2025 NBA Draft

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Im worried CMB would be unplayable in the playoffs.

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Wolf is interesting, but I’d want to trade back.

I need to look at Sorber more…he’s interesting.

Bryant feels fairly safe to me as an athlete with size and shooting…better prospect than Dunn, but kinda feels like a similar player.

Coward is also similar, but a bit smaller with more reliable shooting?

I think Fears is interesting if he drops. Has a ways to go though and is a guard…not sure we should be drafting more guards…still I might do it.

This is all very uneducated though. I really don’t know anything.

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I always thought a big PG next to Devin would be ideal. How about Egor Demin?
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In2ition wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:47 pm
I always thought a big PG next to Devin would be ideal. How about Egor Demin?
Id love him, Fears, or even the kid from Illinois.
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In2ition wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:47 pm
I always thought a big PG next to Devin would be ideal. How about Egor Demin?
"Tall guy with great court vision and passing ability" always has at least a chance to be a pretty successful NBA type. He's got shot and quickness issues, though, and would have to get a lot stronger if he were going to be a cross-match type that plays perimeter on offense and guards more on the interior.

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Carter Bryant played less than 20 mpg, had a 1:2 ast to turnover ratio, took like 100 total 3PAs all year. He had 4 double digit point games all year for AZ. He is RAW RAW RAW. It is asinine that he is a lottery pick, I don't know college ball much but I do know AZ sports and I watched him. Is the draft THAT BAD that he is considered a 10th pick overall?

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I also find myself intrigued with the PGs. I think I’m cool if we take the wings(Bryant or Coward), as they feel like safe plays, but the PGs feel like they have higher ceilings. Don’t love any of the bigs at 10

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specialsauce wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:29 pm
Carter Bryant played less than 20 mpg, had a 1:2 ast to turnover ratio, took like 100 total 3PAs all year. He had 4 double digit point games all year for AZ. He is RAW RAW RAW. It is asinine that he is a lottery pick, I don't know college ball much but I do know AZ sports and I watched him. Is the draft THAT BAD that he is considered a 10th pick overall?
Ya it seems it gets kinda bad after the top 5…not a lot of high end wing talent after the top guys, so that’s why Bryant and Coward have risen.

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Split T wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:32 pm
specialsauce wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:29 pm
Carter Bryant played less than 20 mpg, had a 1:2 ast to turnover ratio, took like 100 total 3PAs all year. He had 4 double digit point games all year for AZ. He is RAW RAW RAW. It is asinine that he is a lottery pick, I don't know college ball much but I do know AZ sports and I watched him. Is the draft THAT BAD that he is considered a 10th pick overall?
Ya it seems it gets kinda bad after the top 5…not a lot of high end wing talent after the top guys, so that’s why Bryant and Coward have risen.
Man just trade the pick for a younger established guy or trade down and pick up an extra asset and take a swing in the later lottery. We can't afford to miss here

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It's really a top 2 and the 3-30 I feel like could go in any order lol.
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I think VJ and Tre will go top 5…but after them I agree. I don’t know what Utah does if those two go 3/4. They should just draft Ace Bailey, but I have no clue what Ace is doing. Skipped all his workouts.

To me, in terms of draft position it’s:

1. Flagg
2. Harper
3-5. Edgecombe, Johnson
3-8. Ace Bailey
5-30. Everyone else

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Yea don't love CMB or Bryant, especially at 10. Both feel like guys who should go in the 20s. I could see the FO taking CMB tho.

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TOO wrote:
Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:42 pm
It's really a top 2 and the 3-30 I feel like could go in any order lol.
Yeah, trade down with OKC.

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What about just 10? I’d trade 10 for 15 and 26’ 1st tbh

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I'd try to add on Royce or Grayson for one of their forwards.
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Sorber is my target. Really liked his game at Gtown this year. That team fell off a cliff when he got hurt. The toe injury will prob keep him out of summer league and he’ll take a little longer to develope but I think his ceiling is higher than the other bigs. Queen is interesting too but his weight could be an issue.

If they trade back to early teens and pickup up an additional asset and nab Sorber that would be a big W in this situation
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Wally_West wrote:
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What about just 10? I’d trade 10 for 15 and 26’ 1st tbh
10 for 15, 24, and the Utah top 8 protected 1st next year. That pick is likely converting to 2 2nds, but I want it in case Utah wins too much or gets jumped in the lotto.

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Split T wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:07 am
Wally_West wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:57 am



What about just 10? I’d trade 10 for 15 and 26’ 1st tbh
10 for 15, 24, and the Utah top 8 protected 1st next year. That pick is likely converting to 2 2nds, but I want it in case Utah wins too much or gets jumped in the lotto.
That’d be great

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The 5 best prospects for the Suns to target at No. 10 in NBA Draft
https://arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-s ... 8jnczkegn1

5. Collin Murray-Boyles
4. Jeremiah Fears
3. Kasparas Jakucionis
2. Carter Bryant
1. Thomas Sorber
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From another board:

Ranking NBADraft Tankathon NBADraftRoom CBSSports Ringer ESPN Athletic AVG
Flagg 1 1 1 1 1 1 H1 L1 1.00
Harper 2 2 2 2 2 2 H2 L2 2.00
Edgecombe 3 3 H3 5 L5 4 4 4 4.00
Bailey 4 4 4 H3 4 5 3 L6 4.00
Johnson 5 L8 7 4 H3 3 5 5 4.80
Knueppel 6 7 5 6 6 L7 6 H3 6.00
Maluach 7 L16 H6 9 8 9 7 11 8.80
Bryant 8 L24 12 8 10 H6 12 10 10.40
Jakucionis 9 14 10 12 7 L14 10 H7 10.60
Fears 10 H5 9 7 11 L19 8 18 10.60
Queen 11 L15 8 13 9 H8 14 12 11.20
Essengue 12 10 14 10 14 L20 H9 16 12.80
Demin 13 H9 18 11 13 11 11 L26 12.80
Murray-Boyles 14 L21 13 17 12 16 13 H8 14.20
Sorber 15 12 17 15 L22 H10 16 15 15.00
Coward 16 L25 15 16 18 15 21 H9 17.00
Berlinger 17 18 21 19 L23 18 15 H13 18.20
Clifford 18 13 20 25 16 H12 20 L25 18.80
Traore 19 H6 L24 14 15 23 23 22 19.40
Mcneeley 20 23 22 18 H17 L28 17 20 20.00
Richardson 21 L27 H11 26 19 24 18 17 20.80
Wolf 22 L32 23 22 20 H13 25 14 20.80
Newell 23 H11 16 24 21 L33 19 29 21.80
Fleming 24 H17 19 23 24 22 27 L32 23.00
Clayton 25 20 26 20 L29 25 28 H19 23.80
Riley 26 H19 25 27 L32 30 24 23 25.80

Note: It is the top 7 big boards to get each players average rank. The highest rank of each player and the lowest rank are eliminated to help reduce extremes or anomalies.
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