2025 NBA Draft Thread

[VARNELL HILL]

Johnny Davis is underrated

I think it’s actually kind of wild he’s the one prospect from this class who has a commercial running damn near every break during the finals

His agent deserves a bonus for that one.

 

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[B Sox]

Johnny Davis is a steal if he actually goes like 15th or something like that like the mocks seem to have him.

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Is this why they traded a ******* first round pick for Aaron Holiday only to dump him by the deadline?

 

[HOU$TON]

Would Okc accept this? I would gladly do that for Chet. I’m cool on Jabari though

 

[VARNELL HILL]

He's on on a hell of a run right now. A big year at Nova and he's a top 3-5 pick.

 

[Mister Meaner]

Draft board for the Knicks 1st round. The plan is simple; jump as high as you can & get bpa OR strategically trade back to still get your guy & more.

Banchero
Ivey
Mathurin
Sochan
Eason
Agbaji
Mark Williams

Spoiler

7 seems like enough variety to outdo some bad luck. 7 is also not that long to be considered haphazard or aimless.

Don’t care to look at the 2nd rd this yr so that can be traded as well. More than enough role players already.

They need a running mate for Barrett & I like Banchero the most in that projected role.

Tho he’s not known to be a developmental coach, I like the idea of Tom Thibs being forced to run a bunch of babies in the league.

He’s going to demand that defensive effort and is not afraid to bench younger players. It’s a little different if you’re getting that top 3 but still.

 

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[Moheezy]

 

[Moheezy]

All the stats say were better when he’s on the floor. Plus guys don’t watch more than 2 Knick games a year and think they know what they’re saying

Plus he's never had a real PG to play with. I feel like his offensive skillset is best optimized with a pass-first PG.

 

[pmatic]

 

[WASHED KING]

Happy for these kids. Getting what they're owed now.

 

[pmatic]

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Saying that Ivey isn't a pure point and then giving him a John Wall comp is kinda wild

 

[pmatic]

 

[addict4sneakers]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Damb, KOC saying Jabari could become one of the best players in the league

Pretty lofty expectations

 

[dacomeup]

Damb, KOC saying Jabari could become one of the best players in the league

Pretty lofty expectations

Welp, red flag for Jabari

 

[N41D]

Dumbing down Jabari's path to "one of the best in the league" to simply improving his handle is... bizarre. And at a minimum he's an all-defensive guy? Is that kinda guy on tape? Did I watch the wrong film?

But that's KOC in a nutshell.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I was on Jabari early, seeing him as a superstar 3 and D type player

I was lower on Banchero than most throughout the season

Now I feel like it flipped

Folks having unrealistic expectations of Jabari and now too low on Banchero

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Wings are the most valuable and the hardest to project.

Dyson Daniels
Shaedon Sharpe
Bennedict Mathurin
Ousmane Dieng
Jeremy Sochan


I have no idea how you figure out which one of these guys will hit,

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Like how well can Jayson Tatum and Brown dribble?
Can Jabari get as good as them? seems like he probably can.

I'm not a fan of Jabari but from a risk management perspective he's probably the #1 pick.

 

[N41D]

Like how well can Jayson Tatum and Brown dribble?
Can Jabari get as good as them? seems like he probably can.

I'm not a fan of Jabari but from a risk management perspective he's probably the #1 pick.

I just don't think cleaning up his handle is necessarily the solution to unlocking more than "great 3 and D" guy status for him.