Thanks for watching! Lots to like for sure, plus some other interesting international names to keep watching like Mario Saint-Supery, Joan Beringer, Mo Faye, Ben Henshall...

@@FloorandCeiling Mohamed Diawara, Neoklis Avdalas, noah penda too...

@@norrinradd542 There's a bunch to name. I like Neo quite a bit, and I highlighted him in my Substack (in description), but I think he might go the college route. David Mirkovic is another international prospect who appears to be headed to the NCAA next season.

I'm a big fan of De Larrea. Like I said in the video, he's been around my top 20 since the start of the draft cycle. It's a shame that he's currently unable to play with a right ankle injury, but I'm high on his NBA prospects. I think he'll be a connective decision maker, able to fill in 1-3, who has a dribble/pass/shoot skillset.

Thanks! And I agree - go subscribe to the FLOOR and CEILING Substack.

He’s gonna be in my next top 10 most likely.

I have the same, but Johnson and Fears in the same tier, best fit available between the 2...

For both of you guys - what puts Tre Johnson in your top fives? I feel like he's the prospect who's least included out of everyone mentioned.

@@FloorandCeiling Imo Tre Johnson is the best bucket getter in the draft and he's starting to show flashes of being able to do more too. Kasparas to me I like in the top 20... but he's overhyped imo and is a suped up Dellavedova. A better version, but a quality back up or low end starter in the league. I don't think he has a Trae Young impact or Luka and he doesn't defend that well imo either. If you can't play defense in the league you better impact the offense like them. Tre Johnson is maybe an All-Star someday or at least borderlines it. Fears and Tre Johnson I feel will impact the game well, and depending on where they land will do really well. Tre Johnson has a skill that he can hang his hat on while improving in other areas.

@@FloorandCeiling Cause he's a bucket getter. Elite scoring ability and has good size. If I'm picking in the top 5, I want guys that can create their own shots and potentially be a star.

Who's your other 4?

​@@FloorandCeiling Flagg, Harper, Bailey and Johnson

He’s a big time hooper

If you're pretty involved in the draft community, you'll know these guys. If you're a casual, not really. For example, on The Athletic's most recent big board, only Jase Richardson out of the 5 players I feature was listed. In Bleacher Report's latest mock, Richardson and Cofie aren't mentioned at all. And regarding your other point about not projecting freshmen in the second round, here are the list of freshmen who have been selected in the second round since I started covering the draft: JT Thor, Greg Brown, Sharife Cooper, Brandon Boston Jr, Caleb Houstan, Max Christie, Kennedy Chandler, Bryce McGowens, Trevor Keels, Moussa Diabate, Josh Minott, Kendall Brown, JD Davison, Julian Phillips, Jordan Walsh, Amari Bailey, GG Jackson, Chris Livingston, Johnny Furphy, Cam Christie, and Bronny James. If you want to argue that the success rate on these is incredibly limited or even nonexistent, go for it. I won't push back. But there are freshmen who get drafted every year in the second round (even if that trend is going down), so it's something I have to factor in for my analysis. Like I mentioned in this video, I'd advise Cofie to return to school for 2026. In Sanon's case, he outright said he'd be a one-and-done.

@@FloorandCeiling Would you include a guy like Cofie over a prospect like Wooley??? He's not mentioned in too many draft communities, but probably better. Jeremiah Fears isn't a sleeper and hasn't been for a few weeks now... What about Mobley, Jr.? Maybe Josh Harris??? Those to me are sleepers. Cofie is an acceptable sleeper, Thomas Sorber to me isn't a sleeper at all anymore... Not saying the content is bad or anything, just giving my perspective. I guess I get it though, you are for the audience of a casual draft guy that can be really into basketball in some way... it's all good...

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It’s almost like I knew Fears would drop a 30 piece…

Yep, that's definitely how it's trending right now. NBA teams like him a lot.

Thanks, appreciate you! Danny is a fun and really unique player to watch. You don't see 7-footers who can run a pick-and-roll and have his level of ball skills, even if that can come with some rough turnovers. If he declares for the 2025 draft, I'll feature him on the channel at some point.

I wanted to see Kasparas be more aggressive as a scorer, and he has definitely done that in over his last handful of games. Moving up a lot of people's boards...

