pingypongyme

124 | 3 hours ago

Scored 46 points against Purdue and set a school Freshman record. Kids a baller.

daboys765 | Celtics

19 | 2 hours ago

To be fair that Purdue defense was genuinely dogshit

Sharp-Selection-3541

52 | 2 hours ago

Most ncaa defenses are genuinely dogshit. Scoring 46 is fucking awesome regardless

Awi1ix

14 | 2 hours ago

Doesn’t mean we should discount that amazing performance..

daboys765 | Celtics

-12 | 2 hours ago

Oh for sure. I’m just saying, I watched almost every game of that team and there are probably a lot of people that could score that many if they tried really hard. But it was a very impressive game.

JohnnyT723 | Hawks

7 | an hour ago

Not a single other player got above 30 against Purdue in a game this year.

dawidowmaka | Bucks

1 | 29 minutes ago

I didn’t see anyone else put up 46 on them

Exzibit21 | Clippers

97 | 3 hours ago

Clipper

VanwallEnjoy3r | Suns

50 | 3 hours ago

Does he know?

Lil-Schusta | Mavericks

55 | 2 hours ago

He wouldn’t have declared if he thought he’d be a Clipper

dianeblackeatsass | Grizzlies

24 | 2 hours ago

yea would really suck to be a multimillionaire in LA

zazenbr | Raptors

1 | 8 minutes ago

Sure, but then you’d have to play for the Clippers.

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 18 minutes ago

Probably have to live in a rough area to afford a home on a rookie salary in LA.

(only half joking)

ComprehensiveList769 | Hawks

8 | 2 hours ago

He does. Maybe

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

4 | an hour ago

I mean if the pacers pick falls out of the top 4 they could get him

EternaBoi | Bulls

6 | an hour ago

Wouldn’t be a terrible situation. There are worse. Could be the Bulls

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 18 minutes ago

Hopefully not.

I am hoping he is a Jazz or Kings pick.

ThinReply2047 | Thunder

49 | 3 hours ago

I’m very convinced he’ll be the best player of this draft. He looks very poised with the ball in his hands

DiscoLemonade1995

35 | 3 hours ago

Bold statement!

axnjxn00 | Magic

12 | 3 hours ago

i watch him and he screams bust so gonna be interesting how his career ends up

TheKalty

9 | 2 hours ago

Imo that title belongs to Peterson, but hey I’ve been known to be wrong here and there ;)

aiden3buckets | Hornets

4 | 2 hours ago

How can you watch Peterson and see anything that screams bust besides like injuries

bigbodydenver | Nuggets

2 | an hour ago

I don’t see it with Peterson either. Just doesn’t seem like it will happen

Quite a guard class with Flemings Wagler Acuff Burries MikelBrown all likely going top 10

So will be very interesting how this guard class pans out

jack3moto

2 | 41 minutes ago

Literally everything that wasn’t on the court regarding Peterson screams bust. Self determined Minute restrictions. Fake illnesses. There were to many games Kansas played better without Peterson than with him for a projected top 2-3 pick.

Classic-Bag-6145 | United States

2 | 34 minutes ago

actually peterson was the one who determined the minutes restriction

jack3moto

1 | 28 minutes ago

I know. I said self determined. He chose the restriction himself. He was a complete head case for a team that should have been competing for at minimum a final 4 with the talent they had. He definitely has the skill to be a great nba player but I feel like there is a lot of athleticism and skill at the top of the draft from guys who aren’t headcases.

trav-senpai | Kings

1 | 12 minutes ago

Self being the coach made me misread that too lmao

jack3moto

1 | 9 minutes ago

Sorry that was my bad. I didn’t think of that cross over.

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 13 minutes ago

I am ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ on if I would prefer Boozer over him.

kmag

1 | 8 minutes ago

His joke was referring to Bill Self, Peterson’s head coach.

imcryptic | Mavericks

1 | 13 minutes ago

That Kansas team was dogshit. What are you talking about lmao

jack3moto

1 | 10 minutes ago

A top 3 nba pick at point. Bidunga as one of the best defensive forwards in the sport and tre white + Melvin council. That’s a good fucking team from an athleticism and skills perspective.

ZandrickEllison

3 | 2 hours ago

Same with me. He reminds of Johnny Davis for some reason.

Jonesbro | Gran Destino

1 | an hour ago

I watched every Illinois game and I don’t think he’s a star. I love the kid and I’m glad he’s getting his money but he’s not particularly athletic. Once he gets some size he’ll be slower and struggle to get into the lane. Hopefully his shooting is good enough to carve out a good shooting guard role

ThinReply2047 | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

Athleticism is overrated if you’re a good enough passer and decision maker. Luka’s athleticism has taken a huge decline as he has put on weight and he’s one of the best scorers of our generation. I think Wagler is like a Josh Giddey that can actually shoot. Someone that fills up the stat sheet and can run an offense.

Jonesbro | Gran Destino

-1 | an hour ago

Wagler is not a good playmaker. Not bad but not a skill I would say will give him an edge. He does have good feel for the game though

LowGold1632

1 | 39 minutes ago

He’s actually a great playmaker

Jonesbro | Gran Destino

1 | 33 minutes ago

Mirkovic is a better play maker. He’s not bad but to be an NBA caliber play maker you have to be the best in college and he’s not even the best on our team

JohnnyT723 | Hawks

1 | 43 minutes ago

Somebody mentioned this below but people way overemphasize athleticism bc “the game is faster” when those guards are more likely to bust. Look at Dillingham. Players with strong Basketball IQ, great decision making, and a good shot will succeed even if they aren’t the quickest.

