2025 NBA Draft

[Deleterious]

What Sam Vecenie said about Lanier in his draft guide.

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SUMMARY: Lanier is a tremendous shooter and for that reason alone, he’s worth a look from NBA teams. Moreover, he’s shown a true ability to make shots off of movement, something that is valued highly by NBA teams. If he’s going to make it, it’s going to have to be as a specialist shooter, because the rest of his game isn’t at the NBA level. So the question is simply whether or not he is good enough as a shooter to be a specialist. Sam Merrill, who is similarly sized to Lanier and has carved out a strong NBA career, drilled 42 percent of his 759 3-point attempts in his collegiate career. Lanier was at the 40.2 percent mark on 687 attempts. Seth Curry was a bit smaller, but he was at 42 percent from 3 over his final three years at Duke on 531 attempts. Joe Harris was at 40.7 percent, but he was bigger and could shoot over the top of defenders in a way that Lanier won’t. Lanier is close enough to that line as a shooting specialist that I’d be willing to give it a shot and see if he turns into one of the best shooters on Earth. But I don’t think he’s there yet, which means he’s a better two-way bet.

 

[Betrayer]

Surprised to see Raynaud still on the board.

[GalagaGuy]

What the hell happened with Lanier's FT% this past season?   

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

 

[RandyMarsh]

Givony actually correctly mocked Lanier to us in his last mock the other day.

[RandyMarsh]

Just heard on the radio that Lanier is older than 5 current Pistons and is somehow only a few months younger than Cade and Stewart. 

 

 

[Deleterious]

He played 5 seasons and will turn 24 in December.  

[Deleterious]

They are going to regret that pick.

 

[casimir]

13 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

They are going to regret that pick.

 

Maybe he just dislikes the hat?  It does suck.