I know of Jacari, but I'm not too familiar with his game. Coincidentally, his last game (vs. Butler) stood out to me right around the time I saw your comment. I'll keep an eye out. As for Rocco, he has the size and tools - but not the instincts right now. You watch his tape and he misses box outs, doesn't secure rebounds, fumbles passes, etc. There's a lot to work with, but he's more raw than expected I think. Zikarky is really young, though, so targeting the 2026 draft makes a lot of sense.

Definitely but I'd say there's no shot

Thanks for watching! I'm sure you guys are pumped to have AJ. In a few years, I hope it's not forgotten how Egor set the blueprint for this new era of BYU basketball, even if Dybantsa's hype is logically unreal.

@@FloorandCeiling Coach Kevin Young has done an awesome job in his few short months here. The recruiting has been unprecedented. Egor has been awesome! Hoping he can continue to work his way into a top 5 draft pick this summer. Thanks!

@@TheRealJMart There were some cool nuggets on the Salt Lake Tribune about how Kevin Young took a covert meeting with AJ's parents in the middle of the Phoenix Suns' playoffs, for example. Having that NBA experience is a massive benefit obviously, but he's nailing down the personal aspect of college coaching and recruiting. From everything I've heard, Egor has settled down at BYU smoothly.

@@FloorandCeiling Agreed, 100%. It seems that he's also fired up the BYU boosters to be competitive and willing to shell out some dollars for these top prospects. It's been unreal to see it all unfold. If I can ask, what is your background? What part of the world are you from? How did you get into scouting? Love your work, as always.

@@TheRealJMart I'm from Spain, but I grew up in Brazil attending an international school and then graduated from Stony Brook University and USC stateside. I've also spent time in Australia and Argentina, so pretty all over the place in a good way. I've always been around basketball my entire life and, during the pandemic, I figured that I had plenty of time to try to make content in the draft space. That's opened up a lot of cool opportunities and I'm hoping to turn it into a career for an NBA organization down the line!

Keep in mind that he's usually facing 2-4 defenders on his drives at the high school level - and even then, he's usually getting to his spots or making the right read as a scorer and now increasingly as a facilitator. Let's look back at this comment in a year or so, but I feel confident that AJ won't have too many physical struggles in college. His handle, on the other hand, can keep adding more craft.

@ yeah for sure - rooting for anyone who makes it that far, my question is if an NBA team is willing to commit to a 6'9" Monta Ellis at number 1.

Would be a dream for Masai lol

Yessir my guy!

I'm sure he will. He's too good not to.

I've watched Cedric (a tiny bit last season at Eastern Washington also), but I haven't done a deeper dive into his game yet. I intend to, though, but let's see how this shoulder injury+surgery he has plays out. I know a few people who are pretty high on Coward. I like how he uses his length and I'm comfortable with his shot. Then, he's solid making decisions off the catch, which I think is something he's been doing a bit more this year as opposed to posting up. But again, this shoulder situation seems significant.

@@FloorandCeiling I'm a Cedric Coward fan also, but I like Nique Clifford just as much.

@@norrinradd542 He's good. I'll probably feature him in a video at some point this season...

Thanks for the support as always!

What do you like about him? I'm familiar with the name, but not the tape so far if I'm being honest. Numbers look intriguing, though he struggles to finish at the basket. I'm tracking Maxim Logue for Oregon State long term, as well.

@ he’s been a really fun watch reminds me a lot of Tristan da Silva. He’s really dynamic with the ball in his hands and his defense has been great as a switchable wing. He needs to work on the handle and decision making tho.

Playing with Trae Young would be a dream...

Naw we gonna get him with the kings pick we gonna get Cooper Flagg with the Lakers pick book it

@dwaynep7246 Whatevers Clever but we need an upgrade at Center.

@@dwaynep7246 We have enough wings

Harper can pass a bit more overall and he's more of a score-first guard for sure - but I do think he's gotten better at finding a balance between shooting and passing, and his teammates at Rutgers are pretty limited for the most part if I'm being brutally honest.

What do you see of Blake in Cooper?

I'm optimistic about Harper's three-pointer too, since that seems to be the biggest question mark so far. Thanks for watching!

I’m all in on Harper, hope my wizards draft him number 1.

Thanks for your support as always!

Thanks for watching. Reeves made 79 "close twos" last season (33 games), basically meaning shots right at the basket. He made 31 the season before that (34 games). Harper is already 46/58 at the rim this season (7 games), while being a freshman and his team's offensive engine. But I liked Antonio and had him as a surefire second rounder last year when a lot of drafts didn't even include him.

@ Appreciate the stats. Good points.

