Potential Top-Five Pick Nolan Traore | First Look 2025 NBA Draft Scouting Breakdown

Sam & Bryce break down film of 2025 NBA Draft prospect, Nolan Troare of France
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Sam Vecenie, a Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic, talks all about basketball. From the NBA, to the NBA Draft, to college hoops and even some high school, Vecenie has you covered in this show.

[@serge6885]

Nolan Traore & Victor Wembanyama...

[@christopheb.6121]

Our new TP ! 🇫🇷

[@guyben1657]

Can't wait for a Ben Saraf breakdown episode from you guys. I watched highlights and lowlights videos of him from the FIBA U-18 EuroBasket and I was so impressed. He reminds me a bit of SGA, with his ability to use crossovers, body hesitations, change of speeds and creating separation. He also strikes as a good athlete with a plus wingspan, and a really good ball handler. I have him as a top 5 pick if he dominants in Ulm this upcoming season.

[@TheFilmSpace1]

He’s impressive.

[@lawsonwilfrid3312]

For me he will be top three!!!

[@JohSentenza]

"Sainte Cantine" 😂

[@Gurusson-qr5np]

Could you do Savo Drezgic and Andrej Kostic if you get a chance? Drezgic was especially impressive. I think he got robbed of MVP.

[@אופירזונטג]

Ben Saraf literally averaged 28 points on great efficiency carrying Israel to wins against France and Spain which were huge favourites in this tournament

[@אופירזונטג]

Ben Saraf is a lock lottery pick!!! Check him out!

[@Gurusson-qr5np]

@@אופירזונטג You’re right Saraf definitely went off at the 18u’s and maybe it was a bit unfair to say Savo got robbed. but I don’t think Saraf’s a lottery pick. Saraf is the ideal height for a point guard at 6,6. Luka doncic is 6,7. But Saraf shot really bad from the field last year. But honestly who knows maybe he is. Tijuane Siluan had awful stats and got picked 6th. Ben does have good intangibles in that he is 6,6 at point guard.

[@אופירזונטג]

@@Gurusson-qr5np all depends on this season even if he is just decent he is a lock lottery pick

[@arusinov]

@@Gurusson-qr5np He played in very good professional league for a team which reached semifinals (other teams in Israeli top division semifinals were EuroLeague playoff team Maccabi Tel-Aviv, EuroCup top-8 team Hapoel Tel-Aviv and FIBA "Champions league" 2022/23 runner-up Hapoel Jerusalem) - unlike all other prospects which played against kids except Traore (and even Traore played just 9 games in French league - not full season like Saraf). 17 years kids are never ever efficient against high level professionals. LaMelo shooting split in Australia was 39 / 28 / 70 and he was some 8 months older than Saraf. 17 years old Wemby 42 / 28 / 68 in France.

[@squalllecanard8339]

Ce mec va tout casser prochainement notamment en nba. Le futur de l'équipe de France est radieux avec Nola; Sarr; Salaun; Risacher; Wemby; Coulibaly et même Oscar Wembanyama (sans oublier Yabusele Lesort Cordinier Gobert Fournier) Vivement 2028 qu'on prenne notre revanche chez eux; on ira là bas pour chercher l'or.

[@jaym.g.5789]

As a Nets fan, a lot of the attention is on Flagg and rightfully so. But man Traore is like, might be the perfect backcourt mate to Cam Thomas and would be an excellent consolation prize if the ping pong balls don't go their way

[@jaygolden4811]

Killian Hayes is all i see