NBA, ESPN and Mock Draft
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NBA draft is just over a week away, and there are some slight changes to the projections for where some of the top players will land.
• In the 2025 NBA Draft, the top international players who competed at U.S. colleges in 2024-25 include BYU’s Egor Demin (Russia), Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe (Bahamas), Illinois’ Kasparas Jakučionis (Lithuania) and Will Riley (Canada), Duke’s Khaman Malu- ach (South Sudan) and Stanford’s Maxime Raynaud (France).
Former Duke star Cooper Flagg is projected to be the No. 1 pick by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2025 NBA draft, which will be held June 25-26 at the Barclays Center in New York (both nights at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN).
The Memphis Grizzlies could potentially use the return from the blockbuster Desmond Bane trade to add former Michigan State star Jase Richardson in the 2025 NBA draft.
The South Carolina Gamecock forward has been invited to intend the NBA Draft on June 25-26 in New York, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported Monday. According to Givony, 19 players have been invited so far with five more expected to receive invitations.
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Bryant's closest physical dimension comp is Los Angeles Laker Dorian Finney-Smith, who has had a long and valuable NBA career. Bryant's natural strength should produce even more defensive versatility, however. At 19 years old, Bryant's physical profile leaves room for optimism, and has bolstered his case for the late lottery. Top 100 ranking: No. 8
Knueppel was projected to go to the Houston Rockets with the No. 10 pick in Jonathan Wasserman's latest mock draft for Bleacher Report. He averaged 14.4 points on 47.9 percent shooting from the field and 40.6 shooting from deep through 39 starts of his lone college season.