**The Official 2025 NBA Draft Day Thread**

[Mr. Body]

SpursTalk: Lol, people on /nbaspurs and Pounding the Rock are dumb.

SpursTalk: This moronic .

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Wild prediction.

PHI - Edgecombe

CHA - Knueppel

UTA - Fears

WHA - Ace

PEL - Maluach/Queen maybe

This leaves a player unexpectedly tumbling a bit that the Spurs badly, badly want, and who they were heavily going to go for trading up before they got the #2.

Who is this player they may be throwing a lot in to get?

Nothing wild about those picks. Come on.

[Mr. Body]

Nothing wild about those picks. Come on.

[Leetonidas]

Nah, you ing dope, you were all, like "oho, bro, that order has been said, lol."

God. Just. ing. Stupid. Seriously, this franchise has some good fans, but some of the deepest, most ing stupid people. Just unbelievable.

Chill out bud, good vibes in here tonight only

[Mugen]

Mr. Body in mid-season form already tbh

[RC_Drunkford]

NBA helping Khaman Maluach navigate legal situation amid State Department action against South Sudanese citizens

On April 5, hours before the Blue Devils lost in the national semifinals of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and nearly three months before the NBA draft, that future appeared in flux. All visas held by South Sudanese passport holders were being revoked, the State Department announced. Questions immediately arose about whether Khaman Maluach would be eligible to be selected. But thanks to a little-known division of the NBA few have heard of, he’s set to walk across the Barclays Center stage in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday night.
– via NBC

At each stop, the NBA’s international operations team worked to smooth his travel from one country to the next, just as it does with all of its international players. That work continued this spring after the State Department’s action against South Sudan, as Maluach stayed in the United States to train ahead of the draft. “We’ve been on this journey … with Khaman since age 14, and we’re going to continue on this journey with him through the rest of his career, and we’ll continue on this journey with him post his career,” Troy Justice, the NBA’s senior vice president and head of international basketball, said. “These are lifelong commitments that we make to all of our international players.”
– via NBC




As Maluach’s lone season at Duke ended, the NBA began paperwork for him to receive a B-1/B-2 business tourist visa, which is pending, according to the league. Should Maluach be drafted Wednesday or Thursday as expected, the NBA will begin the process of acquiring either a P-1 visa — the typical professional athlete visa for the United States — or the Canadian version if he is drafted by the Toronto Raptors.

– via NBC

Dejounte

[Maddog]

Tbh, it just dawned on me that millions of NBA will be F5-ing like FOMO degenerates we are and that we won't see any of these players in an actual game for another 5 months.

And a significant number will be fringe players a couple of years down the road.

[Mr. Body]

Nothing wild about those picks. Come on.

Man, you guys are just proving it, aren't you. Read the ing thing again.

Seriously. lmao

[Pauleta14]

I want to see Ace Bailey drafted by either Utah or Charlotte.

Just for the laugh

[Dejounte]

What the is all this fighting in this thread jesus christ. It should be all about good vibes. Its ing draft day. Y’all are putting bad energy into tonight

[tonight...you]

Yup. Putting Body on temp ignore for the night.

He's being double extra douchy and I'd like to enjoy tonight.

[stnick2261]

Man 2025 is Night and Day from this years draft at least on paper will see what happens when they actually lace it up next season. I am hoping we get 3 picks something like 4, 9, and 11, sounds realistic to me of which I would love the following players;

1. Dylan Harper - SG, 6’5
2. Tre Johnson - SG, 6’5
3. Hugo Gonzales - SG, 6’6
4. Nolan Tralee - PG, 6’4
5. Egor Demin - PG/SG, 6’7
6. Liam McNeeley - SF, 6’7
7. Noa Essengue - PF, 6’10

I went back to some old threads (specifically finding my Liam McNeeley post from 5-20-2024). A lot has changed since then, but some of those names are still in play.

[exstatic]

Not my point, lol.

