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2025 NBA Draft Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Jun 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM.

  1. AuburnRocket

    AuburnRocket Member

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    Had seen Johni projected to OKC with 44...glad he landed with Philly.
     
  2. MystikArkitect

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    Shams just loves spoiling it huh
     
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  3. MystikArkitect

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    Lol. His neighbors were probably animals man. And pretty sure they were selective about when to run the generator.
     
  4. RB713

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    lol same thing I was thinking. Dudes like , trade happened and they getting this. Next pick goes to…


    Ok shams we gotta leave you
     
  5. theDude

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    Whoever got taken with the picks we gave the Suns are who we gave up. If Fleming was taken using any picks we did not give the Suns, you cannot say we gave up Fleming in the trade. We gave up the players taken with our picks.
     
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  6. Aruba77

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    yeah, “best draft”? lol. Fleming fell to the 2nd round because he can’t dribble and a lot of people don’t buy his shot. Maluach doesn’t even block shots or rebound at all high level. They hope he eventually will, but he doesn’t right now. He’s the definition of a project. They didn’t get a single blue chip player out of this draft and now they have virtually zero tradable pick assets for the rest of the decade. They even dug the hole deeper by trading for broken Mark Williams…who they’ll have to pay because his rookie scale contract is ending. The franchise is a complete joke and this draft did nothing to alter the forgone conclusion that they will suck for the next few years…at least. Ishbia may have to sell the team to Tillman.
     
  7. J.R.

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    I think every 2nd rd pick has been traded. Except maybe Charlotte?
     
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    Damn we just gave Suns Maluach and Rasheer Fleming. ****!
     
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    And they gave us KD. Thanks phoenix
     
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    According to Draft Twitter every pick is a steal
     
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    Wow, that was seriously humbling.
    Best of luck to this kid, and congrats to his family.
     
  12. DrNuegebauer

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    Ok - sure, I see what you are saying! Yes, that makes sense.'

    I guess I'm looking at the return for each team though - our return is KD. They already used all the picks we gave them, so their return is also locked in!
    In a sense, whomever those picks are used on go on to the list of what the Suns gave up in that deal too. It's an accounting thing - balance them on both sides of the equation.
     
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  13. MystikArkitect

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    "WHO COULD IT BE???"
     
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    "Johni Broome is a steal"

    Ok buddy lol
     
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  15. OkayAyeReloaded

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    Yep, them and guys like Coward etc. will be the opportunity costs.
     
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    That might be Clutch just taking a shortcut to try to wrap the trade up in a bow before it is completely finished. My guess is he was against trading for Durant and this is his way of trying to make the trade seem more costly to the vocal contingent that wanted Fleming.

    You have to stoke the fires every once in a while. It’s good for business.
     
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  17. J.R.

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    Suns select shooting guard
     
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  18. DrNuegebauer

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    Suns get Koby Brea - just what they need, another shooting guard.
     
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    Heard Suns were going to open a Frenchy's in their arena... b/c they got all the wings
     
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