2025 Rare Slums NBA Mock Draft
Ah, the Rare Slums Mock Draft. The last time I made one of these was in 2017 (I specifically remember angering Bucks fans by having them “reach” for Jarrett Allen at 17.) My drafts always seem to be a mix of what I think would make the most sense for each team, potential realistic outcomes (with trades involved), general big board rankings, and spots where players could maximize their talents. Suffice it to say, it’s just a potluck of different machinations and methods from a dude making a mock draft for fun.
Let us begin.
With the number one pick, the Dallas Mavericks select:
Cooper Flagg, (F) Duke.
Are we sure we’re not penciling in Cooper Flagg as the number one pick too hastily without giving enough proper respect to—
Lucki says “Shhh.” It’s abundantly clear that Flagg will provide immediate impact for the Mavs, taking a few lumps while learning his workable spaces on offense. He has a shiftiness at his size that will wreak havoc at the next level, with an extra DLC pack of bully-work and dribble skills. I’d like to see his hip flexibility be a little more fluid on offense as it is for him on defense, it’s a bit clunky at times, but with the strength program the NBA will provide and his already elite athleticism, I think Cooper Flagg will be just fine and learn what spots work best for him in the league when he’s got the burner.
It’s just a shame Slightly Biased had to rig the draft like he did, but when it’s for the love of the game, you have to respect it.
With the number two pick, the Milwaukee Bucks select:
Dylan Harper, (G) Rutgers.
(The San Antonio Spurs trade Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, the rights to the #2 pick (Dylan Harper), Jeremy Sochan, #14, etc, for Giannis Antetokoumpo + salary filler.)
To be honest, I just wanted a bit of chaos at the front end of the draft. I think Giannis most likely stays put or goes to Toronto, but with not quite knowing how the CBA will hamper Milwaukee’s future ability to make moves, and Shams predicting a “crazy 2025 offseason”, it’s hard to imagine Giannis wouldn’t be front and center of a tumultuous summer.
It’s never easy to make trades that both teams like or consider “even” either, especially with superstars being involved. You are banking on hopes and dreams and potential being seized. If I was a Bucks fan, I’d absolutely be asking for Stephon Castle to be included as well, but the Spurs are going to try their damnedest to keep at least one of the two.
With Dylan Harper, you instantly grab a blue chip prospect with natural scoring ability and Harden-esque shadow movement. You bolster up your depth with Vassell, Johnson and Sochan, and have picks to supplement your roster in the future. The caveat here for the Bucks is that they don’t own their 2026 pick outright (the Pelicans can swap it with their own pick), so bottoming out for another draft pick in 2026 isn’t on the menu. Maybe they’d prefer a trade with Toronto, with Scottie Barnes just slotting in the Giannis role as an “easy” fix, but even then, you’re in a precarious position with Giannis romping around in the East—and we’ve seen Jurassic Park before.
With the number three pick, the Philadelphia 76ers select:
Ace Bailey, (G/F) Rutgers.
There are real possibilities that Ace Bailey slides hard on draft night. I don’t think it’ll be Shedeur Sanders level shock and awe, but there are some actual bust chances that can occur with Ace in the wrong system. He has the scoring prowess, functional athleticism, and killer mindset to pop in the league without having to squint, but you can also see him roaming around aimlessly while Embiid, Maxey, and George take on the lion’s share of the offense and get annoyed at his rookie mistakes. This graph of non-centers drafted in lottery with an A:TO of <1.0 (which Ace Bailey will fall into) is a bit concerning as well, so whoever drafts Bailey will have to have a decently tangible vision of what sort of role he will occupy on the team during his neonatal NBA years.
That being said, I’m also somebody who has always ascribed to the theory of taking the most tantalizing talent and trusting in your coaching staff to get them up to snuff. With Maxey and McCain already on the squad and Paul George’s heart a little too into the podcasting game, bolster up your future with a huge wing and see if his head can crash through the glass ceiling without any Fizzy Lifting Drinks.
Lastly, I’m just a sucker for an unapologetic gunner. Some of the quotes he has about his “bad shots” and passing have me reacting like the “sickos” guy.
