Alliance executive: Harper possesses Ginobili qualities!

ESPN voted on the best draft choices of other teams besides Flag, with Ichcomb and Hubble in the top two!

1. VJ Ichcombe (Philadelphia 76ers, No. 3): 10 votes

2. Dylan Harper (Tottenham, No. 2): 6 votes

Also voted were: Carter Bryant (Spurs), Young Hansen (Portland Trail Blazers), Trey Johnson (Wizards), Nicky Clifford (Sacramento Kings)/Assa Newell (Atlanta Hawks).

After Flag became the undisputed focus of the 2025 draft, we turned to the other players to ask this question. "The best choice" is intentionally left as an explanation: the purpose is to find out one or some candidates that other teams prefer. The big winner here is Edgecombe, who finished third in the game against the Sixers and showed off his talent in his only game in the Utah Summer League earlier this month, scoring 28 points. The Baylor guard is gradually growing into a dynamic bottom lane breakthrougher, and many executives and scouts believe that he, who was mainly away from the ball during college, will show underexploited potential once he has mastered the ball.

Ichcombe is expected to show his abilities on both sides of the offense and defense, although in Philadelphia, the Sixers also have Tyres McCaey and 2024 draft pick Jared McCain as point guards, so there are some reasonable questions about adaptability, and Ichcombe has the potential to stand out on both sides of the offense and defense, which ultimately overwhelms those concerns. In the league, people are generally optimistic about his future prospects.

"In view of [Joel] Embiid's uncertain health, VJ may be the second best player in Philadelphia by the end of the season," said an Eastern Conference general manager. "He is so good and will be like a fish in Nick Nusson's system." The second-place finisher has Ginobili's traits

Harper of San Antonio, the second-round rookie from Rutgers, won six votes. Despite the already rather crowded backcourt position, some still think the Spurs are an ideal place to settle as Harper will compete with 2024-25 rookie Player of the Year Stephen Castell and newly-joined De Aaron Fox. Harper's skills in pick-and-roll coordination and his cunning and powerful playing style make him the Spurs' first choice, and the Spurs are working to further enhance the team's ball-handling ability around Victor Vinbanyama. Even though Harper appeared as a substitute in the early stages of his career, he was optimistic that he would become the core player that the team relied on for a long time.

"[Harper] has some [Manu] Ginobili qualities in offense," said a Western Conference executive. "If a three-pointer really becomes a big weapon for him, then he can make Fox dispensable and bring a good trading asset to San Antonio."