NBA front offices have canvassed the globe for the past year in preparation for the 2025 draft, scouting prospects and narrowing down their boards. Now, it's decision-making mode.
Scouting reports are filled with details and descriptors to distinguish prospects. Evaluation encompasses myriad factors, of course -- but which prospects have earned superlatives? Who comes to mind as the best playmakers, shooters and defenders in this class?
Now that the draft is less than two weeks away -- Round 1 begins June 25 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN -- analyst Jeremy Woo matched 20 prospects with the traits that make them special, as a way to understand how this class stacks up and how the top players could reach their long-term potential.