NBA Draft 2025 Open Thread

NGL...This guy was at the top of my list for potential 2nd round picks for the Kings if he ended up falling, which I never expected. As a Stanford fan myself, I am stoked that we were able to grab him with our 2nd round pick. He had as good of a college career as you could've asked him to have. I am hopeful that his game is able to translate over into the NBA.
 
Another interesting fact about Raynaud. Givony said he’s only been playing basketball for 4 years. Excited to see what this kid can be with a player development staff.
 
Wowzers!!! I now begin to wonder what those teams picking before us saw in him that they didn't like, or didn't see in him that they wanted to see.

As we've expected here on the forum, the 2nd round seemingly has just been another "FA" in a sense where guys dictate where they want to go. And seemingly everyone stays out of each other's way so that a team doesn't step on their toes for the guy they agreed on a deal with.
 
On Lakers pick - made me laugh ->

Thiero is powerful and fearless, and there is an undeniable physicality driving most everything he does. He finishes with ferocity, ruthlessly attacks the boards and drops jaws in transition.
He doesn't shoot, though—like, at all. He attempted just 74 threes over three collegiate campaigns and misfired on all but 21 of them. His 71.1 career free-throw percentage leaves little hope for development in this department.
But on a team with as much on-ball creation as the Lakers, you’d think NBA-ready shooting may have been more of a priority. Luka Dončić, LeBron James and Austin Reaves can all generate open looks for supporting players, and those are more dangerous when they are threes than they are when an inexperienced wing is hoping to attack a closeout.
Grade: C
 

As we've expected here on the forum, the 2nd round seemingly has just been another "FA" in a sense where guys dictate where they want to go. And seemingly everyone stays out of each other's way so that a team doesn't step on their toes for the guy they agreed on a deal with.
I don’t really understand why this happens in the second round. What and I not understanding about how second round contracts work that teams can just take whoever they want. Is it a threat of playing overseas?
 
Wonder if this frees us up to move Jonas in a trade now?
Maybe, but i think we keep developing the young guy first, and if he’s blossoming faster than expected - i think that’s when you look to make such a move. Jonas was so reliable and made an impact almost every time he touched the floor so I’m not so ready to send him out of town just yet, depending on how this roster takes shape.
 
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