2025 Spurstalk NBA Draft Boards: Post them here

[scottspurs]

Post your final draft board, a board you like, your favorite players from this draft or players you are higher/lower on.

Scottspurs Final 2025 NBA Draft Board


1Cooper Flagg
Forward


Foundational piece could be a franchise player
Scottie Pippen, Kawhi Leonard


Future All-NBA
Great White Shark




2Dylan Harper
Guard


Scores in the paint and gets to the line. NBA Body and best offensive weapon in draft
James Harden, Cade Cunningham


Future All-Star
Filipino Flash




3Tre Johnson
Guard


Best scorer in the draft with underrated playmaking chops
Reggie Miller, Ray Allen


Future All-Star
Tre Buckets




4Kasparas Jakucionis
Guard


Most advanced offense engine in the draft that plays with great pace
Luka Doncic, Jason Kidd


future All-Star
Smooth Operator




5Derik Queen
Big


Most skilled Big man in this draft class, playmaker and rebounder
Alperen Sengun, Zach Randolph


Future All-Star
Queen Bee




6Ace Bailey
Forward


Tough shot maker. Top 3/D prospect in draft
Tracy Mcgrady, Carmelo Anthony


Future All-star
Pocket Aces




7VJ Edgecombe
Guard


Run, Jump and Dunk Defender that can shoot
Victor Oladipo, Anthony Edwards


Future All-star
The Edge




8Cedric Coward
Wing


Shooter with defensive upside, length and athleticism
Kawhi Leonard, Klay Thompson


High-End Starter
Cedric the Entertainer




9Kon Knueppel
Wing


Shooter and High IQ glue guy/connector
Eric Gordon, Desmond Bane


High-End Starter
The Cheese Ball




10Thomas Sorber
Big


Best Defensive Anchor in the draft that can Bang down low
Ben Wallace, Paul Millsap


High-End Starter
Wrecking Baller




11Noa Essengue
Forward


Long rangy do it all forward. Jack of all trades Master of none
Pascal Siakam, Nicolas Batum


High-End Starter
Prancing Deer




12Nolan Traore
Guard


Quick Nimble Initiator with massive upside
Tony Parker, Andrew Nembhard


High-End Starter
Oui Oui




13Egor Demin
Forward


Point Forward and best passer in the draft
Josh Giddey, Ben Simmons


High-End Starter
Arctic Dimes




14Nique Clifford
Wing


Polished all around wing that can do it all
Derrick White, Dillon Brooks


High-End Starter
Oldie Ram




15Khaman Maluach
Big


Big tall athletic rim running center
Deandre Ayton, Jermaine O’Neal, Deandre Jordan


High-end Starter
Sudan the Man




16Noah Penda
Forward


Beefy lockdown defender with plenty of versatility
OG Anunoby, Charles Barkley


High-End Starter
French Bulldog




17Ben Saraf
Guard


Crafty lefty that can play on or off ball
Manu Ginobili, Rudy Fernandez


6th man
Israeli Assassin




18Jase Richardson
Guard


High IQ shooter and scorer
Patty Mills, Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet


6th man
Set the Jase




19Rasheer Fleming
Forward


Long defender and shooter with quick feet
Shawn Marion, Patrick Patterson


6th man
Rasheer Fleecing




20Maxime Raynaud
Big


High IQ fundamental big spreads the floor and rebounds
Lauri Markkanen, Brook Lopez


6th man
The Pawn




21Asa Newell
Big


Athletic big that hustles
Al Horford, Anderson Varejao


6th man
Air Uga




22Carter Bryant
Forward


Athletic Mystery Box that could Boom or Bust
Jayson Tatum, Patrick Williams


Project
Bear Down




23Hugo Gonzalez
Forward


Athletic Mystery box 2.0 that could boom or bust
Bonzi Wells, Omri Casspi


Project
HU Goner




24Joan Beringer
Big


Super Athlete, super long, super raw
Tyson Chandler, Javale McGee


Project
The Goaltender




25Neoklis Avdalas
Wing


Fluid versatile athletic shooter needs fine tuning
Davis Bertans, Manu Ginobili


Project
Neo




26Collin Murray-Boyles
Big


No 3 and D! High level processor of questionable decisions
Draymond Green, Boris Diaw