Most guards coming of college don’t have a polished three ball or jumpshot

he was 33% pre-ncaa and i think thats where he will sit by the end of the season. his shot and limited athl are his biggest flaws imo

I'm curious as to what makes you feel that way exactly, although I do think that Flagg hasn't been dominant offensively. That said, I feel like that was always my scouting report on him, so I'm not overly surprised. I think he's still been a very good defender, productive as a 17 y/o freshman, and some of the offensive concerns can be attributed to how he's being used. Duke is asking Flagg to do a lot with the ball in his hands. To give you an idea, 20.3% of his possessions are as a pick-and-roll ballhandler. He's only been used as a roller, cutter, and out of hand-offs 10.2% of the time COMBINED. This isn't playing to Cooper's strengths right now, which as a scorer are largely off-ball imo. I've always compared Flagg to Jayson Tatum, but with less self-creation and more rim protection and versatile defense. In the NBA, Tatum developed into a player who can handle the ball a lot, use ballscreens, organize his team. etc. - but at Duke, he was spotting up and playing in transition most of the time. If the same had been the case for Cooper, then I think he'd be perceived a little differently right now.

Bro the offense is very important for a #1 pick, the "17 years old" excuse will be gone in 3 more weeks and he's only a few months younger than the other top prospects, it was him that chose the college to go to, why? Look, I think what he brings to a team overall will be very good, just nothing great, it depends what team drafts him, he's definitely no one who you'd make "the guy" on a team, at least that's not what he's shown so far, a 3rd ,4th option at best, Dylan is literally showing he's an engine, there's no hype but he's actually showing what a #1 pick should look like, it's a long season ahead so maybe we'll see it from Coop but so far the hype seems more manufactured to me

I feel the same way ur not alone

Me and my boys were just saying the same thing hours ago ... Ace and harp are better .. the stats don't lie

Problem w coop is bro atrocious at shooting the 3ball and FT with the turnover problems

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching - appreciate it!

Ace doesn't have the handle to keep going once he meets contact, and it's a real issue. That's also why he has to ultimately take a lot of tough shots, which he can make, but those looks get increasingly difficult as the competition and athleticism he faces also get better. I also don't see him as much of a passer right now, although I believe in his potential as a defender. Ultimately, I think the most important question for Bailey in the draft is how he sees himself as a player - and, by extension, how the organization that drafts him views him. But the reason why I put more emphasis on the former is because I believe Ace has potential as a play finisher. He can make catch & shoot threes (defenders aren't going to block him at his height and versatility), cut (he doesn't have to handle), and he can smother attackers on defense with his length. I don't think he can break down a defender off the dribble or make complex passing reads that would merit significant on-ball time. However, fulfilling that role ultimately depends on whether Bailey himself buys into that, or he is single-minded in only being open to remaining the same type of player he was in high school. That's a long-winded explanation, but I also think it's something that applied to someone like Rob Dillingham last draft, for example. Dillingham only played isolation basketball in high school, and then he totally bought into being a team player at Kentucky. He let DJ Wagner and Reed Sheppard handle the ball as well, took stationary threes, and facilitated for others. I don't think Bailey has the handle or passing to create for others like Dillingham did, but he could definitely be more efficient and effective in a narrowed down role - be that now at Rutgers or in the future in the NBA.

@@FloorandCeiling Thank you for the detailed reply with which I quite agree. The problem is that I don't see, at the moment, Bailey limiting his role to a finishing player, I think he likes to have the ball in his hands too much. We'll have to see how playing alongside Dylan Harper influences his game (positively or negatively).

As of right now, it's looking he'll be in my next big board's top 20-25. Philon has been impressive to start the season, but I want to see more like you said before I continue moving him up. He'd caught my eye in high school at Link Academy when I was watching their games to scout Tre Johnson, but I didn't think he'd see that much playing time as a freshman at Alabama.

He’s him I graduated a couple years bf him he went to my high school I seen him in the 8th grade for the first time he had 30 a professional bucket

@@mjjama592 At Baker?

@ yes

He's been hooping

Yeah, I feel that. It's a comparison that I've made in my head before, but I think it's mostly the wild shotmaking and shot diet. Rob was infinitely better and shiftier as a ballhandler, a much more constant advantage creator, and his passing flashes existed - although I was concerned in his preseason about how he'd play team ball & adjust his habits. Those items also exist with Ace, but in slightly different ways.

