2025 NBA Draft Lottery Thread (Rockets get #10 Pick)

I’m not the only one but I called this exactly. The NBA is definitely rigged. We need to go all in before has time to build LA and GS back up. Spurs are Europe’s team. The only way for not coasts teams to win a title is to absolutely dominate before the coast teams are re-built in conjunction with the league.

 

You

don't want Walter Clayton?

I thought it was a rule that the Rockets have to draft a PG, forever.

 

Not sure which is worse, their rigged lotteries or their corrupt “fixer” refs.

Speaking of, look who’s on TV: Scott Foster

 

this is the worst timeline to live in..

we went DOWN in the draft and our rivals got so much better.

idk if we're trading for Booker or Giannis but if we run it back the Spurs 100% will be better than us next year

 

Being Chinas team got us nowhere, and yet LeBron the hypocrite thought Morey should shut up bc can't mess with that China money. If Yao went to another team, the NBA would have made him a champion.

 

**** Monday Night Raw comes on in a few minutes, may as well at this point.

 

This kid can ball

Kasparas Jakucionis, G, Illinois
Jakucionis was trending as a top-5 pick earlier in the season before struggling a bit against better competition that exposed some holes in his game. The Lithuanian point guard arrived in Champaign and immediately showed off his fantastic passing creativity, pull-up shooting, and ability to get to the free throw line. That’s an enticing blend of skills for a 6’5 point guard, but only if he can cut down his turnovers and show more fight defensively. Big Ten defenses started blitzing Jakucionis midway through the year and found that he’d routinely throw the ball to the other team. Part of the problem is that Jakucionis is just a limited run-and-jump athlete who finished his freshman year with only one dunk. Still, Jakucionis’s ability to self-create three-point looks and find unique passing angles remains worthy of lottery consideration. Getting his three-point shot more consistent will be crucial step to carving out an NBA career.

 

NBA is a cheating league.

I can't believe I waste tons of time on cheating games.

 

Y'all scary asses lmao. Dallas will waste Flagg just like DIrk and Luka
Spurs don't scare me in the slightest

 

Brian Windhorst: "Bro, that is the craziest set of circumstances... you know they've wanted Giannis in Dallas for years. They signed his brother a few years ago. Just wanted to point that out"

 

I also like

Collin Murray-Boyles, F/C, South Carolina
Try to find a better defensive prospect in this class than Collin Murray-Boyles, and you’ll be looking a long time. The South Carolina sophomore was a wrecking ball for opposing offenses despite being undersized as a 6’7 power forward or center. Murray-Boyles has phenomenal defensive instincts off the ball, zooming around the court to provide timely help and seal any potential openings for the offense. His long arms (7’2 wingspan) and strong base help him play bigger than his size, and his razor sharp hands helped him force takeaways all year. Murray-Boyles’ projection is a bit murkier offensively because he’s not currently a plus shooter at 23 percent from three on 34 attempts, and 69.5 percent from the foul line for his career. Instead, CMB is at his best executing dribble-handoffs, making plays as a short roll passer, and attacking off the bounce with power and touch. There will be some understandable skepticism about the NBA translation of an undersized big man who can’t shoot yet, but Murray-Boyles’ all-around production and defensive genius is hard to discount.

 

No one at 10 is helping this team right now. Trade it.

I don't care if its even for some journeyman vet like Malik Monk. Don't keep it.

 

Somehow this particular outcome stings more than losing game 7...

 

United States allow this cheating happens?

I can't believe what I am seeing.

 

Adam Silver has no integrity.

 

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/spor...s-yaxel-lendeborg-maxime-raynaud/83588245007/

 

Not suppose to be serious