NBA Draft 2025

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New NBA draft rankings, 100 deep: Whose stock is rising ahead of the Sweet 16?

Along with a top 100 rankings update, ESPN evaluates how NBA draft prospects have performed in March Madness.
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64. Zuby Ejiofor, C, St. John's | Age: 20.9
72. RJ Luis Jr., SF/PF, St. John's | Age: 22.3

Zuby Ejiofor, C, St. John's​

Top 100 ranking: 64 | PR: Not ranked
Height: 6-9 | Age: 20.9 | TS%: 64.5%

Despite St. John's' second-round loss to Arkansas, Ejiofor was a bright spot in that game, totaling 23 points and 12 rebounds against the Razorbacks' NBA-sized frontline.

Although undersized by NBA standards, his relentless effort on the glass, impressive physicality, ability to sprint the floor and above-average defensive mobility stood out. Ejiofor began his college career at Kansas, turns 21 in April and got his first opportunity as a full-time starter this season for the Johnnies. Pro teams will need to see much more from him. His solid junior season went somewhat unnoticed, but was aided by his play in the March spotlight. He looks like a draft prospect of interest for 2026 with his appealing role player qualities. -- Woo
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Comp for Zuby is probably Precious Achiuwa. If he develops a reliable 3 then I'd have to think some more about who the comp would be.

It's hard to bother with most of the draft rankings because very few of them have an adequate insight into the non-US talent that winds up taking a bunch of draft slots. And I also feel as though a lot of them pay too much attention to college production factors and not enough to what the NBA is looking for, although I may be overly critical in that regard.

I am also spoiled by having a son who has a truly ridiculous range of basketball knowledge, information and insight (very little of which I had anything to do with other than bringing him to a few hundred basketball games with me over the years). The kid is far more accurate than most other things I read about NBA draft prospects.
 
lawmanfan said:
Comp for Zuby is probably Precious Achiuwa. If he develops a reliable 3 then I'd have to think some more about who the comp would be.

It's hard to bother with most of the draft rankings because very few of them have an adequate insight into the non-US talent that winds up taking a bunch of draft slots. And I also feel as though a lot of them pay too much attention to college production factors and not enough to what the NBA is looking for, although I may be overly critical in that regard.

I am also spoiled by having a son who has a truly ridiculous range of basketball knowledge, information and insight (very little of which I had anything to do with other than bringing him to a few hundred basketball games with me over the years). The kid is far more accurate than most other things I read about NBA draft prospects.
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I think RJ is going to do well during workouts and at the combine and end up getting picked by a team that likes his upside. He has the athleticism, size and skillset that profiles in the NBA.
 
hardytime said:
I think RJ is going to do well during workouts and at the combine and end up getting picked by a team that likes his upside. He has the athleticism, size and skillset that profiles in the NBA.
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Someone will take a flyer on him at the end of the second round or undrafted (and he might be better off undrafted). The question for him is not going to be his physical traits, it's going to be his basketball IQ. He will do in measurables and all of that. How he plays when on the floor with others is going to matter - if he recognizes who the open man is and passes the ball he will do well. If he reverts to type, he will slide. His age is also a large negative from an NBA perspective.
 
lawmanfan said:
Comp for Zuby is probably Precious Achiuwa. If he develops a reliable 3 then I'd have to think some more about who the comp would be.

It's hard to bother with most of the draft rankings because very few of them have an adequate insight into the non-US talent that winds up taking a bunch of draft slots. And I also feel as though a lot of them pay too much attention to college production factors and not enough to what the NBA is looking for, although I may be overly critical in that regard.

I am also spoiled by having a son who has a truly ridiculous range of basketball knowledge, information and insight (very little of which I had anything to do with other than bringing him to a few hundred basketball games with me over the years). The kid is far more accurate than most other things I read about NBA draft prospects.
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Precious is so much more fluid and less of a “big” I think his ceiling and who he should try to get to is Bam.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
Precious is so much more fluid and less of a “big” I think his ceiling and who he should try to get to is Bam.
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I would love to see that. I think Zuby will play in the league for 10+ years. The question will be the shooting, and I hope (and expect) to see progress on that next year.
 
So the ESPN guys have San Antonio getting Kon Knueppel and Johni Broome. My goodness.
 
lawmanfan said:
I would love to see that. I think Zuby will play in the league for 10+ years. The question will be the shooting, and I hope (and expect) to see progress on that next year.
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Bam has become one of the best “offensive hubs” for big men in the league, but he only averaged .7 assists in his lone year in college. Build and the way they are able to move with that much size just reminds me of eachother.
 
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