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Evan Cole · Draft Desk

Class of 2025

Total Picks

Steals

Reaches

Rounds

Draft Grade Leaderboard

4 picks · 3 values

Winner

B+

Coopa Troopas

6 picks · 2 steals · 2 values · 2 misses

B+

The 3rd Options

3 picks · 1 steal

Shep and Co.

1 picks · 1 value

Shane Gillis Alexander

3 picks · 1 steal · · 1 reach

Bullet Risacher

4 picks · 2 values · 1 reach

B−

HeHateMe

3 picks · 1 value · 1 reach

B−

1 picks ·

Wet Like I’m Book

2 picks · 1 reach

Ayton on Brodie’s Team

3 picks · 1 value · 1 miss

Round 1

Cooper FlaggValueSF · DAL

Coopa Troopas· This is not a steal.

Dylan HarperStealSG · SAS

Coopa Troopas· Here's where the trade comes in.

Ace BaileyValueSF · UTA

· Bailey is the most complicated grade in this class.

VJ EdgecombeValueSG · PHI

Bullet Risacher· Edgecombe was the fastest to contribute of anyone in this class.

Derik QueenValueC · NOP

Bullet Risacher· Queen is the second pick in a remarkable two-pick first-round haul, and he's the one that sneaks up on you.

Tre JohnsonStealSG · WAS

Shane Gillis Alexander· Evan Cole's pick for steal of the draft — not because Johnson fell, but because fantasy managers systematically undervalue high-usage scorers on bad teams.

Jeremiah FearsValuePG · NOP

Ayton on Brodie’s Team· Fears was the third point guard off the board and the one with the least pre-draft noise — which made him feel like a reach in real time but looks increasingly like value in retrospect.

Kon KnueppelValueSF · CHA

· Knueppel is the player you root for in dynasty because his game scales.

Khaman MaluachValueC · PHX

Shep and Co.· Maluach is a dynasty long-hold where you have to be honest about what you're holding.

Collin Murray-BoylesStealPF · TOR

The 3rd Options· Murray-Boyles at 12 is the quiet steal nobody is talking about.

Round 2

Cedric CowardValuePG · MEM

Coopa Troopas· Coward was the best of the second-rounders in real time — and the pick looks clean a season later.

Egor DeminReachPG · BKN

HeHateMe· Demin is the most polarizing pick in this class.

Kasparas JakučionisValuePG · MIA

· Jakucionis is a patient hold in the best possible situation.

Walter ClaytonReachPG · UTA

Bullet Risacher· Clayton's shooting touch is genuine — but it doesn't show up consistently enough in Utah's system to justify an early second-round spot.

Liam McNeeleyTBDPF · CHA

The 3rd Options· Nothing to grade yet.

Carter BryantReachPF · SAS

Shane Gillis Alexander· Bryant is a more refined athlete than he is a basketball player — and in dynasty, that gap matters early.

Yang HansenTBDC · POR

Wet Like I’m Book· Hansen is the definition of a stash — an international center who Portland drafts and develops slowly while you watch the G League numbers and wait.

Thomas SorberStealC · OKC

Coopa Troopas· This is what the OKC effect looks like.

Nolan TraoréReachPG · BKN

Wet Like I’m Book· Traoré's ceiling is legitimate — a 6'5" French guard with plus athleticism and genuine playmaking instincts.

Ryan KalkbrennerMissC · CHA

Coopa Troopas· This is the dynasty reality of taking a fifth pick in round two: you need a hit to justify it, and Kalkbrenner hasn't delivered one.

Round 3

Nique CliffordMissPG · SAC

Coopa Troopas· Context matters here.

Noa EssengueTBDPF · CHI

· This is a different situation than most third-rounders: Essengue is the only young asset on a team that traded away their picks and veterans.

Jase RichardsonTBDPG · ORL

· Richardson has a real name and a real game.

Danny WolfTBDC · BKN

Bullet Risacher· Wolf might be the sleeper of this entire class.

Will RileyTBDPF · WAS

The 3rd Options· Riley landed in the best possible situation for a third-round pick: a rebuilding team that wants young players to develop.

Yanic Konan NiederhauserTBDPF · LAC

Shane Gillis Alexander· LA is not a development situation and Niederhauser is paying for it.

Kam JonesTBDPG · IND

Ayton on Brodie’s Team· Jones is the beneficiary of the best third-round situation in the class.

Johni BroomeValueC · PHI

HeHateMe· This is the sleeper hit of the third round.

Eric DixonMissPF · LAL

Ayton on Brodie’s Team· Dixon's college production was real but his athleticism was always a concern, and those concerns proved legitimate against NBA bodies.

Drake PowellTBDPG · BKN

HeHateMe· Powell is the final pick of the draft and he's playing 15 minutes on a rebuilding team — which is already better than most 30th picks can say.

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Evan Cole·May 12, 2026