With the number four pick, the Charlotte Hornets select:
VJ Edgecombe, (G) Baylor.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Charlotte was a sneaky trade out or trade down candidate. They’re in a weird spot where LaMelo Ball probably isn’t going to want to stick around for the long-haul if they keep having underwhelming seasons, and the team likewise isn’t convinced he’s the personality leader that can wrangle a team together with enough urgency when it’s time to put up or shut up. The team is getting younger every year, and Charles Lee will be tasked with juggling high value lottery picks like a court jester while trying not to break any eggs before they hatch.
If the Hornets stay put however, I really like VJ Edgecomb for them. He brings with him an air of seriousness that their locker room sorely needs. His ability to be a dawg and get after it defensively at the off-ball position is something that teams are undoubtedly going to start prioritizing, as we see the effect of guys like Caruso, Nesmith, Dort, Cason, and Nembhard in the NBA Finals. One of the most electric transition teams in the league without VJ suddenly secures a McLaren F1 sponsor with him.
With the number five pick, the Brooklyn Nets select:
Tre Johnson, (G) Texas.
(The Utah Jazz trade the rights of the #5 pick (Tre Johnson) to the Brooklyn Nets for the rights to the #8 pick and the #26 pick.)
I have the Brooklyn Nets trading up and selecting Tre Johnson, one of the best pure bucket getting guards in this entire draft. With the question marks in the air surrounding Cam Thomas and his future, they decide to make a move with Utah and move up a couple of spots to grab a player who is quickly rising in stock, and that would not have made it to them otherwise. Brooklyn has a bevy of picks in this first round, so the cost of moving up a few spots will be giving up a late first rounder—which Utah will be happy to scoop up.
Why for the Jazz? They’re in a bit of a strange spot as well. Both of these teams hoped to land a higher pick in this draft, and both teams are fully intent on tanking another year in hopes of landing in the top 3 of next year’s potentially elite draft class. The Jazz’s eyes are obviously set on hometown hero, AJ Dybantsa, and they can afford continuing to gift Keyonte George and Isaiah Collier minutes at the guard spot, allowing them to flourish while deciding what direction they want to go with their #8 and #26 picks.
Tre Johnson gets carte blanche in an offense that will call for him to be a high usage player right out of the gate, and the Brooklyn Nets apply the NFL running-back theory of: “Why pay Cam Thomas a bunch of money when I can just re-stock with a cheaper and potentially better player anyway?”
With the number six pick, the Washington Wizards select:
Kon Knueppel, (G) Duke.
In what turned out to be a deliriously disappointing lottery result for snakebitten Wizards fans, I think they will look back fondly on this draft in picking up Kon, who on the surface may ooze the “lunch-pail, hard-hat, sneaky athleticism” pheromones that permeate draft spaces both in actuality and in jest, but in reality, they could be getting their missing piece. Kon has the ability to pour on points in a hurry for a team with a bucket-full of prospects that don’t project that shiningly as shooters or scorers, or haven’t backed it up with their stats just quite yet.
Of course, you can’t blame Wizards fans if there is some trepidation of Kon becoming a Corey Kispert archetype, a shooter who can help the team stretch the floor, but not add much value elsewhere, especially in crunch-time. But Corey was four year senior who had to grow into who he became, and he’s still a solid rotational piece—much more than you could say about a number of other lottery talents. Knueppel put up almost 50/40/90 in his first season, and his BPM rivaled Kispert’s senior year BPM while playing better defense than Corey ever had in college as a freshman.
Knueppel can play, and the Wizards should be delighted if the drops to them.
With the number seven pick, the New Orleans Pelicans select:
Egor Demin, (G) BYU.
The Pelicans are a mess. I don’t know what to make of their roster or the future of their team. The Zion Williamson allegations are obviously doing no favors for them and should be taken extremely serious (regardless of the truth). At this point, you just want to never hear the words “Moriah Mills” or “diet” or “King Cake Baby” ever again. But if I were in their front office right now, I’d most likely be looking at a lead guard at this spot. McCollum is a trade candidate, Dejounte Murray is coming back from an Achilles’ tear, and the Pels could decide to tear this whole ship down at any moment leaving Trey Murphy III looking like the Fresh Prince in an empty room.
Editor’s note: I personally favor Kasparas a bit more than Demin currently. I like his ability to get to the line, I believe in his shot more (at least short-term), and he has some crafty scoring ability mixed with playmaking that I think is going to be valued by NBA teams.
