BYU freshman Egor Demin has decided to enter the NBA draft, a source tells Jonathan Givony of ESPN.
The 19-year-old guard is considered a borderline lottery pick, ranking 12th in ESPN’s draft projections and 15th in the latest mock draft from Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report.
Demin averaged 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 27.5 minutes per game this season and was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team.
At 6’9″, Demin played point guard for the Cougars, leading them to a 26-10 record and an appearance in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 15 years. Givony notes that he showed creativity with his passing — finishing fourth in the conference in assists — but frequently had issues with outside shooting, turnovers and defense.
Demin was born in Moscow and moved to Spain when he was 15 to play for Real Madrid. He became one of the top prospects in European basketball, prompting BYU to pay a $1MM buyout to Real Madrid for his services.
Good luck egor! Hope you do well in the nba!
Intriguing size for PG, but he needs to get stronger and improve his jump shot.
Listed as a guard. Don’t see that in next level. He is a playmaker great size as a 3 imo. Still young and raw. Has plenty of upside. Definitely a lottery pick. Its all about upside and potential today. When you are drafting 19 yr olds. Positional size is always a big thing for NBA. I can see Dallas taking him if Jakucionis is off the board. Young and talented. We all know Russians are tough. Not a soft Euro.
It’s so obvious you haven’t watched him play much at all, so like why say this much about him?
I have issues with turnovers too. Apple turnovers. I can’t stop eating them. Sweet tooth I guess. Dealing with a lot lately.
Arby’s?
“BYU to pay a $1MM buyout to Real Madrid for his services.“
Missed this. I didn’t know universities can buy players today. This is crazy. NIL money doesn’t come from Universities. If Universities can buy talent. Then they should be bidding on HS talent. Something is OFF here.
“At 6’9″, Denim played point guard for the Cougars” *Demin* He’ll probably get a nick like “Blue Denim” later on. That’ll be a hard typo/misspeak to overcome.
I agree with Al’s thoughts. Excellent potential as an NBA 3. He’s definitely not a soft Euro.
Super unique player really hope he goes somewhere that can actually develop his skill set