Rotational Guy
CMB




27Liam Mcneely
Forward


Shooter, glue guy, rebounder
Corey Kispert, Kevin Love


Rotational Guy
Headband Husky




28Jeremiah Fears
Guard


Undersized crafty Scorer
Lou Williams, Leandro Barbosa


rotational Guy
Paint Merchant




29Will Riley
Wing


3 and D needs to gain weight/strength
Kelly Oubre, Julian Champagnie


Rotational Guy
Smiley Riley Slim




30Walter Clayton Jr.
Guard


Pro Ready Bucket getting streaky shooter
Fred VanVleet, Jalen Suggs


Rotational Guy
Chompionship


31


Adou Thiero
Forward


Athletic do it all guy gets to the line but can’t shoot yet
Scottie Barnes, Lamar Odom


Rotational Guy
Don’t mind if Adou


32


Drake Powell
Wing


Best athlete in draft can 3 and D but that’s it
Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Jason Richardson


Rotational Guy
Rake POW


33


Sion James
Wing


3 and D
Jaren Jackson Sr, Danny Green


Rotational Guy
Not King James Version


34


Danny Wolf
Big


Ball handling Big
Luke Kornet, Kyle Anderson


Rotational Guy
White Tone Wolf


35


Hansen Yang
Big


Fundamentally sound big man
Robin Lopez, Zach Edey


Rotational Guy
The Great Wall


36


Ryan Kalkbrenner
Big


Rim protecting Big
Mark Eaton, Caldwell Jones


rotational Guy
Dr. Stuffs


37


Mouhamed Faye
Big


Powerful athletic rim running big
Clint Capela, Shawn Kemp


Rotational Guy
Big Momo


38


Koby Brea
Wing


The real best shooter in Draft
Kyle Korver, James Jones


Bench situational
Automatic


39John Tonje, 40Chaz Lanier, 41Micah Peavy, 42Yanic Konan Niederhauser, 43Johni Broome, 44Vladislav Goldin, 45Bogoljub Markovic, 46Kam Jones, 47Grant Nelson, 48Brice Williams, 49 Alex Toohey, 50Hunter Sallis, 51Jamir Watkins, 52Mark Sears, 53Eric Dixon, 54Tyrese Proctor, 55Ryan Nembhard, 56Alijah Martin 57Tamar Bates, 58Rocco Zikarsky, 59RJ Luis, 60Kobe Sanders

[scottspurs]

Sort of like the Mock Draft Thread but we will not know who is right until years later. It can be a full top 60, top 38, top 30, top 14, top 10 whatever you prefer. A reference point we can come back to see who evaluated this draft class best.


My draft board is the order in which I would pick the players not necessary what I would do if I was picking for the Spurs. Also tried to come up with some nicknames and comps but I’m terrible at that. See if you can come up with better.

[Dejounte]

Most drafts don’t produce as many stars as people think.

Looking back at the last 20 years, a typical class ends up with:

Tier 1: Franchise players
Multiple All-Star selections and elite advanced stats (WS/48 > .130 or VORP > 25)
Average per draft: around 3 players
Examples:
LeBron James
Stephen Curry
Kawhi Leonard
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Nikola Jokić

Tier 2: High-end contributors
Maybe one-time All-Stars or long-term starters with strong metrics (WS/48 > .100 and VORP > 15)
Average per draft: around 3 to 4 players
Examples:
Kyle Lowry
Jrue Holiday
Tobias Harris
Jaylen Brown
Domantas Sabonis

Tier 3: Solid role players
No All-Star appearances but stuck around 5 or more years as regular rotation guys
Average per draft: around 10 players
Examples:
Trevor Ariza
Courtney Lee
Marcus Morris
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Monte Morris

And the rest, usually over 40 players per draft, either had short careers or never carved out a consistent role.

