2025 NBA Draft

[Deleterious]

Vecenie has a new mock. 

Flagg

Bailey

Harper

Edgecombe

Traore

That is the top 5 in order. All 5 would instantly be the pistons second best player. 

IMO, Harper is the most NBA ready right now. The other 4 have higher ceilings though.

Gun to my head right now, I think Bailey goes #1. 

 

[NYLion]

Who would have thought that Rutgers would be the must watch team in College Basketball yet....here we are.

I don't think Flagg is a surefire #1 either. I don't see him as a generational can't miss prospect so I think some discussions will be had about who goes #1 towards the end of the season. Either way, this will be a much more interesting draft class to follow after last years' debacle from start to finish.

Edited October 10, 2024 by NYLion

[Deleterious]

BTN will televise tonight's scrimmage between Rutgers and St Johns.  A chance to get a look at Bailey and Harper.

[Deleterious]

25 for Bailey and 20 for Harper. 

Great year to pick #2. You either get Flagg or Bailey and you are thrilled with either one.

[buddha]

its cute that people think we might pick first or second.

[Deleterious]

Will be nice to see him against better competition.  But he had 22 points, 4 blocks, and 6 assists in 22 minutes.

 

[Deleterious]

Saw an article about the owner of the Jazz and Danny Ainge are throwing money at AJ Dybantsa to attend BYU next year. He is expected to get between $3-$5 million.  I think BYU is the current favorite to get him.

 

[Deleterious]

Flagg made his debut last night.

 

[Deleterious]

Not a great game for Flagg.  Down 2 under 10 seconds left and he had a big turnover.  Duke fouled Kentucky and The Wildcats made FT #1 to go up 3 and missed #2 but someone went right over Flagg to get the rebound and secure the win.

 

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

He leads Duke in points, assists, blocks, steals, and rebounds for the season.

 

[buddha]

that jumper is smooth.

[Deleterious]

Duke (Flagg) plays Kansas tonight at 9PM on ESPN.  Kansas is ranked #1 so it should be some good competition for him. 

[Deleterious]

That guy that played at Michigan just missed a two handed dunk.

[Deleterious]

Then he missed a two foot bunny with no defender within 5 feet of him. 

No wonder why he's been in college 7 years.

[Deleterious]

Flagg really struggling with the pressure and only has two points at the half. Kansas is doubling him before he even touches the ball.

[Deleterious]

I checked.  It is not his kid.

 

[Deleterious]

Flagg wasn't good or bad, just kinda there.  9 shots against the #1 team is kind of a joke.  Like every big man, he desperately needs a PG to set him up.  

[Deleterious]

Watched a little more Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey tonight.  Huge game from Harper with 36 points.  He reminds me of Cade quite a bit.  Bigger, not terribly explosive but can still get in the paint whenever he wants.

[Deleterious]

Harper and Bailey are on TNT right now.  Both having a nice 1st half.  

[Deleterious]

I bet he's a pistol in the locker room.  

Bad jokes aside.  That would put him in the 2026 draft which was already very strong.  Two good drafts in a row.

 

[Deleterious]

Bit of a shakeup.  Flagg still #1 but then its Demin and Harper.  Bailey drops to #4.

2025 NBA Draft Big Board: Does Cooper Flagg have competition for No. 1 spot?

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• Right now, I have a group of three players in my top tier in Flagg, Demin and Dylan Harper. I have Bailey in a tier by himself titled “????” and then the group from No. 5 down to No. 9 pretty tightly bundled together.

 

[Deleterious]

Flagg plays tonight at 9:30 on one of the ESPN channels. 

Duke is playing #2 Auburn. So another look at him against good competition.

[Deleterious]

He had a nice game.  Does a lot of different things to help his team win.

 

[Deleterious]

Duke and Flagg are playing Louisville right now on the ACC Network. Just going to halftime.