Event 2025 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY, COMBINE, AND DRAFT

Givony was recently on dunc'd on and said teams are really scared of Ace. Easily the guy that he's discussed most with teams. Teams up high seem to not really want to take him but are also worried about the fomo if he hits at a high level.

 

Major JR Smith vibes from Ace.

I can only imagine how his interviews went.

 

So I'd already watched his combine interview and I went back to watch it again, I also watched a 30 minute interview with Harper and him from during their season at Rutgers. I would love it if we traded up and got Ace. His attitude seems great. He's funny, fun and you can tell he loves basketball. If that means he has a JR Smith type personality, that's cool with me because this dude won't have a little ball player complex. I will say, he sure talks Dylan Harper up a ton... way more than he's trying to put himself over.

So I'd love to have him and I expect this dude to have a great career. 6'8" with that shot, all that athleticism and length is something really special... plus I think he has nice hands and feet to be able to be a big time ball handler and elite defender. I expect him to be something in between PG and KD. People can go ahead and sleep on him though.

 

This is a joke, right? And not particularly funny.

 

Everyone is against me

 

Honestly it's all a joke right now. Outside the top two or three it's a freaking crap shoot. Your odds of getting lucky in the top 5 are pretty darn good. Outside the top seven... You just take the guy you have the best feeling about and hope for the best. I would probably rather have multiple picks 8-13ish than #8.

I'd probably rather have two picks in the late teens than #14 (unless of course there were a specific guy I could get at 14 who I thought was being overlooked).

But really, it's all just a crap shoot. More bites of that apple is where it's at, IMO.

 

I posted this in another thread, but here's confirmation that this draft is crop shoot -

10 different mock drafts.
8 different picks for the Blazers at #11.

 

Essengue anywhere from 8 to 23; Murray-Boyles 10-28, Richardson mostly in the 20's; only once as high as 11.

 

This would literally be the most disappointing thing the team has ever done imo. I don't think he'll get a second contract in the league.

 

Wait, so you're saying BPA isn't straight forward?

 

Since Rasta is too busy to provide us with the details, The Athletic mock has us taking Joan Beringer even though Ace Bailey, Essengue. Murray-Boyles and Demin all available.

 

It's not even that, it's the whole thing. He has Dallas trading away Flagg, just for the yuks.

 

I got clowned on yesterday for suggesting this. Apparently we have posters here who know the inner workings of an NBA front office.

 

I think BPA is code for taking whoever you want to take, whenever you want to take them

I mean, didn't Portland take BPA in 2022 with Sharpe? or BPA in 2023 with Scoot? Turns out...not so much

 

They took highest potential ceiling with Sharpe. Jury's out on Scoot.

 

I think that's kind of the same thing as BPA. Completely subjective guesswork

 

YOU RANG FAMS?

 

I have a new favorite at #16 if they're willing to ignore their need for shooting should they trade Ant.

Joan Beringer.

 

Meant for the posters that DON'T know anything about it.