Only a few drafts like 2003, 2009, or 2018 produced a large group at the top. Most years give you a couple stars, a handful of steady contributors, and then a sharp drop-off.

With that in mind, here’s my prediction for this upcoming draft:

Tier 1
Cooper Flagg
Dylan Harper
VJ Edgecombe

Tier 2
Jase Richardson
Derik Queen
Kon Knueppel
Ben Saraf

Tier 3
Thomas Sorber
Drake Powell
Kasparas Jakucionis
Tre Johnson
Will Riley
Malauch
Noah Penda
Ace Bailey
Noa Essengue
Demin

And then everyone else probably won’t make it.

A lot of people are calling this a deep draft or saying there could be something like 7 or more All-Stars. But historically that just doesn’t happen. This projection might not be perfect, but it’s grounded in how most drafts actually turn out. You get a few stars, a few more reliable contributors, and then a big falloff. That’s just the pattern.

[mo7888]

Tier 1:
1. Cooper Flagg
Tier 2:
2. Dylan Harper
Tier 3:
3. V.J Edgecombe
4. Ace Bailey
Tier 4:
5. Tre Johnson
6. Jon Knueppel
7. Kasparas Jackucionis
8. Liam McNeely
9. Thomas Sorber
10. Egor Demin
11. Carter Bryant
Tier 5:
12. Jeremiah Fears
13. Noa Essengue
14. Shaman Maluach
15. Rasheer Fleming
16. Derick Queen

17. Jase Richardson
18. Cedric Coward
Tier 6:
19. Will Riley
20. Nolan Traore
21. Ben Saraf
22. Maxime Raynaud
Tier 7:
23. Asa Newell
24. Ryan Kalkbrenner
25. Danny Wolf
26. Drake Powell
27. Walter Clayton jr
28. Noah Penda
29. Nique Clifford
30. Joan Beringer

[Guru of Nothing]

I tend to show my enthusiasm for a prospect one player at a time and I have no big board, but appreciate those of you that do. The #14 reveal will be fun (narrator voice spoiler: the pick was traded).

[Dejounte]

Year
Tier 1
Tier 1 Players
Tier 2
Tier 2 Players
Tier 3
Tier 4


2000
0
None
5
Hedo Türkoğlu, Mike Miller, Jamal Crawford, Kenyon Martin, Michael Redd
10
45


2001
3
Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Joe Johnson
3
Zach Randolph, Shane Battier, Gilbert Arenas
9
45


2002
2
Yao Ming, Amar'e Stoudemire
3
Carlos Boozer, Tayshaun Prince, Caron Butler
11
44


2003
4
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh
5
Kirk Hinrich, Mo Williams, Boris Diaw, Kyle Korver, David West
10
41


2004
1
Dwight Howard
4
Luol Deng, Jameer Nelson, Al Jefferson, Andre Iguodala
9
46


2005
2
Chris Paul, Deron Williams
6
David Lee, Danny Granger, Monta Ellis, Nate Robinson, Andrew Bogut, Andrew Bynum
10
42


2006
3
LaMarcus Aldridge, Kyle Lowry, Rajon Rondo
4
Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay, Paul Millsap, Andrea Bargnani
11
42


2007
2
Kevin Durant, Marc Gasol
3
Mike Conley, Al Horford, Joakim Noah
9
46


2008
3
Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Brook Lopez
4
Goran Dragić, Serge Ibaka, Danilo Gallinari, George Hill
10
43


2009
5
Stephen Curry, James Harden, DeMar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, Blake Griffin
4
Ty Lawson, Taj Gibson, Jeff Teague, Ricky Rubio
12
39





Year
Tier 1
Tier 1 Players
Tier 2
Tier 2 Players
Tier 3
Tier 4


2010
2
Paul George, John Wall
4
Eric Bledsoe, Avery Bradley, DeMarcus Cousins, Greg Monroe
10
44