But there are several undeniable factors of Egor Demin—mainly his size (6'9”!) and functionality that will enable him to be multi-positional in the league. Vegas is also hinting towards him potentially being a top 10 pick at the moment, giving him way better odds than others considered “likely” at the 10-15 spots. We’re seeing how height and positional versatility is becoming king in the league. And while Demin isn’t a great defender, he plays the passing lanes well and disrupts with his size, boasts slightly better playmaking than Kasparas and doesn’t turn the ball over as much, and has potential with his workable shot form, even if the statistics didn’t quite back it up.
With the number eight pick, the Utah Jazz select:
Carter Bryant, (F) Arizona.
(The Utah Jazz trade the rights of the #5 pick (Tre Johnson) to the Brooklyn Nets for the rights to the #8 pick (Carter Bryant) and the #26 pick.)
Carter Bryant is a popular draft board riser, showcasing intriguing athleticism and perimeter defensive skills that every team would love to have to help try and corral the Halis and SGAs of the world. The glimpses of readily applicable skills at the next level pop off of the tape, yet there’s still so much more you want to see out of him that doesn’t exist yet. There isn’t much self-creation skills at all, his scoring is a question mark, and he just didn’t seem to play all that much for a team that could’ve used more of what he was giving them. Why? The thing about sudden draft risers is that as quickly as they ascend, you could just as easily talk yourself out of their game and pop that balloon.
This seems like a good spot to take a swing at a player like Carter Bryant. If you’re the Jazz, you have to start stitching together a blueprint of what sort of team you want to be DNA-wise. You’re basically getting an Indiana OG Anunoby from a physical profile and FSU Scottie Barnes from a situational profile, and a MissingNo. Pokemon from the rest. I can comfortably see him playing a lot in the dunker’s spot, shooting corner threes, and playing disruptive defense alongside the fledgling Jazz. If you can get an elite 3&D player here at this spot, I say take it and run.
With the number nine pick, the Toronto Raptors select:
Khaman Maluach, (C) Duke.
I feel like I don’t have to write too much here—this already being an extremely common landing spot for Maluach because of his ties to team president Masai Ujiri and NBA Academy Africa.
But it’s not only because of those ties that make Maluach an inspiring prospect for the Toronto Raptors.—he’s a humongous human being who is just scratching the surface of his talent in the basketball realm. He’s only been playing about six years, and was utilized primarily as a lob threat and play-finisher during his time at Duke. His free throw percentage shows a world of promise in that area, which makes you believe it can extend out further to the three point line eventually. That sourdough starter you made during COVID was basically around the time Maluach started putting in his work towards the league, which means in basketball experience, he’s still scoring bread in the Great British Bakeoff tent.
While the Raptors are in the news lately about making big moves this offseason, potentially for a Giannis or a Kevin Durant, the Raptors could equally stand pat, hold on to Poeltl for another year, and then move off of him once Maluach begins to hatch.
With the tenth pick, the Houston Rockets select:
Jeremiah Fears, (G) Oklahoma.
From shrewd past trades, the Houston Rockets keep benefiting from high draft picks even during years where they’re competitive. Ime Udoka may not be enthralled by the prospect of trying to teach new dogs old tricks, but the front office has a lot of chips to play with when it comes to trade flexibility or adding to their already rich core.
This is another pick that I could be seeing moved, depending on if the Rockets plan on addressing any perceived holes this offseason, but Jeremiah Fears to me would unlock a bit of a jam for players they may not want to move currently because of an already precarious offensive talent pool. I think Fred VanVleet is too valuable to move away from at the moment, so in turn, that leaves guys like Jalen Green and Reed Sheppard as the Rocket players to either dangle as valuable loot knowing that Fears is waiting in the wings, or letting it all play out naturally and finding out which one of them discover their footing first.
I do think Jalen Green’s time is nearing its end unless he becomes uber efficient next season, and Fears to me has potentially the highest offensive ceiling in this entire draft if he puts it all together. Why not take a swing like this with the 10th pick?
With the eleventh pick, the Portland Trail Blazers select:
Cedric Coward, (G) Washington State.
Partially in thanks to the NBA Draft Combine, alongside Carter Bryant, Cedric Coward is by far the biggest draft riser in the 2025 class. All of his measurables passed with flying colors, and scouts and fans alike came away equally impressed by his shooting prowess and natural feel for the game.
