Event 2025 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY, COMBINE, AND DRAFT

Welcome to our community

Be a part of something great, join today!

Register Log in
Rastapopoulos said:
So... who wants to bet Cooper Flagg stays at Duke now? 5 points in the second half, and a missed shot at the buzzer has to leave a bad taste...
Click to expand...
NO WAY! Player of the year….. If scouts are using how a player does in ONE game as opposed to the whole season or career…… He is good as gone.
 
Heading to San Antonio from what I’m hearing. #Shhhhh
 
THE HCP said:
NO WAY! Player of the year….. If scouts are using how a player does in ONE game as opposed to the whole season or career…… He is good as gone.
Click to expand...
Isn't that up to him? Besides, don't forget he can earn millions in college. (I was wrong about the 5 points, though, so it wasn't as bad as all that.)
 
PCmor7 said:
Is there anyone you have targeted -- other than Flagg -- if the Blazers were to somehow acquire a second-round pick in this draft?

The player that would interest me is Kam Jones, the combo guard from Marquette. Older prospect but I think he'd be the ideal reserve PG if the Blazers move on from Ant in the offseason.
Click to expand...
I think we should be able to get one, but will we even have room on the roster. Need to make a trade and get rid of somebody. we can release Murray hopefully. How about trying to get a medical retirement on Williams?
In the 2025 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets have a significant number of picks, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz.
Here's a breakdown:
  • Brooklyn Nets: They are expected to have 4 first-round picks in 2025.
  • Oklahoma City Thunder: They are expected to have 3 second-round picks in 2025.
  • Utah Jazz: They are expected to have 3 second-round picks in 2025.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I think we should be able to get one, but will we even have room on the roster. Need to make a trade and get rid of somebody. we can release Murray hopefully. How about trying to get a medical retirement on Williams?
In the 2025 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets have a significant number of picks, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz.
Here's a breakdown:
  • Brooklyn Nets: They are expected to have 4 first-round picks in 2025.
  • Oklahoma City Thunder: They are expected to have 3 second-round picks in 2025.
  • Utah Jazz: They are expected to have 3 second-round picks in 2025.
Click to expand...
I don't think AI got this right, most are first round picks. but then they still might be willing to trade their sole second round pick.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I don't think AI got this right, most are first round picks. but then they still might be willing to trade their sole second round pick.
Click to expand...
Going through all myself: 7 teams have 2 second round picks, and IND has 3.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
So... who wants to bet Cooper Flagg stays at Duke now? 5 points in the second half, and a missed shot at the buzzer has to leave a bad taste...
Click to expand...
Depends on who wins the lotto.

If he stays in the draft, he'll never have the chance for an NCAA title again.

That would be enough motivation for me if it were a choice of staying in college or going to the Jazz....
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I think we should be able to get one, but will we even have room on the roster. Need to make a trade and get rid of somebody. we can release Murray hopefully. How about trying to get a medical retirement on Williams?
In the 2025 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets have a significant number of picks, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz.
Here's a breakdown:
  • Brooklyn Nets: They are expected to have 4 first-round picks in 2025.
  • Oklahoma City Thunder: They are expected to have 3 second-round picks in 2025.
  • Utah Jazz: They are expected to have 3 second-round picks in 2025.
Click to expand...

I didn't word it very well, but is there a player that should be available in the second round that you'd want to draft?

I think we'll have some roster openings. We're probably going to trade a couple of guys, and Minaya's been on the team longer than Keljin Blevins.
 
I may be in the minority but I don't think this is as deep a draft as some analysts would have you believe. Flagg is a good player(Choking last night not withstanding) but besides him, no legit super star in the making imo. As far as we go though, would love Fears from Oklahoma or Queen from Maryland.

Just have to keep building in the draft and hope the young guys we have now develop into something better than what they currently are.
 
Blazers came up mostly the 9 or 10 pick on talkathon for me. I seriously played it 100 times just for fun and to see what could happen. #1 pick only came up twice but the 4th pick came up 14 times and the 3rd pick came up 12.
Yes San Antonio with the 8th spot got the number 1 pick 8 times and absolutely cooked us on #2 and #3.

The Blazers most likely will be picking #9 or #10. Those positions came up a crazy amount of times. When I look at mocks at this point it seems they will be picking up a PG or SG if they are taking BPA.

This is not the way this draft was supposed to be handled. They absolutely needed to get in a position to get a top 4 pick.
 
What do you guys think of Asa Newell? He could be in the Blazers pick range.
 
PCmor7 said:
I didn't word it very well, but is there a player that should be available in the second round that you'd want to draft?

I think we'll have some roster openings. We're probably going to trade a couple of guys, and Minaya's been on the team longer than Keljin Blevins.
Click to expand...
No, no. I understood that. I haven't really checked it out. I guess I would need to know we actually had a pick to get motivated. @Rastapopoulos usually has some good ideas, but I haven't seen him post any yet.
 
BigGameDamian said:
What do you guys think of Asa Newell? He could be in the Blazers pick range.
Click to expand...
I just read up on him some. Very athletic, looks like he could learn to shoot threes well. One site feels like he can guard smaller wings. but his overall defensive ratings not good, maybe due to being out of position or not focused. Biggest concern would be lack of rebounding and seeing phrases like: avoids contact and lacks physicality.
 
Last edited:
Just do not pick another Cody Williams.
Like supposed genius Danny Ainge did at the 10th pick last draft.
other players available at number 10 were Kel-el Ware, Dalton Knecht, Matas Buzelis and Jared McCain.

 
blazerfan11 said:
Just do not pick another Cody Williams.
Like supposed genius Danny Ainge did at the 10th pick last draft.
other players available at number 10 were Kel-el Ware, Dalton Knecht, Matas Buzelis and Jared McCain.

Click to expand...

I'd love to trash Ainge.... but there were a LOT of fans and scouts who were saying that Cody had a legit chance to be drafted #1.

I would have picked Ware and Buzelis before Cody for sure. I didn't really evaluate Knecht or McCain very closely.

Cody has a chance to be a decent player.... but he also could end up as Cam Reddish v2.0
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I just read up on him some. Very athletic, looks like he could learn to shoot threes well. One site feels like he can guard smaller wings. but his overall defensive ratings not good, maybe due to being out of position or not focused. Biggest concern would be lack of rebounding and seeing phrases like: avoids contact and lacks physicality.
Click to expand...
Yep. I don't see the + skills elsewhere in his game to compensate for those weaknesses.

He'd be ~ #20 on my big board... But with how the draft goes, there will be 4-5 players drafted in the 20-30 range that I'd still take over him.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
No, no. I understood that. I haven't really checked it out. I guess I would need to know we actually had a pick to get motivated. @Rastapopoulos usually has some good ideas, but I haven't seen him post any yet.
Click to expand...
You flatter me. I only get ideas when it gets closer to the draft because I don't actually watch College Basketball (or Eurobasket)
 
"Those without sin cast the first foul against me."
 
giphy.gif
 
Cody Williams is 20. Let's not write him off yet. The Jazz also have a strong chance of walking out of this draft with a stud at the top.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Cody Williams is 20. Let's not write him off yet. The Jazz also have a strong chance of walking out of this draft with a stud at the top.
Click to expand...

I agree. Stats for rookies are often useless when projecting how well they will turn out because they aren't close to being the finished product.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Featured content

Back
Top