2011
4
Kawhi Leonard, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler
3
Isaiah Thomas, Tristan Thompson, Nikola Vučević
10
41


2012
2
Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard
4
Bradley Beal, Draymond Green, Khris Middleton, Harrison Barnes
9
45


2013
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gobert
4
CJ McCollum, Dennis Schröder, Steven Adams, Otto Porter Jr.
10
44


2014
3
Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, Julius Randle
5
Marcus Smart, Clint Capela, Jordan Clarkson, Bogdan Bogdanović, Zach LaVine
11
41


2015
3
Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porziņģis
3
Myles Turner, Terry Rozier, Josh Richardson
10
44


2016
2
Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam
5
Malcolm Brogdon, Buddy Hield, Jakob Poeltl, Dejounte Murray, Brandon Ingram
9
44


2017
4
Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, De'Aaron Fox
3
John Collins, Jarrett Allen, Dillon Brooks
11
42


2018
3
Luka Dončić, Trae Young, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4
Jaren Jackson Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., De'Anthony Melton, Mikal Bridges
10
43


2019
1
Ja Morant
7
RJ Barrett, Cam Johnson, Coby White, Nic Claxton, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro, Zion Williamson
10
42




Tier 1: Franchise Players
Multiple All-Star appearances and elite advanced stats.
Criteria: WS/48 > 0.130 or VORP > 25
These are cornerstone players who anchor franchises.

Tier 2: High-End Contributors
May have one All-Star appearance or none, but were long-term starters or high-impact players.
Criteria: WS/48 > 0.100 and VORP > 15
Think borderline All-Stars or dependable top-3 options on a good team.

Tier 3: Solid Role Players
Never made an All-Star team, but had long careers as reliable contributors, rotation players, or occasional starters.
Criteria: WS/48 > 0.050 and VORP > 5
These players usually stayed in the league 5+ years and contributed consistently.

Tier 4: The Rest
Players who had short careers, limited roles, or didn’t stick in the league.

Credit to ChatGPT for the tables.

[scottspurs]

2025 Scottspurs NBA Draft Board


Tier 1 (Franchise Player):


Cooper Flagg


Tier 2 (All-NBA):


Dylan Harper


Tier 3 (All-Star):


Tre Johnson
Kasparas Jakucionis
Derik Queen
VJ Edgecombe


Tier 4 (High End Starter):


Cedric Coward (if health checks out)
Kon Knueppel
Ace Bailey
Thomas Sorber (if health checks out)
Nique Clifford


Tier 5 (Starter/Projects):


Nolan Traore
Ben Saraf
Egor Demin
Jeremiah Fears
Khaman Maluach
Noah Penda
Rasheer Fleming


Tier 6 (Bench/projects):


Jase Richardson
Asa Newell
Maxime Raynaud
Walter Clayton Jr.
Carter Bryant
Joan Beringer
Liam Mcneely
Collin Murray-Boyles
Will Riley
Adou Thiero


Tier 7 (Bench/Developmental):


Noa Essengue
Hugo Gonzalez
Danny Wolf
Sion James
Hansen Yang
Drake Powell
John Tonje
Micah Peavy
Koby Brea
Chaz Lanier
Yanic Konan Niederhauser
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Johni Broome
Vladislav Goldin


Tier 8 (Roster Filler/two-way)


Rocco Zikarsky
Bogoljub Markovic
Kam Jones
Grant Nelson
Brice Williams
Alex Toohey
Hunter Sallis
Jamir Watkins
Mark Sears
Eric Dixon
Tyrese Proctor
Ryan Nembhard
Alijah Martin
Javon Small
Tamar Bates
Kobe Sanders
RJ Luis
Dink Pate
Jalon Moore
Jaxson Robinson


Tier 9 (draft and stash):


Mo Diawara- draft and stash
Saliou Niang - draft and stash
Eli John Ndiaye - draft and stash


