2025 NBA Draft Thread

[Moheezy]

All these mocks won't matter since I believe this year's draft will heavily depend on the lottery. Post lottery mocks will make more sense.

 

[ballinsam23]

Whoever drafts the best player down the line this year should give their entire scouting department raises.

 

[B Sox]

Whoever drafts the best player down the line this year should give their entire scouting department raises.

I actually think not having the tourney makes front offices look at things a bit more rationally. Workouts will be much more important.

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

Who does he compare to in the nba?

 

[B Sox]

Who does he compare to in the nba?

Scouting reports make him sound kinda like Dario to me.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Scouting reports make him sound kinda like Dario to me.

A lot more athletic than Dario.

Maybe a post ankle injury Grant Hill?

 

[LA Diggler]

 

[ballinsam23]

Seems like Gallinari is a lazy but easy comp.

 

[pmatic]

He doesn't seem like the bucket getter that Gallo is/was.

 

[B Sox]

A lot more athletic than Dario.

Maybe a post ankle injury Grant Hill?

The first few things I ever seem to read about him is his passing and being a jack of all trades type, which for some reason makes me think of Dario’s draft profile. He’s definitely more athletic than Dario though, you’re 100% right about that.

An athletic, not-thicc version of Boris Diaw? Lol

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Seems like Gallinari is a lazy but easy comp.

nah he's an iffy shooter.

stick to cross racial comps it will prevent laziness.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

In my memory Gallo was way more athletic before getting to America.


I think he had a back problem thurned him into a statue.

 

[pmatic]

In my memory Gallo was way more athletic before getting to America.


I think he had a back problem thurned him into a statue.

Back injury with the Knicks, then the ACL tear with the Nuggets.

 

[ballinsam23]

Yep Gallo got hurt his first summer league game tryna dunk on someone

 

[fac3 tak30v312]

In my memory Gallo was way more athletic before getting to America.


I think he had a back problem thurned him into a statue.

All these years later and Gallinari is still the prototypical forward that D'Antoni keeps searching for

Thinking about it I can't remember the last Euro slasher that had a successful NBA career

 

[pmatic]

 

[B Sox]

Couple things I thought were interesting...

- KOC has Killian Hayes at #1 on his big board. Not a great athlete, but loves the improvement he's shown in the past year. Says he has some of the moves and footwork we see from Harden.

- Likes Okongwu more than Wiseman. Says he can come in right away and defend. Likens him to Bam. Because of this, says Okongwu doesn't have a basement, whereas Wiseman does because we aren't sure what he can do defensively. Thinks Wiseman could potentially slide a bit and brings up guys like Daniel Theis and Javale McGee to show that you can find cheap bigs that you can plug and play, rather than give top 5 money to one that projects to do the same. Mentions that it would have to be an Embiid/Jokic level talent in order for him to consider a big that high. He does note that Wiseman has a higher potential ceiling though if he could become a legit perimeter threat.

 

[pmatic]

2020 NBA Draft: The unconventional top 5 in a very unconventional year

Here's why Killian Hayes, Obi Toppin and Tyrese Haliburton and two others could be the best players in a very, very uncertain draft.

theathletic.com

 

[wavycrocket]

Can’t wait for 2021. Really high on Shareef Cooper. I feel like he’s going to be the next, franchise PG.

 

[B Sox]

I really want Tyrese Maxey to fall to a point where the Celts can reasonably trade up for him. Don't see him falling out of the lotto. I think he's a better shooter and playmaker than his numbers at UK show. Has some dog in him. Think he could run point in Brad's system since it really doesn't require a ball dominant point guard anyways. In the few games I watched him, he looked like he had the same kind of "IT Factor" that I thought De'Aaron Fox had at UK. Obviously not the player Fox is, but it seemed like his teammates all loved him, and he actually gave a **** out there.

 

[wavycrocket]

Y’all think Quickley should bounce? I would, if I was him.

 

[MajinZuub]

Y’all think Quickley should bounce? I would, if I was him.

Same

 

[B Sox]

Really like the work The Stepien does and their tiers have been pretty good for the most part...

2020
Tier 1- Anthony Edwards, Lamelo Ball, Cole Anthony, Tyrese Maxey
Tier 2- Nico Mannion, Killian Hayes, Theo Maledon, RJ Hampton, Isaac Okoro, Deni Avdija, James Wiseman, Onyeka Okongwu

2019
Tier 1- Zion Williamson
Tier 2- Ja Morant, Jarrett Culver, RJ Barrett, Brandon Clarke
Tier 3- Goga Bitadze, Grant Williams, PJ Washington, Coby White, De'Andre Hunter, Darius Garland, Cam Reddish
Tier 4- Hayes, Langford, Doumboya, Herro, Okeke, Porter, Thybulle, Porter, Bol, Edwards, NAW, THT, Cam Johnson, Claxton, Little, Terence Davis

2018
Tier 1- Luka Doncic
Tier 2- Jaren Jackson
Tier 3- Trae Young, Wendell Carter, Deandre Ayton
Tier 4- Marvin Bagley, Miles Bridges, Mo Bamba, Mikal Bridges, Michael Porter, Zhaire Smith
Tier 5- Melton, Huerter, Timelord, SGA, Knox, Okogie, Evans, Robinson, Sexton, Walker, Musa, Okobo, Shamet, Brown

 

[pmatic]

 

[buc em]

I truly don’t get this with the both NFL and now the NBA Draft. Why can you not at least have just a head coach and a prospect in the same room as long as their 6 feet away? Have each prospect and trainer that’ll get rebounds for them and put them through drills all get tested before workouts.