2025 NBA DRAFT NIGHT!

[Charlie Smithy!]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

While recognizing that I could ask the man himself, I will instead ask you. How excited is Jeremy going to be for Maluach?

[TOO]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

While recognizing that I could ask the man himself, I will instead ask you. How excited is Jeremy going to be for Maluach?

0/10 Al McCoy isn't a Maluach guy.

[JeremyG]

I didn’t even have Maluach on my list for one reason: he has trouble even staying on the floor due to conditioning issues.

[Charlie Smithy!]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

While recognizing that I could ask the man himself, I will instead ask you. How excited is Jeremy going to be for Maluach?

0/10 Al McCoy isn't a Maluach guy.

You only have the power to resurrect one of the following, who do you choose?

Cotton fitzsimmons, Paul westphal, or Al McCoy?

For me and myself, I'm torn. All three of those guys were formative in my Phoenix Suns fan hood. I would want cotton for his coaching, Westy's Prime playing career, and Al McCoy for his Golden Voice.

Hmm.

[JeremyG]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

[TOO]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

Williams and Ayton has the same production last year. Womp womp.

[Charlie Smithy!]

I didn’t even have Maluach on my list for one reason: he has trouble even staying on the floor due to conditioning issues.

I would say hot and I would say damn. But instead that is more like a hot damn.

However, I would imagine you feel that those conditioning issues are something that he can rectify...? And I guess I will get right to it and ask you... do you feel like that he is going to put the necessary work towards putting those issues to bed?

[Charlie Smithy!]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

At the risk of answering my own question, jeremy, but... do you not feel in the slightest bit that you could possibly be even a bit premature in that prediction, at this point?

[JeremyG]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

At the risk of answering my own question, jeremy, but... do you not feel in the slightest bit that you could possibly be even a bit premature in that prediction, at this point?

A prediction is meant to be made beforehand, correct?

[Superbone]

Man, the Wikipedia people don't mess around!

Khaman Madit Maluach (born 14 September 2006) is a South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Standing at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), he plays the center position. He is also a current member of the South Sudan men's national basketball team, which he joined at the age of 16.[citation needed]

[Charlie Smithy!]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

At the risk of answering my own question, jeremy, but... do you not feel in the slightest bit that you could possibly be even a bit premature in that prediction, at this point?

A prediction is meant to be made beforehand, correct?

Setting aside the very definition of the word prediction, let me put on my crisis (for I am currently in crisis trying to understand ) counselor cap and let's, at least possibly, unpack the psychology behind your prediction:

Why do you feel, at this admittedly early juncture, that none of those centers will ever match the career of Deandre?

[JeremyG]

I didn’t even have Maluach on my list for one reason: he has trouble even staying on the floor due to conditioning issues.

I would say hot and I would say damn. But instead that is more like a hot damn.

However, I would imagine you feel that those conditioning issues are something that he can rectify...? And I guess I will get right to it and ask you... do you feel like that he is going to put the necessary work towards putting those issues to bed?

I don’t even know if it’s a matter of putting in the work…a lot of big men struggle with getting winded. Maluach even vomited while on the court during one game.

I would not draft a center who has to have his minutes limited, a la Javale McGee.

[The Bobster]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

https://stathead.com/tiny/PfsHe

[The Bobster]

Ayton and Williams had very similar statistics this year (including games played and minutes) and the only real difference is price tag.

2025-26 salaries -
Williams - $6,276,531
Ayton - $35,550,814

[Superbone]

Our defense might actually be good next year

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

https://stathead.com/tiny/PfsHe

Scoreboard says?!

[Shabazz]

Mark Williams is already better than Ayton.

[Flagrant Fowl]

And Williams is 3 years younger.

[The Bobster]

and costs $29 million less!

[JeremyG]

At least we'll be tall. I'm more excited for Maluach than I ever was for Ayton.

Williams, Richards, and Maluach. Three centers, and not one of them will ever be as good as Ayton. Being a Suns fan sucks.

At the risk of answering my own question, jeremy, but... do you not feel in the slightest bit that you could possibly be even a bit premature in that prediction, at this point?

A prediction is meant to be made beforehand, correct?

Setting aside the very definition of the word prediction, let me put on my crisis (for I am currently in crisis trying to understand ) counselor cap and let's, at least possibly, unpack the psychology behind your prediction:

Why do you feel, at this admittedly early juncture, that none of those centers will ever match the career of Deandre?

Richards: I think we pretty much know what he is at this point.

Maluach: Don’t think he has the offensive skillset, plus he may be limited in minutes like I said.

Williams: Health issues, doesn’t have the shooting skills.

[Split T]

COM-mon ma-LOSH. That's how he says his own name in the Bobster video.

Good to know, I’ve been saying Lew-ock