ESPN just dropped their Top 100 NBA Draft Big Board, let’s react to it!
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This big board was posted last week I thought
Xaivian Lee disrespectš
First 10 minutes
You have to be one of the most consistant content creators, strange that you can put out so much quality one one subject!
Im keeping Ace at 4 for now despite the stretch of impressive games because i really believe that the handle and inability to drive to the rim is a problem, especially for a freakish 6'10 athlete like he is.
Using solely aesthetics and eye test is how you end up drafting guys like James Bouknight and Ziaire Williams too early, and highlight culture adores Ace Bailey. When you go deeper into analytics, he really struggles to pressure the paint especially in the halfcourt.
Now granted there still is a ton of season to go, and his shot making is second to none in this draft class, but the red flags are definitely there and still scaring me.
The official Arkansas page says Adou Thiero's name is pronounced ah-DO thEE-row
No Chucky Hepburn is so disrespectful
Espn's draft coverage sucks.
Pretty terrible big board here imo, way too high on guys like Traore and Powell.
Hey matt, have u seen Rj Luis Jr play this year for SJ? I think it is very disrespectful to not have him ranked on a top 100. player list
Same thing said of brain for my giants !!
Can you make a vid about the Rockets on the main channel? I feel like they should be getting more attention in the community!
Traore is good
Crazy that you have him as the 20th prospect
He's the second best pg in the draft in my opinion
2025 NBA Draft Big Board 1.0
1. Cooper Flagg- 1a
2. Dylan Harper-1b
3. Kasparas Jakucionis-2a
4. Ace Bailey-2a
5. VJ Edgecombe-2a
6. Khaman Maluach-2b
7. Kon Knueppel-2b
8. Tre Johnson-3a
9. Asa Newell-3a
10. Jeremiah Fears-3a
11. Liam McNeeley-3a
12. Rasheer Fleming-3a
13. Egor Demin-3a
14. Ian Jackson-3b
15. Nolan Traore-3b
16. Derik Queen-3b
17. Boogie Fland-3b
18. Noa Essengue-3b
19. Ben Saraf-3b
20. Collin Murray-Boyles-3b
21. Labaron Philon-3b
22. Adou Thiero-3b
23. Alex Karaban-4a
24. Thomas Sorber-4a
25. Kam Jones-4a
26. Drake Powell-4a
27. Isaiah Evans-4a
28. Jase Richardson-4a
29. Miles Byrd-4b
30. Noah Penda-4b
31. JT Toppin-4b
32. Hugo Gonzalez-4b
33. Hunter Sallis-4b
34. Danny Wolf-4b
35. Dink Pate-4b
36. Carter Bryant-5a
37. Ryan Kalkbrenner-5a
38. Joson Sanon-5a
39. Tahaad Pettiford-5b
40. Chase Hunter-5b
Michael Rataj at Oregon State should be top 80. 6'9'' stat stuffer
adrian wooley disrespect
Caleb Grill FC rise up
You put too much value on the mid-range, which is why youāre overvaluing Ace Bailey and Trey Johnson. The mid-range is dying out. Iām not saying itās good thing, it is what it is. Analytics is driving the game towards more threes. Iāve watched every Ingram game, arguably the NBAās best mid-range shooter with the Pelicans. His determination to cut the mid-range out of his game has driven down his value on winning games. Every mid-range shot he forces up is a three point shot or layup he is taking away from the team. I donāt see the mid-range coming back anytime soon, unless some drastic rule-changes are applied. Both Trey and Aceās best skill is the mid-range. Neither really brings much else right now.
I think we are going to see a similar rise late in the draft process with Danny Wolf that we saw with Zach Edey in this yearās draft. Everyone was mocking Edey right around the same place that Wolf is now. Once teams really looked at Edey they realized he had most of the tools youād want out of a modern big man. Same thing with Wolf. Itās rare a 7ā0 center enters the draft as good of a passer and 3 point shooter as Wolf is. This will be what teams buy, and where he makes up ground he lost on length to Edey. I think he fits great with the Pelicans. I have them in the likely 7-10 pick range. I can see him going that early.
No Javon small is crazy right I get heās old but there are other old prospects at towards the end of the big board that he should definitely be higher than like mark sears heās averaging more points rebounds and assists on better shooting
Andrej stojakovic???
Bottom half of the list is horrible
No miles byrd and Yaxel at 70 is absurd
These scout are air heads. They eyes get mesmerized by looks and illusion of potential. Nothing substantial to base their projections on. Look at most of drafts history. So many failed drafts its hilarious to pay attention. Like rolling dice. Get a better system of evaluation.
Sad that wizards, jazz, and pelicans have high chance to get top prospects.
I love draft content
Big Spartan fan here.. Jase plays well beyond his years.. Izzo hasnāt really unleashed him yet because Akins is a SR at the 2 and Fears is the PG leader of the team.. Jase next year could be a star and a lottery pick.. Iād assume he stays one more year but heās so efficient and smart as a player that he could definitely go now just think it would be better for him to stay another year and be the star the next year of the team
In theory say the spurs end up getting Chicagoās pick at number 11 and then their pick is around 15 just like the hawks at the end of the year would those 3 picks be enough to get to number 2 and draft Harper?
Where do you play Fantasy college basketball.
Where's my goat Josh Jackson š
kon is 14th to me….tre johnson at 3 or 4 for me….ace's basketball iq can be feast or famine sometimes
My top 5 prospects:
Flagg
Harper
Kasparas
Murray-Boyles
Edgecombe
Cooper is so far ahead of everyone else at this point, I know you like Dylan, but no.