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Isn't the team owner also his agent?
I don’t think that’s up to him. He’s under contract with a team that probably has no interest in his NBA career. Also, his team has gone 3-12 since his injury. The 2 games he did get to play in (pre-injury) his team won both. He had 7 assists in the 30 total minutes played.
Isn't the team owner also his agent?
I think that was his Adriatic league team, the one he was called up from, not his Euroleague team.
Champagnie converting all the dunks now.
Damn Raps win and we win..SMH
it’s almost like the coaches had a conference call, and everybody agreed everyone needed a W, Detroit being the odd man out by playing another tanking team.
Any of these top prospects have a reputation of being gym rat / practiceaholic?
IMO that's the most important quality to look for in this weak class.
no matter how long Champagnie practices he’s gonna. Suck.
Maybe Ron Holland? But he has very few skills it looks like.
I still believe Risacher has the tools to become a very valuable NBA player. Batum as a realistic comparison, getting not too far from a Pippen as a (very) high ceiling.
It bears reminding he's a 19 y.o kid playing pro ball vs. seasoned adults both in local and euro compe ions. He's played 56 games already this season* with all the travels euro games include (his team is in the Eurocup finals), which could, partially or entirely, explain his slump in the second part of the season. But the first part was really impressive, and I like his at ude and demeanor on the court, pretty smooth and fluid, sticking to his game and doing anything to help his team win, not letting anything getting him down.
* for comparision a College player will play 33 games a season on average, 41 as the all time record.
Pippen? Lol. JPB, your evaluation of Rissacher vs the current Spurs supporting cast is appalling. Keep this same energy if and when Zaccharie is not the player you think he is. The folks who are loud about the current players sucking and then picking players who suck too need to be called out when the time comes tbh. It should humble people some and show them they are bad at evaluating player skill but it likely won’t because pride is a .
Last edited by Dejounte; 04-06-2024 at 01:22 PM.
A recent comparison I saw for Buzelis was Fran Wagner who if you recall (along with his older brother) attacked the rim unmercifully against the Spurs for dunk after dunk.
Sounds like the Spurs should definitely hire you, Nostradamus!
Pro comparisons and two-round predictions ahead of Final Four (nba.com)
A couple of PG prospects that are not talked about much here:
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Rockets): Jared McCain
- Previous Mock Draft Spot: No. 11
- Team: Duke
- Position: PG/SG
- Size: 6-foot-3, 197 lbs
- Age/Year: 20, Freshman
- Nationality: American
- Pro Comparison: Immanuel Quickley
North Carolina State’s upset win over Duke overshadowed Jared McCain’s 32-point game, which was the second time he went for 30-plus in this tournament.
He’s become one of the draft’s most convincing shotmakers, and though his size and athletic limitations do raise questions, he’s shown plenty of ways to compensate with his crafty ball-handling and pace, shooting versatility, touch shots in the lane and finishing adjustments.
Teams will view McCain as either a scoring combo and secondary playmaker or offensive spark to bring off the bench.
14. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers): Isaiah Collier
- Previous Mock Draft Spot: No. 14
- Team: USC
- Position: PG
- Size: 6-foot-5, 210 lbs
- Age/Year: 19, Freshman
- Nationality: American
- Pro Comparison: Tyreke Evans
USC missed the NCAA tournament, so Isaiah Collier figures to start training for the draft and learn how he can alleviate scouts’ concerns over his shooting and decision-making.
The scouting report remains well-defined, with his quickness, power and tough finishing good for creation, rim pressure and gravity, and his shooting struggles and turnovers troublesome for a lead ball-handler.
Scouts are deciding what role will suit Collier best. Regardless, without many starting point guard jobs open, he figures to begin his career as a change-of-pace bench spark.
Same mock has Klingan up from #7 now to #5 overall. Edey #25, for those of us eying a bruiser to pair with Wemby.
That's the hopeful comp. Buzelis doesn't seem to have anything like the playmaking Wagner has and would need to roll high on his shooting and defense getting much better. I have Buzelis as my top lottery-grade wing, but I have doubts.
Wagner was a very good FT and 3P shooter. If Buzelis matched those numbers, he’d be in contention for #1 in this draft. The only comparison to Wagner would be “He’s like Wagner, minus the shooting”.
Not sure why the rage and you obviously missed the part when I say "not too far" to Pippen as a "very high ceiling", and I could ironize about all the awful but still definitive and pompous takes you have regularly here on prospects every year (like Bilal as a top 2 player in the draft last year...) or the way you try to act as some kind of drafting guru who knows better than anyone here, trashing everybody... but how about just relaxing and cooling down...
Everyone just gives their opinions here, you disagree fine, but I'm not playing my life on it, you know. No one needs to be "called out" or dismantled and burn alive on a public place because they would be wrong on a prospect. Could I be wrong on Risacher, ofc I could; like I'm wrong on other things spurs eventually. Who isn't? But yeah chill out, if I'm worng I'll say I was wrong... No big deal. Not like I was the ones making the call anyway.
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2025 NBA mock draft
The draft order is based on ESPN projections and reflects the current state of picks owed and owned:
FIRST ROUND
1. Washington Wizards
Cooper Flagg | Duke | SF/PF | Age: 17.1
2. Charlotte Hornets
Airious "Ace" Bailey | Rutgers | SG/SF | Age: 17.5
3. Portland Trail Blazers
Khaman Maluach | NBA Academy Africa | C | Age: 17.4
4. Chicago Bulls
Jalil Bethea | Miami | PG/SG | Age: 18.1
5. San Antonio Spurs
Hugo Gonzalez | Real Madrid B | SF | Age: 18.0
6. Detroit Pistons
Dylan Harper | Rutgers | PG/SG | Age: 17.9
7. Houston Rockets (via Brooklyn Nets)
VJ Edgecombe | Baylor | SG | Age: 18.5
8. San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto Raptors)
Tre Johnson | Texas | SG | Age: 17.9
9. San Antonio Spurs (via Atlanta Hawks)
Egor Demin | Real Madrid B | PG/SG/SF | Age: 17.9
Yeah, I am all in for 2025 mocks - started to watch Egor Demin this is the first mock I have ever seen that has mentioned the kid very interesting. This is the draft that is either going to give us Championships depending if we get high picks with our pick and traded picks OR if we don't and get sucky picks then it's 500 ball for Wemby SA career....
Last edited by BackHome; 04-06-2024 at 04:58 PM.
It would suck if Flagg was banished to Washington or Charlotte.
if flagg dominates college basketball early,I can see teams immediately tanking even if they are
in the play in like raptors.I think portland ,charlotte,utah,washinton,raptors wanting flagg bad including us obviously.
Yeah, pretty much the bottom 5 will probably will probably still be the bottom 5 next year and teams are just going to pray they get lucky on lottery night. I am not greedy if we got the draft above from ESPN I would be doing cartwheels and be screaming “Spurs Are Back Baby”. Lol
Edey reminds me of Rasho.
I will confess, this is the first time I’ve watched Stephon Castle play, but so far I’ve been really impressed. He has size, he plays under control, with great pace, and he looks like he knows what he’s doing. He reminds me of a bigger and stronger Tre Jones.
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