Not many people knew about Cedric Coward during his four-year college career, toiling away in a mid-major and getting injured 6 games into his career at Washington State. His body of work is tough to gauge—he’s an older prospect, his competition wasn’t the best, and he has a bit of an uorthoxdox style, but the guy can flat out play. Averaging almost 60/40/85 in 70 games is impressive no matter what D1 school you go to. The Trail Blazers may be trading away Anfernee Simons this offseason, and they’ll need to replenish their guard spot, so for me, Coward fits the bill. Scoot/Sharpe/Coward shapes up to be an interesting grab-bag of potential that can play big or small, and combined with Camara and other pesky defenders on the team, clocking in against the Trail Blazers won’t be a fun time in the PNW anymore.
With the twelvth pick, the Chicago Bulls select:
Thomas Sorber, (C) Georgetown.
It would shock me if the Bulls were keeping Vucevic on this team next year, so the Bulls snag one of my favorite bigs in this entire class, Thomas Sorber.
When consider his age, measureables, and potential two-way ability, I do like him a bit more than Derik Queen at the next level, at least for the Chicago Bulls. Sorber posted several games this season where he almost recorded a 5x5, and he has a certain fluidity and motion to his game that always leaves me impressed whenever I watch tape of him. He does have his moments of just looking overpowered, and his functional athleticism on offense and overall offensive repertoire need to improve more than just being a play-finisher, but joining a team with Giddey as a playmaker would make for a very interesting combination right out of the gate, and having a center that can contest shots and create an atmosphere of intimidation will be a welcome addition for a Bulls fanbase starved of that memory.
With the thirteenth pick, the Atlanta Hawks select:
Derik Queen, (PF/C) Maryland.
Even though I do like Thomas Sorber a bit more as a traditional big man, Derik Queen has the positional versatility to occupy two different roles on offense for the Hawks, depending on how big or small they want to go. For a team desperate for size in any way they could get it, Derik Queen sliding here would be a boon for the Hawks. Capela and Nance are set to go into free agency, and the only “true” bigs on the roster currently are Gueye and Okongwu, with Jalen Johnson filling in admirably in the rebounding department at 6’8”.
There are still defensive concerns with this entire team (outside of Dyson Daniels), but the Indiana Pacers showed that even a formerly subpar defensive team could ratchet it up significantly with a small trade or two and role players actually buying into their roles.
With the fourteenth pick, the Milwaukee Bucks select:
Noa Essengue, (PF) Ulm.
For a lot of players beyond this point, my scouting on them has been spotty (i.e. watching random YT videos of highlights and consuming scouting reports), so my writing probably won’t be as lengthy, but one guy that has piqued my interest is Noa Essengue in the Bundesliga. I can see him being taken even earlier in the lottery with the tools he possesses as a rangy forward (Tayshaun Prince reincarnate?) with a high ceiling on both ends. I’d be stoked as a Bucks fan if I walked out of this draft with Harper and Essengue, even if it meant losing Giannis.
(Again though, I think Giannis stays in Milwaukee! He wouldn’t look right anywhere else!)
With the fifteenth pick, the OKC Thunder select: Rasheer Fleming, (F) Saint Joseph’s.
The Oklahoma City Thunder already have an embarrassment of riches, and they add a forward with grit, size, and a mean streak to buff up an already historic defense. I technically think it would be hard for them to even add another pick or two in this draft, which is why in this scenario, I’d have them trading away Ousmane Dieng for a future pick or something to be able to add Fleming to the roster. He doesn’t have to self create on this roster, which makes him breathe a sigh of relief, as he can terrorize offenses with the rest of the OKC crew and benefit from all of the space he’ll get while attention is focused elsewhere.
With the sixteenth pick, the Portland Trail Blazers select: Collin Murray-Boyles, (F) South Carolina.
(The Orlando Magic trade the rights of the #16 pick (Collin Murray-Boyles), Cole Anthony, Goga Bitadze, and Jett Howard to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons.)
As an Orlando Magic fan, I initially wanted to do this to show other Magic fans how many players would have to go out in a realistic Simons trade just to match salaries and without giving up Anthony Black. Trail Blazers fans may be reluctant to give up Simons without receiving an Anthony Black sort of prospect in return, but it’s hard to gauge his exact value realistically on the court for a team not starved for offense like the Magic, and Orlando could easily move on when pressured for an overpay and look elsehwere in the league for a cheaper guard. When the smoke clears, I think the Blazers faithful would be pretty happy watching Goga Bitadze romping around off of the bench and having another almost-lottery talent on the roster in CMB while trying to ignite a reclamation project in Jett Howard. Cole Anthony does a Simons impression on the court about every four games too.