Tier 10 (super long shots/camp invites/summer league roster):


Payton Sandfort
Max Shulga
Lachlan Olbrich
Kobe Johnson
Cameron Matthews
Amari Williams
Viktor Lakhin
LJ Cryer
RJ Felton
Sean Pedulla
Dylan Cardwell
Lamont Butler
John Poulakidas

[SpursBills]

1
Flagg - halfway between Franz + AD + better 3

2
Harper


3.1 - Tre
yup I'm fully bought in. His defense sucks, driving ability sucks, rebounds like a small guard, but the ability to get off shots at volume and shotmaking ability are so OP that I'm willing to overlook all that. If Malik Monk traded athleticism for size, also produced similar numbers with a worse team in a better conference so could absolutely see him dropping some 40 bombs on efficiency in the playoffs in the future

3.2 - Maluach
peak Roy Hibbert had legitimate DPOY impact rivaling Gobert but his issues were stone hands, lead feet, and Paul George fucking his SO. Maluach doesn't really suffer from any of the aforementioned issues. High level movement relative to size with late development and a frisky shooting sample size in BAL. If you can get Hibbert defense + Brook Lopez offense, that's an amazing starting center.

3.3 - VJ
long way to go before he reaches prospect Oladipo, but I didn't watch Oladipo as an underclassman. Physical attributes are all mismatched relative to his skill - doesn't have the length/strength to be a true lockdown guy, but doesn't have the touch/handle to fully leverage his explosive athleticism on offense. Rim finishing and strength is a planet away from freshman Ant. Still, plays with effort and has a decent jumper, so will almost definitely be highly useful in a playoff setting.

3.4 - Kon
I wanted to see Desmond Bane so bad but i don't think he's got the ball skills or functional athleticism to do it. Great shotmaking in EYBL and more well rounded than Tre, but he might struggle just as much to get shots off. Definitely better than Luke Kennard, worse than Bane. That's probably a 10 year starter at the next level.

4.1 - Carter Bryant
https://100guaranteed.substack.com/p/carter-bryant-doesnt-need-a-fit-check
Basically, given both functional and raw movement characteristics in combination with his shot projection, he has a chance to be one of the premier off-ball wings in the league. If you compare him with other similar wings in the class, he's younger and with a more projectable shot than Fleming, puts up higher 3 point volume and generates defensive events better than Powell, and projects as a better defensive event generator than Coward while being over 2 years younger.

4.2 Ace
I'm too much of a pussy to have him any lower. Wish he could get like CBT or something to change his mindset and shot diet, because the potential for super-Jaden McDaniels is absolutely there between his tactical skill and physical characteristics and that's an easy 35+ million/year player or third best player on a title team.

4.3 Sorber
Would I feel good about getting a healthier Wendell Carter Jr level guy in the back of the lottery? Yeah, I think I'd feel pretty good about that. I feel great about his passing at the next level, and terrible about his finishing.

4.4 Queen
The tape is just so good offensively. Doesn't play like too many bigs I've ever seen, it's like if you made a guard bigger, stronger, and slower. Closest comp for me is smaller, slower Joel Embiid. Can you make him give a shit on defense? If you could he'd probably be top 5 but since you probably can't this is just a hedge.

5.1-3
CMB, Essengue, Adou Thiero
Zero fucks given about shooting
But seriously, I think all three of these guys have enough upside that I'm willing to overlook the shooting. All three are bets on high level movement scaled to size + high level production scaled to age

CMB - honestly, if he showed a projectable 3 point jumper I'd have him 3rd. One of the most scheme versatile defenders to come along in the last few years, strength + elite hand-eye coordination + high level feel and instincts gives him legitimate defensive hub potential. Offensively a better than advertised handle and good hands gives him outs as a strength based creator. Was really hoping for a 7'2+ wingspan but came in less than expected, although the vertical was better than I thought. The shot is just so, so bad that I'm not sure I can completely get there. 80th percentile outcome = Paul Millsap, one of the most underrated PFs in history