I think people need to stop hunting for comparisons and just focus on what he does

Thanks! 🙏🙏

Thanks as per! Appreciate your constant support.

Thank you, much appreciated!

Legitimately has flashes of a young Joel Embiid… but Philly’s season would have to go really badly for them to pick so high up.

@FloorandCeiling I'm all for that.....trading Embiid. I'm also advocating for sending Maxey to LAL for CWoods, Vanderbilt and picks.

He'd be a dream for Toronto. I'd love for this to happen.

How come? I think it ultimately boils down to him being a more limited player than he was made out to be, but he’s still pretty good within those limitations (the space separation and ball handling come to mind as the most pressing matters, since they unlock his pull-up even more and probably his finishing)

He sounds like a role player ​@@FloorandCeiling

@@theman9048 I don't think he's a number one option type of prospect. I'm personally not that high on him, since a ton of development in many areas would need to take place. However, I'm higher on him than being a role player. Ace can make shots in a diverse manner of ways, he has genuine athleticism, strong positional size, and he should have positional versatility as well after some "lower hanging fruit" improvements with his strength+handle are achieved. His floor is probably close to what you're saying, but I don't necessarily perceive that as a bad thing in a top prospect.

@@FloorandCeiling MPJ most likely

@@theman9048 That's a pretty high outcome, though, and one many teams would love. Not to mention that, on an individual level, MPJ has made about $115 million so far and, if nothing goes wrong, he'll exceed $200m in career earnings by the time he retires.

What makes you say Wembanyama is mostly hype?

@@FloorandCeiling 1) For starters I'm not impressed with his offense - it's not "generational" to me. He's really Chet Holmgren 2.0, perhaps - and at this point I'd probably take Holmgren OVER Wemby. 2) He really looks fragile to me ....hard to believe he's going to last. 3) He IS taller and longer than most players, and has good coordination for his size. Overall Wemby's game is not that spectacular, it's just that he does it while being 7'4". Flagg is an alien - I don't know if we've ever seen such a truly elite player at both ends of the court.

@@FloorandCeiling I just don't see him that ground-breaking offensively. In addition, his frame is far too lean and I suspect he will be injury prone in the future. I would make the same comment about Holmgren, btw. I see greatness on the horizon for Cooper Flagg if he can stay healthy. He looks durable but he also really flies around out there ....

Gotta see how Holmes recovers first before anything.

I think he can play 1-3 on both ends of the floor, which is obviously great versatility to have. Best case scenario, Jakucionis can keep being a heavy on-ball offensive engine. In a safer floor, maybe he takes up a role similar to Bogdan Bogdanovic, where he's still one of the team's ballhandlers but is tasked more so with giving the lineup an injection of energy rather than leading it. Continuing on the topic of his body, what I really like about Kasparas - and I touch on this in the video - is how physical he is when driving to the basket. He gets to the free throw line a lot. He's already shot 16 free throws in his first two games with Illinois. Getting to the line so much helps him stay efficient, as well.

Who comes to mind for you?

@@FloorandCeiling Egor Demin should be the number 1 pick. Way more polished at playing the right way and already showed a preview of what he can do. Flagg I believe has hit his ceiling. He doesn't have much more to grow on. Demin needs to bulk up and start thinking he can dominate any college game, like Flagg. Plus, Flagg only shoots like 20% at the 3ball. Once Demin bulks up, it's superstar status and the trophies will be coming. Demin has the potential to be better than Magic at the same height because Magic never could shoot well. Demin is still growing and that's scary.

@@mikesmith9368 I don't know about Demin having the potential to be better than arguably the greatest point guard ever - that's an incredibly high standard which can't be set on him - but I've been very high on Egor going back months. I think that what he's showing now isn't exactly new, and a lot of his stock rising in the "mainstream" (so to speak) is because of more accessible tape now that he's playing college hoops in the USA.

I liked Will in EYBL play but had concerns about whether he’d be able to create space going forward. Also, in full transparency, I’ve watched him less than some other names so I’m not as comfortable with him yet. Still, has looked good in first games with Illinois. Debut was an eye opener in particular. I wanna see more and it’s also good for Riley to have Jakucionis on the team already since lots of scouts are guaranteed to get eyes on him.

@ agreed I think if his shooting is legit there’s no way he’s not a top 20 pick with his height we’ll see how the season goes

Who’s your top 4 right now?

@@FloorandCeiling 1. Flagg 2. Ace 3. Harper 4. Kasparas