But yes, a player who was thought to be top 4 is now looking like he could go 7 or later. Who is this? And I think this is the player the Spurs are smokescreening attempts to get Maluach to cover for.

Holy you barely have a third grader's reading comprehension. What the . Are you brain damaged?

Top 4 for 99% of this draft cycle has been:

Flagg
Harper
Ace
Edge

The only one tumbling is Ace.

[exstatic]

What the is all this fighting in this thread jesus christ. It should be all about good vibes. Its ing draft day. Y’all are putting bad energy into tonight

Just Mrs. Body drama.

[Truckules]

It is, but Durham, NC apparently has no taste for it as it's as hard as Bigfoot to find.
The liquor laws are weird here too.

Lots of grocery stores in the Triangle have Shiner. I've seen it at multiple Harris Teeters and Lowes Foods. If you're in downtown Durham though, yeah, doesn't surprise me you can't find it.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What the is all this fighting in this thread jesus christ. It should be all about good vibes. Its ing draft day. Y’all are putting bad energy into tonight

Don't you understand? It's **** WILD ****

[Russ]

My two cents:

#2 --- Dylan Harper

#14 -- Thomas Sorber, Carter Bryant

Worthy Consolation Prizes -- Asa Newell, Noa Essengue

Don't Really Want -- Derik Queen, Khaman Maluach, Cedric Coward, Colin Murray-Boyles, Rasheer Fleming, Nique Clifford

Wild Cards (likely unavailable) -- Egor Demin, Kasparas Jakucionis, Joan Beringer

#38 -- (most likely unavailable but one or more will be) Ben Saraf, Hugo Gonzalez, Bogoljub Markovic, Noah Penda, Maxime Raynaud, Lachlan Olbrich, Will Riley, Alex Toohey, Rocco Zikarsky

[Mugen]

Jazz and Pelicans are the weirdest teams in the lottery IMO. They're the biggest wild cards.

In theory they should both ship out their All Star forwards (Lauri/Zion) and try to tank again for a pretty stacked '26 draft. But it doesn't feel like they're going to do that until maybe post trade deadline.

My "wild take" is that Zion ends up being a Laker or Clipper within the next 18months tbh.

[Mugen]

What the is all this fighting in this thread jesus christ. It should be all about good vibes. Its ing draft day. Y’all are putting bad energy into tonight

It's literally just Mrs. Booty operating with an extra chromosome as per usual tbh.

[John B]

What the is all this fighting in this thread jesus christ. It should be all about good vibes. It’s ing draft day. Y’all are putting bad energy into tonight

Go to !!

[LeBowen]

https://www.thestrick.land/strick/20...ul-comparisons

Cooper Flagg

High: Kawhite Leonard
Medium: Lobster roll Lamar Odom
Low: Sarsaparilla soda Shawn Marion
Dylan Harper

High: Joe Budden Pump-It-Up-Powered SGA Variant
Medium: Asking AI to make a smarter RJ Barrett
Low: 0.5x speed Jaden Ivey
Aerious “Ace” Bailey

High: Tennessee Trey Murphy III
Medium: Tik Tok TJ Warren
Low: Tween Tween Tim Thomas
Carter Bryant

High: Maximum defense Morris bro
Medium: Melanated Dean Wade
Low: America first Pacome Dadiet
Noa Essengue

High: Thanasis Antetokoumpo if he could level up like Sung Jin Woo
Medium: Sam Presti role player fever dream
Low: Super Brewer
Kasparas Jakucionis

High: Gear Five Goran Dragic
Medium: More turnovers, more free throws, less crypto Spencer Dinwiddie
Low: Giant Cam Payne
VJ Edgecombe

High: Pre-bag-thievery-era Brad Beal
Medium: Atlantis Resort Oladipo
Low: Prime Tony Wroten Jr.
Kon Knueppel

High: Boiled Chicken No Seasoning Mike Miller
Medium: Kyle Korver with entry level point guard software update
Low: Groundbound Doug McDermott


Collin Murray-Boyles

High: Draymond Grizzly Bear
Medium: Late Stage Capitalism Era Elton Brand
Low: Well-Adjusted Isaiah Stewart
Walter Clayton Jr.

