be a regurgitation of each team's original draft rankings? Not sure a few games in SL changes how these execs feel about their guys and the guys they passed on.

Also it's the most Raptors thing to have CMB get votes for biggest steal AND biggest reach.

[Basketball_Jones]

Bryant really has a lot of fans. Not like regular people either but coaches and scouts all like him a lot.

[ATLTimekeeper]

Carter Bryant was one of the worst rookies in all SLs. I don't get it.

[DreamTeam09]

Carter Bryant was one of the worst rookies in all SLs. I don't get it.

They saw hustle defence on Cooper flag and baked in the Spurs lure. He's another matyesse Thybule at the moment

[Westside Gunn]

Cooper will take it

[anj]

Carter Bryant was one of the worst rookies in all SLs. I don't get it.

They saw hustle defence on Cooper flag and baked in the Spurs lure. He's another matyesse Thybule at the moment

Reminds me of the Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hype.

[TheGeneral99]

So this confirms that nobody can predict the future because I see the same players in biggest steal and biggest reach, lol.

[MessiahUjiri]

Carter Bryant was one of the worst rookies in all SLs. I don't get it.

They saw hustle defence on Cooper flag and baked in the Spurs lure. He's another matyesse Thybule at the moment

Reminds me of the Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hype.

MKG couldn't shoot. We know Bryant can shoot. Not really the same archetype at all.

Carter Bryant is more the Trevor Ariza type, and then GMs are hoping there's bonus upside (poor man's Tatum).

[anj]

They saw hustle defence on Cooper flag and baked in the Spurs lure. He's another matyesse Thybule at the moment

Reminds me of the Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hype.

MKG couldn't shoot. We know Bryant can shoot. Not really the same archetype at all.

Carter Bryant is more the Trevor Ariza type, and then GMs are hoping there's bonus upside (poor man's Tatum).

MKG shot a slightly better % from 3 than Ariza did in college. ha. Maybe both our comps aren't quite right.

[OhCanada]

So this confirms that nobody can predict the future because I see the same players in biggest steal and biggest reach, lol.

It means they disagree.