Essengue
https://x.com/Flawlesslikeeli/status/1937595694229127461

Thiero
I think he might honestly be more athletic than VJ especially if you factor in strength. Functionally he leverages that strength in his driving and rim finishing. I think he also might be the best perimeter defender in the class. His shooting is probably the most broken considering his position, but when functionally athletic wings with ball skills hit, they really hit. Can he be poor man's Ausar Thompson? He's got the same dimensions and his athleticism is not top 0.1% but maybe top 1%. Feel is probably not as good, but his jumper is less broken since he's been shooting 45% on midrange over the last 2 years and started off in high school playing point guard before he grew like 8 inches.

5.4 Coward
I barely know anything about him other than the fact that he's probably going to shoot well and he has a 7'2" wingspan. Apparently he has "potential to defend" even though he had a negative dBPM against low-major competition last year. But who's to say? Jalen Wells also projected as a similar poor defender coming out and he was Memphis' best perimeter defender this year. Jalen Williams also had major defensive concerns coming out. Let's just take a leap of faith and stick him here.

5.5 KJ
Really question the ability to create an advantage against a set defense, turnovers are a major problem. But the stepback looked money before his injury, he's bigger than what I expected from the combine, and he's still very very young

5.6 Kalkbrenner
7'6" wingspan, 7'1" height, 9'4" standing reach with 4 years worth of high level 2FG defense and elite play finishing efficiency. Pretty good bet to be better than Luke Kornet

5.7 Jase
5.8 Walter Clayton Jr

[mo7888]

A few changes over the past few weeks:

Tier 1:
1. Cooper Flagg
Tier 2:
2. Dylan Harper
Tier 3:
3. V.J Edgecombe
4. Tre Johnson
5. Jon Knueppel
Tier 4;
6. Noa Essengue
7. Ace Bailey
8. Kasparas Jackucionis
9. Egor Demin
10. Liam McNeely
Tier 5:
11. Thomas Sorber
12. Jeremiah Fears
13. Carter Bryant
14. Shaman Maluach
15. Rasheer Fleming
16. Derick Queen
Tier 6:
17. Jase Richardson
18. Joan Beringer
19. Cedric Coward
20. Will Riley
Tier 7:
21. Nolan Traore
22. Ben Saraf
23. Maxime Raynaud
24. Nique Clifford
25. Drake Powell
Tier 8:
26. Asa Newell
27. Danny Wolf
28. Ryan Kalkbrenner
29. Walter Clayton jr
30. Noah Penda

[Dejounte]

I still don’t get why folks have tiers going up to seven when there’s only really four real outcomes for players in any given draft like I explained above: franchise, running mates, long-term role player, and single contract players. It feels like a cop out to list more than these tiers- like we’re afraid to be wrong. Oh well.

here’s my final big board that uses the tier system that matches reality:

Tier 1 - franchise - max three players
Cooper Flagg
Dylan Harper
VJ Edgecombe

Tier 2 - running mates - max four players
Jase Richardson
Derik Queen
Kon Knueppel
Ben Saraf

Tier 3 - long-term role players - max 10 players
Thomas Sorber
Drake Powell
Kasparas Jakucionis
Tre Johnson
Cedric Coward
Malauch
Noah Penda
Carter Bryant
CMB
Demin

Tier 4 - single contract players - everyone else I didn’t list

[scottspurs]

I already posted my board but this is the order in which I want the spurs to pick them:

Pick 2:
Harper no matter what

pick 14:
Queen
Sorber
Coward
Clifford

These are the picks that would make me most excited. The rest I’m not sure how I will feel until it happens but exciting won’t be it. So if you want me to shorten my board this is it. The fantastic Five

[scott]

I still don’t get why folks have tiers going up to seven when there’s only really four real outcomes for players in any given draft like I explained above: franchise, running mates, long-term role player, and single contract players. It feels like a cop out to list more than these tiers- like we’re afraid to be wrong. Oh well.