High: Civil Rights Legend Type Name Fred Van Vleet
Medium: Florida Man Patty Mills
Low: Jay BIlas Hype Merchant Tremont Waters
Jeremiah Fears

High: Austin Reaves if he was born in Newark, New Jersey instead of Newark, Arkansas
Medium: Unethical Hoops Non-Nepotism Cole Anthony
Low: Podcast Jeff Teague
Jase Richardson

High: Brad Beal if he said said yes instead of no when asked if nicely if he could play like Jrue Holiday (h/t @klaytheist11)
Medium: Jared McCain but replace painted nails with nepotism
Low: Less belligerent Steve Blake
Ben Saraf

High: Knicks D-Rose (the second stint) but teenager instead of senior citizen
Medium: Matzah Malcolm Brogdon
Low: Born in the Wrong Era Devin Harris
Liam McNeely

High: Texas Toast Trent Jr
Medium: Ginger Jimmer
Low: Lone Star Jeremy Lamb
Nique Clifford

High: Rocky Mountain Middleton
Medium: Nico Harrison Mavs Naji Marshall
Low: Mile High Mo Harkless
Tre Johnson

High: Bakugo Ben Gordon
Medium: Howdy Herro
Low: Bip Hamilton
Egor Demin

High: Nikolai Batumovic
Medium: KGBen Simmons, post-76ers (h/t @klaytheist11)
Low: Marko Jaric Without Adriana Lima
Derik Queen

High: Hulkbuster Suit Jalen Johnson
Medium: Aura Farming Al Jefferson
Low: Saucy Tyler Hansbrough
Danny Wolf

High: The Professor x Antawn Jamison
Medium: Torah Diaw (h/t @klaytheist11)
Low: Nemanja Be-yale-itza
Rasheer Fleming

High: Super Soldier Serum Danny Green
Medium: Rolls Royce O’Neal
Low: Moreyball Brandon Bass
Asa Newell

High: The Marvin Bagley That Was Promised
Medium: Prime Derrick Favors
Low: Mo or Less Speights
Thomas Sorber

High: Nu Jerz Nenê
Medium: Pass First Filipowski
Low: Prime Epke Udoh
Khaman Maluach

South Sudan barely has indoor courts for any sports, and Khaman became the third youngest athlete to compete in the Olympics despite that, overcoming incredible odds. His career should not be put in jeopardy because of senseless political squabbles.
Will Riley

High: Cosplay Khris Middleton
Medium: Better Looking Mechanics, Less Accurate Jumper Kevin Martin
Low: O Canada Okogie
Cedric Coward

High: Theon Klayjoy (h/t @klaytheist11)
Medium: Unfortunate name for different reasons Evan Fournier
Low: Sea-Tac Simone Fontecchio

[mo7888]

Want a wild take?

Sixers:
Keldon/Barnes/Branham/Wesley/#19

Spurs:
George/#8/#26

Nets:
#3

There's your Harper/Richardson/Coward/Maluach draft for the price of taking the worst contract in the league.

Fox/Harper
Castle/Richardson
Vassell/Coward/Champ
George/Sochan
Wemby/Maluach

You should be glad im not the GM tonight because I kinda like that... but im not as down on PG as most (i just wish the contract was shorter)

[stnick2261]

This will get lost in the 100+ coming pages today, but I like a lot of players who happen to be mocked between our picks. If we could trade 14 & 38 (&future 2nds) for 19, 22, & 26... I'd take 3 of: Sorber, Demin, Fleming, McNeeley, & Reynaud.

[BatManu20]

Pretty funny how different Dylan seems from his dad. Must've gotten his mom's personality tbh

[BatManu20]