Latest Draft projections for Chaz?

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Results finally posted:
2nd in the Standing Vertical: 33"
5th in the Max Vertical: 39" (on the actual chart he's 7th, 3 guys all hit 39.5")
5th in Lane Agility: 10.53
8th among guards in 3/4 Sprint: 3.12
11th among guards in wingspan: 6'9"
13th among guards in shuttle run: 2.96

Shooting:
20 of 30 off dribble
20 of 25 spot up
17 of 25 3PT star
22 of 26 3PT side
10 of 10 FT

2nd best overall % in the draft, only Mark Sears hit at a higher %


I think Chaz helped himself a lot. Size wise right where he should be 6'5" in shoes 206lbs and finished in the top in every category he did
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Results finally posted:
2nd in the Standing Vertical: 33"
5th in the Max Vertical: 39" (on the actual chart he's 7th, 3 guys all hit 39.5")
5th in Lane Agility: 10.53
8th among guards in 3/4 Sprint: 3.12
11th among guards in wingspan: 6'9"
13th among guards in shuttle run: 2.96

Shooting:
20 of 30 off dribble
20 of 25 spot up
17 of 25 3PT star
22 of 26 3PT side
10 of 10 FT

2nd best overall % in the draft, only Mark Sears hit at a higher %


I think Chaz helped himself a lot. Size wise right where he should be 6'5" in shoes 206lbs and finished in the top in every category he did
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Wow... I would not have guessed that level of athleticism across the board. Love it for him!
 
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MinisterofDef#92 said:
Wow... I would not have guessed that level of athleticism across the board. Love it for him!
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We have had a few sneaky athletes like that. Like the year Keon and Jaden came out, everyone knew Keon would have great numbers, but Springer also tested very well, despite not showing insane athleticism here. But someone will definitely take Chaz after being one of the best shooters and all around athletes at the combine.
 
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I've seen Chaz at the back end of the first round in some recent mock drafts I've looked at. That's where I think he'll go.

Not sure Jahmai gets drafted, but he will get picked up by someone. Same with Igor, though I would say Jahmai has a better shot at being drafted.
 
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I have no clue as to whether Mashack will be drafted, but I’ve seen a couple of recent articles commenting on how important Alex Caruso is to the Thunder’s chances in the series. Appears there’s an opinion in the NBA of the necessity of having a defensive specialist on your team which fits Mashack’s skill set.
 
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Scouting quotes for Chaz

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2025 NBA Draft Confidential: Coaches, executives, scouts on Dylan Harper, top guard prospects

This year's draft features multiple prospects who'd likely have been at or near the top of last year's draft boards.
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Chaz Lanier | 6-4 wing | 24 years old | Tennessee​

Eastern Conference executive No. 4: That damn guy can score. Lanier could go 28-30, somewhere in there. To me, he’s a pretty good player. So if I had a pick in those areas, he would be a guy I’d be looking at.

College assistant coach No. 8: High-level shooter. High level. Elite standstill or transition pull-up shooter. No matter what level, there’s a premium on that. He is a better defender than (former Volunteer) Dalton Knecht. The last two months, the light bulb went on. Chaz has a quiet mental toughness. And he’s physically tough. You can hit him. He doesn’t mind that.
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Chaz is such an efficient shooter that I think he will makes for a really good role player in the NBA. He is a guy that will quietly go 4-5 from 3 off the bench. He doesn't really need volume to be productive like Dalton sometimes needs. I could see a team falling in love with how he could complement their roster and select him in the early 20s.
 
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From John Hollinger's big board (top 75):

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2025 NBA Draft’s top 75 prospects, from Cooper Flagg to Ace Bailey and more

One big man has moved all the way into the top 10 after our initial breakdown of top prospects.
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65. Chaz Lanier
The best shooter left on the board, Lanier isn’t quite as deadly from 3 as Brea and still presents a lot of the same weaknesses. Still, Lanier shot 49.2 percent from 3 over his college career and 82.4 percent from the line, and he played as a scorer who wasn’t just getting to those percentages on catch-and-shoots. He’s a better athlete than Brea and has a chance to stick as a movement shooter.
The bad news is just about everything else. Aside from shooting, Lanier basically did nothing at an NBA level; he’s not a point guard, he puts no pressure on the rim, he’s a minus defender, and he doesn’t draw fouls. About the best that can be said is he rarely turns the ball over.
Lanier is small for a wing at 6-4, but a 6-9 wingspan and a 33-inch no-step vertical will at least give him some chance at the defensive end. He was a minus defender, but his tape wasn’t the carcass-laden hellscape of Brea’s either.
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67. Igor Milicic
In a draft where every other player seems to be a 6-5 shooting guard, there aren’t that many players in Miličić’s size cohort. He’s a true power forward who offers some secondary rim protection (3.6 percent career block rate) and finishing ability (62.6 percent career mark on 2s), plus he can rebound. On the other hand, the case against him is that he might just get big-boy’d by true post players but doesn’t quite have the lateral ability to hang with perimeter players.
Can Miličić fill in the skill dimension well enough? He shot 34.5 percent on 3s for his college career, including just 31.4 percent in his senior year, but he had a high assist rate for a perimeter player. In most cases, this archetype tops out as a plus-starter in the G League, but finding big forwards who are truly capable of playing on the perimeter in an NBA game is a hard business. Miličić at least has a chance to become one.
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Indiana Pacers drafting right underneath Detroit is interesting. They definitely got some intel to make a trade at that spot where Chaz was projected with the Spurs.
 
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