The addition of CMB also allows the Trail Blazers to move off of Jerami Grant, who will be making far too much money for a team like the Trail Blazers to feel comfortable with when they want to go for it in the West.
With the seventeenth pick, the Minnesota Timberwolves select: Kasparas Jakucionis, (G) Illinois.
Kasparas becomes the unfortunate collateral damage in how some trades have transpired and team needs have fallen into place. He’s somebody I considered at number seven, which just goes to show how in this draft, starting around 6 or 7, there will be a combination of players that could be drafted 10 spots below where scouts originally anticipated.
Mike Conley is getting up there in age, and Rob Dillingham doesn’t quite have the size or court vision that Jakucionas possesses. This would be a no-brainer pick for the Timberwolves to help bolster up a backcourt that needs some fresh blood injected.
With the eighteenth pick, the Washington Wizards select:
Jase Richardson, (G) Michigan State.
If you’ve noticed, the theme for the Wizards this draft has been acquiring players that can put the ball in the basket. Yes, they also had a bottom three defensive rating in the league, but I have faith that their young nucleus can improve upon their defensive prowess and that the Wizards could add additional defensive role players throughout free agency. When Poole’s contract runs out two years from now, or if he’s traded away, weapons like Kon and Jace can really start to take shape and be of real impact to a Wizards team hoping to turn things around over the next few years.
With the ninteenth pick, the Brooklyn Nets select:
Danny Wolf, (C) Michigan.
The Brooklyn Nets are in need of a big that can self-create and be able to space the floor even an iota. Danny Wolf fits the bill in both of those categories. Although his percentages don’t wow you, when it comes to shiftiness and scoring ability from the center position, watch any tape of Danny Wolf and try not to come away impressed. He’ll need to work on being consistent in his percentages, but he certainly has the ability to be a 35% three point, 75% free throw guy. A funky, effective player that should see more space at the next level.
With the twentieth pick, the Miami Heat select:
Nique Clifford, (G) Colorado State.
A Miami Heat player through and through. The Heat lost some of that nasty magic normally imbued in them last year, not even wanting to unveil that “Heat Culture” script on their hardwood towards the end of the season.
Even though Nique is a 23-year-old fifth year college player, the skills he was able to show as a scorer, rebounder and playmaker at his size is not something teams should take lightly. Over the course of his college career, he’s added to his potency with a steady three point shot and boundless energy. Clifford really just feels like a player you throw out there on the court and tell him to do work.
With the twenty first pick, the Utah Jazz select:
Liam McNeeley (F) Connecticut.
Please don’t point and laugh at me for sending a white guy to the Jazz. I promise, it just fit the best in my head. The Jazz are starting to become super hard to draft for at this point of the mock. I look at a player like Liam McNeeley who has a bit of an old-school way about how he moves on the court, and then look at his percentages, and it confuses me because he seems like a guy that will just figure it out at the next level and the coin-flip variables of one college season rolled tails all year long.
Yes, they’re loading up on wings, but you’re just hoping one of them develops into something alongside Markkanen. You can play small-ball with Carter or Markkanen at the 5 spot during some lineups, or go big with Kessler stomping around. And the elephant in the room is if the Jazz decide to part with Lauri next season or the year after depending on their lottery position, you’ve already got replacements on the roster. You can never have too many wings.
With the twenty second pick, the Atlanta Hawks select:
Nolan Traore, (G) Saint-Quentin.
I’m not going to act like I’m the foremost expert in Nolan Traore tape. I’ve probably watched two videos on him total, but I do remember him being top 5 on draft boards before this season started, so I’m quite curious on why he’s dropped so much as a consensus bonafide talent. Regardless, even with some tough shooting percentages, they aren’t terrible, and he’s in a top flight French league playing against way older players.
The Hawks could use an actual backup point guard that can help spell Trae Young, and the French connection with Risacher will help him feel right at home in the A.
With the twenty third pick, the Indiana Pacers select:
Asa Newell, (PF) Georgia.
Newell is a deceptively big body that would fit perfectly off of the bench with an Indiana squad currently dripping blood, sweat and tears for a championship ring. He’s relentless around the basket and isn’t scared to step out and shoot the three ball to keep you humble from time to time. The Pacers lost a pair of bigs early on in the season in Wiseman and Jackson, so adding depth at a spot of “semi need” is never bad. Although at this point, the only thing the Pacers really need anymore is a 15 point deficit so they can mount a miraculous comeback for the nth time.
