NBA Draft 2nd Round June 26, 2025 8 PM EST Moved Up With The 45th Pick

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  1. KuzmoBall17

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    Look he's f***ing big
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    It's Demin who was chosen by Brooklyn next to him
     
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    kalkbrenner looks so much like brolo out there. very slow, but keeps his hips squared pretty well and does a good job just using his size and keeping his hands up on defense. good hands/touch.

    raynaud reminds me a bit of castleton.

    amari williams seems a bit like jemison.

    lakhin--smaller kessler?

    goldin...vitaly potapenko?

    broome...less skilled boozer?

    olbrich is fun but more pf than c.

    zikarsky is interesting--huge, looks a little like rik smits if you squint, but moves better, imo. he actually moves really well for someone that size (7'4")! that would be an interesting project.
     
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    That’s cool! I meant this part:

    :Fishwink:
     
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    phx has now moved to the first pick of the second round. at least we'll know exactly what they were after!
     
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    First time I get what they are doing, trying to secure cost-controlled players to soften their bill in the upcoming years
     
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    Lakers must have listened to Mike on Buha's pod. He said there were 45 players in this draft. We trade to the 45th spot
     
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    Don't love this and hope it's just posturing, but to be fair, they only gave up cash to move up to 45.
     
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    figures.
     
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    i like kalkbrenner more than most other guys left, but i don't think he lasts until 45. maybe zikarsky does, and maybe we stash him for a year.
     
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    i liked sion james as a udfa type, but i guess charlotte sees dort or something?
     
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    This does seem to be the case, teams feel you can get first round value for a lower contract price and I think non guaranteed years

     
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    Orlando must've loved Penda. Trading 4 seconds for him. I like what they're doing so far this summer.

    Charlotte just took the Ryan Kal... the center we were linked to.
     
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    36th! Let's go!

     
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