sam wilson
@Double_PG
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Last time - here is my final 2025 NBA Draft Big Board. The class obviously thinned out a good bit with a bunch of surprise returners, but I largely stuck with my prior evaluations. Will be interesting to see who hits outside of the consensus top guys. Replies & DMs appreciated.

Huge thank you to one of my favorite draft guys in the space, @PenguinHoops, for hopping on the show today to talk returners of note in the 2026 class. Apple podcast was being annoying so we’ll be uploading only exclusively on Spotify for now. We talked Stirtz, Ant Rob + more.
Had a great time chopping it up with @AtTheLevel (back in May, mb🤗) about a bunch of the bigs in the 2025 NBA draft. Also, NEW SHOW! Go shoot me a follow over on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, will be weekly uploads with a variety of guests on Mondays and Thursdays, linked below.
For the second part of my series about the best returners in College Basketball I took a Look at my favourite two: Bennett Stirtz and Jayden Quaintance Link down below and make sure to read it!
Lots of great prospects for the 2025 NBA draft returned last year due to NIL money, I took a look at 3 of my favourites for the upcoming college season as part of a mini series I am planning to do over the next months. Any feedback is appreciated! medium.com/@luc222003/my-…
One of the major winners of the 2025 NBA Draft were the Orlando Magic, drafting both Jase Richardson and Noah Penda with late picks I wrote about both in a piece in December, which talks about what they can do from day 1 for the Magic Check it out in the link below 🔽
🚨MEGA THREAD🚨 Upside Swings did a ton of player breakdowns this cycle, so here is a running thread of every player that we covered who has been drafted! If you’re a fan looking to familiarize yourself with players taken by your team, check out the links below!👇
Annual reminder that typically there are ~15-25 NBA rotation level players per draft class... with that said, not everyone taken in the first round is going to stick, and there are plenty of guys still available that should have long and successful careers in the right situation.
My top players available heading into R2: Adou Thiero (12) Ryan Kalkbrenner (17) Noah Penda (19) Will Richard (21) Sion James (23) Amari Williams (24) Rasheer Fleming (25) Eric Dixon (27) Bogoljub Markovic (29) Max Shulga (31) Johni Broome (32) Micah Peavy (34) Quality players…
Favorite Picks/Fits from R1: Carter Bryant - SA Thomas Sorber - OKC Kasparas Jakucionis - MIA Jase Richardson - ORL In a draft where a lot of teams seemed to devalue fit/roster construction/stylistic compatibility, these four guys landed in spots where they should be able to…
The last two picks of the draft (Bryant, SA and Sober, OKC) are probably my two favorite selections of the first round so far.
2025 NBA Draft Big Board 1.0, Final. this has been a painstaking process of prospect evals the past 6 months, but I really do appreciate all the DraftTwt accounts who've helped give me insight along the way. as always, i'm open to answering ALL questions about my board!!!
FinnDraft's Final 2025 NBA Draft Big Board: This has been a transformative class for me and my evaluations. I'd like to thank all of the wonderful people I've had the privilege of interacting with this cycle. Thank you all sm , 21-45 will be in the replies. Ask questions below!
FinnDraft's 2025 NBA Draft Big Board 2.0: A lot has changed since my first board. Would love to parse through any placements you agree with, disagree with, etc. 21-30 will be included below. Appreciate all of the feedback on my first board.
My 2025 NBA Draft Board I decided to do a write-up explaining a little about my scouting process along with general thoughts about my top 40 prospects. Link will be in the replies ⬇️. Let me know your thoughts
A promise is a promise My write up on Noa Essengue is OUT The Ups and Downs of Noa Essengue: Where Is He Really At Right Now? open.substack.com/pub/ssrole/p/t…
If this post gets 30+ likes I’ll post my Essengue write up I have ready before the draft starts tomorrow.
Final 2025 NBA Draft Board Please let me know any feedback or disagreements in the replies and I’ll be sure to answer!
This is always the most anticipated episode we do each year, and hopefully the YouTube watchers enjoy the visuals. Had a blast as always, and thank you to @Double_PG and @Cparkernba for coming in clutch!
🚨IT’S HERE🚨 The annual Upside Swings mock draft extravaganza episode is now available on YouTube! Big thank you to @Double_PG and @Cparkernba for joining us, and to everyone who supported throughout this cycle! Link in tweet below!👇
Had a blast as always with the mock pod We did do it before the KD trade Shoutout to @Cparkernba & @Double_PG for lending their expertise Let us know what you guys think, what mistakes we made, and what picks you like!
🚨IT’S HERE🚨 The annual Upside Swings mock draft extravaganza episode is now available on YouTube! Big thank you to @Double_PG and @Cparkernba for joining us, and to everyone who supported throughout this cycle! Link in tweet below!👇
Huge thank you to guys at Upside Swings for having me back on the pod, had an absolute blast recording w the fellas and @Double_PG and hope everybody enjoys the mock we ended up coming up with. Give it a listen!
🚨IT’S HERE🚨 The annual Upside Swings mock draft extravaganza episode is now available on YouTube! Big thank you to @Double_PG and @Cparkernba for joining us, and to everyone who supported throughout this cycle! Link in tweet below!👇