With the twenty fourth pick, the Boston Celtics select:
Maxime Reynaud, (C) Stanford.
(The OKC Thunder trade the rights of the #24 pick (Maxime Reynaud) to the Boston Celtics for the #32 pick and a future 2nd.)
The Boston Celtics trade up to snag a player that would’ve been gone by their pick. I love Maxime Reynaud. One of my favorite prospects to watch in this entire draft. He’s a massive big that can run the floor, pop out to the three point line, and finish with emphasis. The Celtics have some decisions to make with their roster being in the second apron, meaning Porzingis could be on the move, and Horford is no longer a spring chicken anymore.
With the twenty fifth pick, the Orlando Magic select:
Walter Clayton Jr., (G) (Florida).
Besides Maluach to Toronto, this is the second most popular link up I’ve seen in mock drafts. Clayton Jr. won’t have to move far to get down to Orlando, and the Magic could desperately use his services. Clayton wowed audiences during his NCAA Championship run with his natural playmaking and scoring abilities, and it’s not hard to see a path for him to become a legit scorer and distributor at the next level, a la Jamal Murray, if all breaks right.
He’s a bit small, but sometimes all that matters is the talent, and Clayton has that in spades.
With the twenty sixth pick, the Utah Jazz select:
Ben Saraf, (G) Ulm.
(The Utah Jazz trade the rights of the #5 pick (Tre Johnson) to the Brooklyn Nets for the rights to the #8 pick (Carter Bryant) and the #26 pick (Ben Saraf.)
I know I said that the Utah Jazz have guards that need all the reps they can get, but if you could add a Ben Saraf to your team this late in the draft, you should probably go for it. Clarkson and Sexton may not be on the team at all next year, so the change-of-pace options that the Jazz can utilize by bringing a guy like Saraf off of the bench to help the team get in rhythm will only be a bonus to their roster.
With the twenty seventh pick, the Brooklyn Nets select:
Will Riley, (G/F) Illinois.
Riley is tall, rangy, Canadian (their stock is ↑), and has an upside on offense that could really pay off for a team if you just give him a few years to come into his own and be able to make mistakes. The Nets can afford to do that, and their only mindset should be maximizing talent in this draft. Coming away with Tre Johnson and Will Riley means that they’re now in possession of two players who could kickstart the beginnings of a lethal offensive revolution in the Barclays.
With the twenty eighth pick, the Boston Celtics select:
Noah Penda, (F) Le Mans.
The French Revolution has already started in the NBA, and the Boston Celtics have added two Frenchmen to an already championship caliber team (with its share of tough decisions to make) while Jayson Tatum is in the Medical Machine.
Penda boasts an enviable skill of great off-ball defense while being a connector and ball mover on offense with a keen eye for the open man. If you can wring out a semblance of Boris Diaw from Penda at the 28th pick, then you’ve got yourself an enviable role player that will keep the Boston Celtics offense flowing, much to Mazzulla’s delight.
With the twenty ninth pick, the Phoenix Suns select:
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, (C) Penn State.
Okay, so I don’t expect Yanic to go anywhere near the first round in the actual NBA Draft, but this is my personal Rare Slums sleeper pick.
If you haven’t seen any videos of him, he’s an absolute giant that’s uber athletic and even has a bit of a face-up game while not being pathetic at the free throw line. His rebounding could use a bit of work for his size, and he’s a bit older (22), but I look at big men in the league who can run the floor without lumbering, play defense and finish plays, and there’s absolutely space for him to thrive as a 15 mpg rotational big off of the bench almost ASAP. I’m buying all of his stock.
With the thirtieth pick, the Los Angeles Clippers select:
Hansen Yang, (C) China.
I’d love to see a team just really go for it with Yang and see what comes out of the Advent calendar in a few years time . His NBA Combine showing opened the eyes of a lot of people who hadn’t seen him play before, looking a mini-Sengun with his patience and court vision at the center spot. To really make the most of his archetype however, he’ll need an accompanying move-set to spam (as Sengun does with the Gumby-like limb movement, head fakes, and deft spin moves). Having a Zubac-Yang center duo really excites me for some reason. I hope the Clippers feel the same.
