The 2025 NBA Draft is just around the corner with the prize at the top being Cooper Flagg. Es Baraheni and guest from the Game Theory Podcast Bryce Simon break down Cooper's game and who he would fit best with. After a break they discuss the tank race, who could be selected in the top 5, and how good the 2025 class is.Host: Es BaraheniWith: Bryce SimonExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtAudio Producer: Grayson MoodyJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Ua2qrEe7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to a special edition of the Athletic NBA Daily. I'm S. Barahini, joined by my guy, Bryce Simon, co-host of the Pistons Pulse. You might know him as Motor City Hoops on X or Twitter, whatever you want to call it. Also, co-host of the Game Theory Podcast with Sam Vecini. Look, Bryce. I don't know about you.
A lot of people are going to be focused on the playoff race, the race to the top, as some might say. But me, as a person who covers the Toronto Raptors, I'm focused on the race towards the bottom, the cellar dwellers race. That's what I am focused on, which is the tank race. And since you do such a great job of covering the NBA draft, I figured we'd have you on.
To talk about the draft and everything that's happening, March Madness is around the corner. Obviously, you know, everybody's going to be focused on some of the stars that might be in that tournament. But I wanted to start it off with the guy that everybody is talking about, which is Cooper Flagg. And I think general consensus coming into this year was that he was the number one guy.
And I would imagine so far the consensus is that he's still the number one guy. But he kind of scared a lot of people recently. when he said that, man, maybe there's a chance I could stay and keep playing college. And, you know, I kind of like this. This isn't a bad deal. How do you feel about his comments about potentially staying an extra year in college?
Yeah, first off, this is my fifth year doing Pistons work, and this is the first year I am not part of the tank race conversation. And so I'm glad that you want to talk NBA draft and brought me on because the Pistons post will not be talking NBA draft. Maybe some second round prospects, as it looks like their pick will convey. Yeah, so this is interesting.
I'll be honest with you, S. I don't know how much credence I've given it. I'm like, there's no way he's really going to turn down being the number one pick. Listen, if that's what he wants to do, like if he loves college, he loves being the guy at Duke and all of that, you know, my immediate thought was money.
And I wonder if Duke could, I almost think Duke could match what his first year salary would be in the NBA.
Like, do you think, I wonder if that's like 11 and a half million dollars.
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