Because they are using tiers differently than you. You are putting guys into buckets, but mo's tiers (for example) are to establish breaks in talent to where you can choose for the right fit. For mo, if you are picking 11, and all the guys in tiers 1-4 are gone... he is saying you can pick anyone in tier 5 and feel good about it, but you'd never pick a tier 6 guy over a tier 5 guy.

That logic certainly doesn't apply to the way you are using tiers, because there would be no justification in picking Edgecombe over Flagg, even though you have them in the same tier.

[Dejounte]

Because they are using tiers differently than you. You are putting guys into buckets, but mo's tiers (for example) are to establish breaks in talent to where you can choose for the right fit. For mo, if you are picking 11, and all the guys in tiers 1-4 are gone... he is saying you can pick anyone in tier 5 and feel good about it, but you'd never pick a tier 6 guy over a tier 5 guy.

That logic certainly doesn't apply to the way you are using tiers, because there would be no justification in picking Edgecombe over Flagg, even though you have them in the same tier.

Fair point. I actually want to adjust mine a little bit. I’m not so confident VJ is a guy you build around, so I’m moving him down (which has a domino effect because I’m at my max in each tier)

Tier 1 - franchise - max three players
Cooper Flagg
Dylan Harper


Tier 2 - running mates - max four players
Jase Richardson
Derik Queen
Kon Knueppel
VJ Edgecombe

Tier 3 - long-term role players - max 10 players
Thomas Sorber
Drake Powell
Kasparas Jakucionis
Tre Johnson
Cedric Coward
Malauch
Noah Penda
Carter Bryant
Ben Saraf
Demin

Tier 4 - single contract players - everyone else I didn’t list

Moved Ben Saraf down to Tier 3, took out CMB.

[Dejounte]

Spurs version (includes where they were picked):

Tier 1 – Franchise Players
Kawhi Leonard (15)
Victor Wembanyama (1)
Tim Duncan (1)
David Robinson (1)

Tier 2 – Running Mates
Dejounte Murray (29)
Derrick White (29)
Stephon Castle (4) – projection
Tony Parker (28)
Manu Ginóbili (57)
Sean Elliott (3)

Tier 3 – Long-Term Role Players
Tre Jones (41)
Jeremy Sochan (9)
Keldon Johnson (29)
George Hill (26)
Devin Vassell (11)
Kyle Anderson (30)
Cory Joseph (29)

Tier 4 – Single Contract Players
James Anderson (20)
Ryan Richards (49)
Adam Hanga (59)
Marcus Denmon (59)
Livio Jean‑Charles (28)
Deshaun Thomas (58)
Jordan McRae (58)
Cady Lalanne (55)
Nikola Milutinov (26)
Josh Primo (12)
Joe Wieskamp (41)
Blake Wesley (25)
Kennedy Chandler (38)
Malaki Branham (20)
Juan Núñez (36)
Harrison Ingram (48)

[mo7888]

I still don’t get why folks have tiers going up to seven when there’s only really four real outcomes for players in any given draft like I explained above: franchise, running mates, long-term role player, and single contract players. It feels like a cop out to list more than these tiers- like we’re afraid to be wrong. Oh well.

here’s my final big board that uses the tier system that matches reality:

Tier 1 - franchise - max three players
Cooper Flagg
Dylan Harper
VJ Edgecombe

Tier 2 - running mates - max four players
Jase Richardson
Derik Queen
Kon Knueppel
Ben Saraf

Tier 3 - long-term role players - max 10 players
Thomas Sorber
Drake Powell
Kasparas Jakucionis
Tre Johnson
Cedric Coward
Malauch
Noah Penda
Carter Bryant
CMB
Demin

Tier 4 - single contract players - everyone else I didn’t list

Edit- I just saw Scott explain my rationale in more detail than I just did lol, so I'm gonna let that description stand.