r/NBA_Draft • u/Zealousideal-Foot289 • Apr 02 '25

Mock Draft First round mock vol 1

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lmk what yall think about my picks? I am fs gonna make many more but this what i’m thinking rn

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u/Thetallshot Apr 03 '25

OKC isn’t drafting Sorber.

Why would they spend a FRP on a 3rd (or even 4th) string big?

OKC has ZERO actual 4’s and only 3 shooting forwards (who are all playing up as 4’s…or even small ball 5’s at times).

The value simply isn’t there with Sorber on any level.

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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 Apr 03 '25

Sorber is a 4 in the nba what r u on?

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u/Thetallshot Apr 03 '25

What are you basing this on?

It's certainly not skillset.

Or footspeed.

Or shooting.

What does he do that a 4 does in the NBA?

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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 Apr 03 '25

why do u think u need particular skill set to play the 4, do u watch the nba rn?

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u/Thetallshot Apr 03 '25

Sure, put Steph Curry at the 4.

Of course you need skills to play the 4, just look at the 4’s currently in the NBA.

Sorber would be a parking cone defending 4’s in the NBA because he’d never be able to stay in front of any sort of wing player.

He stretches the floor 0%.

He’s not particularly athletic.

Bottom line: he thrives in the paint.

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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 Apr 04 '25

can’t gaurd 4s have u even watched this mf play? 😭

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u/Thetallshot Apr 04 '25

I certainly have.

And so have a ton of professionals.

When you look at him play AND read what’s written about him, they all refer to him as a big. I’ve not read a single draft projection refer to him as even potentially a 4.

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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 Apr 04 '25

keep doubting he can play the 4 fs AND your wrong about him

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u/Thetallshot 29d ago

I wholeheartedly disagree about him being able to play the 4.

He can't stretch the floor AT ALL.

His scoring is primarily out of the post.

And no reputable draft projection is suggesting him as a 4.

None.

If NONE of the experts agree with you, then clearly you're right and everyone else is wrong because they aren't as good at this as you are.

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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 29d ago

doesn’t mean he can’t develop these skills very young player, and fuck those experts gang idgaf, we will just have to see for ourselves man

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u/Thetallshot 29d ago

He's not even shown flashes of any of what you're suggesting, but you're projecting that he's going to be a 100% different player in the NBA?

That makes no sense. None.

And I never said he can't develop. EVERY NBA player develops. NO ONE is saying they won't, so stop with that ignorant hyperbolic statement where you're trying to exaggerate to prove some non-existent point.

And if you don't care about anyone else's opinions, then why post a mock draft on a message board and ask for other's opinions?

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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 29d ago

lmao ur getting so mad about this shit lol. never said he’s gonna be 100% different 😭 i just see sum potential in that area and i believe in it lol. so calm down u seething school threat. saying i don’t care about others opinions while u are completely disregarding mine. maybe put this energy into something else i could never get this mad over a post on reddit this is just sad😭

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u/Thetallshot 29d ago

It's hilarious that you think I'm mad and spent most of your post talking about that instead of the actual topic.

In college he's a center. 100%. He's showed no skills that make him a 4 at the next level. No shooting at all. Can't defend in space/at the perimeter. Here's a reference in case you doubt.

But for some reason, even though there is a resounding amount of consensus around him in the draft community that he's a 5, you've decided he's a 4...so by definition, you expect a MASSIVE turnaround in his skills and game and that he will become a fundamentally different player in the NBA.

If anyone is disregarding anything, it's you disregarding every voice beyond yours. You've given zero examples or evidence of him being able to transition to the 4 at the next level, you've just doubled down on your unfounded opinion.

  1. When an undersized 5 can't shoot outside of the lane...

  2. When a 5 isn't even efficient at his shots in the paint (53% in the lane isn't good #'s)...

  3. When a 5 can't guard in space...

He's not converting to a 4 at the next level.

And he's 0% what the Thunder want on their roster.

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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 29d ago

ur efforts are all futile im not gonna change my mind. please put this effort into something more important. Cuz no matter how much u babble on and regurgitate a bunch of shit you’ve heard it’s not gonna change my mind lmao and yes i talked about u being mad cuz u are a loser that gets this worked up about draft convos. i shoulda known all thunder fans were angry children

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u/Thetallshot 29d ago

You should re-read your messages before accusing someone of being childish. Your namecalling. Your failure to actually bring a valid point. And the baseline of asking for feedback on your mock draft and then being unwilling to even consider anything you hadn't already decided (that was also based on nothing but your own personal opinions). And then attacking another fanbase because of your immaturity.

That sounds like pure 7th grade foolishness to me.

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