AuspiciousOtter24 | Lakers

44 | 3 hours ago

As an Illini alum ill always root for this kid. Proper Illinois legend

PoonGo0n | Spurs

41 | 3 hours ago

Very high on this kid and praying that he doesn’t go to Dallas lol

Texan4eva

22 | 3 hours ago

He won’t be a top 3 pick, so he won’t. :-)

PoonGo0n | Spurs

10 | an hour ago

Dybantsa and Flagg would be disgusting. I never want to hear a Mav fan complain about Spurs lottery luck if that happens ha.

Texan4eva

7 | an hour ago

Deal

SeanWonder | Kings

1 | 6 minutes ago

Probably gonna be more like Acuff, Mikel Brown or Kingston to pair with Flagg. Which is also probably disgusting

shangalang69 | Raptors

9 | an hour ago

evil

Texan4eva

-5 | an hour ago

It’s only fair. Nico traded Luka for Flagg and AJ or Peterson. Thats actually fair value

shangalang69 | Raptors

4 | an hour ago

fuck no

LowGold1632

3 | an hour ago

Nico didn’t plan to tank. Are you slow?

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 15 minutes ago

Possibility he will be. If Kings pick 5th and take Acoff and none of the other top 5 drop…he likely will be a Maverick.

Desa-p | Kings

25 | 3 hours ago

If the kings miss the lottery this is my guy. But realistically I doubt he’ll be in the board by pick 7

BrotherSeamus | Thunder

7 | an hour ago

He shoots like Steph and he’s big like Klay.

trav-senpai | Kings

1 | 11 minutes ago

God damnit

cloudypp123 | Kings

2 | 2 hours ago

Well top 5 for sure

iro3 | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

u want another guard lol

fuck it one of them is bound to hit i guess lol

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 14 minutes ago

Watch the Kings have the 5th pick and take Acuff.

confused_demon | Kings

1 | 9 minutes ago

His lack of separation is his only major weakness, which can be fixed with a good screen setter or a high IQ offensive big. We have the former in Domas, and the latter in Max. Question is whether Domas wants to stick around for the rebuild

DrakeoMaye

19 | 3 hours ago

reminds me of Haliburton

legend023 | Pelicans

8 | 2 hours ago

I see Ty Jerome vibes. However, Ty isn’t bad

S0PES | Jazz

15 | 3 hours ago

Under over on him having a better NBA career than D Will?

pcloadletter2742 | Warriors

33 | 2 hours ago

Just on odds of how NBA careers go on average, not in his favor. D-will wasn’t far off from hall of fame worthy, even cut short.

Leaf_blower_chipmunk | Bulls

12 | 2 hours ago

Pretty tough to match a two-time Olympic gold medalist, but Wagler is also Illinois’ best-ever freshman in their 100+ years of basketball, so certainly possible

ahoy_shitliner | Bulls

11 | 2 hours ago

D Will was an amazing nba player. Bar is high.

PhilHellmuthFan53 | Bulls

9 | 2 hours ago

High bar. -200 it’s worse would say.

Zorak9379 | Bulls

7 | 2 hours ago

Yeah, multi All-Star and Olympic gold medalist is tough to match

pcloadletter2742 | Warriors

1 | 28 minutes ago

And West guards for all star were so stacked, even then. He missed… 3 or 4 all stars he should have made probably. Kind of like someone like Jamal Murray these days, who just made his first one. D Will should have had 6 or 7 all star nods total. He had 3.

Dymatizeee | Knicks

2 | an hour ago

I hope you’re referring to Derrick Williams and not Deron Williams

Broaway2299

11 | 3 hours ago

Next Hali

SpinJitsu259 | Pacers

1 | 2 hours ago

Like maybe as a shooter? Does not possess Hali’s passing skills. Not yet anyway.

Broaway2299

6 | 2 hours ago

Neither did Hali in his Freshman year

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 7 minutes ago

Haliburton didn’t handle the ball a ton his freshman year. Only scored 7pts a game

His second season, he was a focal point

So it doesn’t mean Wagler won’t develop it, but a better chance he is a guy like Mitchell or Dame than Haliburton.

AdministrativePeak0

5 | 2 hours ago

Treat him well 🥲

TigressyTig

4 | an hour ago

He scored 643 points as a Freshman, before the tournament, which is the school freshman scoring record. The previous freshman scoring record at Illinois was 494. Kid is impressive.

Bobsakamano69

3 | 3 hours ago

Would look great in a raptors uniform. Would be nice to have a draft pick in this draft

Normal-Ad-714

1 | 3 hours ago

lol dreaming my friend. For the last 5 years, the other 29 front offices, the media, and entire basketball world at large has observed that the Raptors are perfectly suited to start a full rebuild. Except the front office, who are the only folks in the world who disagree and would like to continue to be mediocre.

Bobsakamano69

0 | 3 hours ago

1000% agree

Should’ve done it in their season in Tampa.

Also should’ve done it to try and get Wemby.

Islanduniverse | NBA

3 | 2 hours ago

The rare, two last names.

DrinaPix

2 | 2 hours ago

His whole family are ballers (even his great grandfather). They must be ecstatic to see Keaton play in the NBA.

New_Essay_4869 | Thunder

2 | 2 hours ago

My favorite rookie next year an instantly inserting him in my top 5 players next season. I hope he becomes better than Shai

VicePope | Bucks [MIL] Ryan Rollins

2 | an hour ago

Buck

heat_fan_ | Raptors

1 | 2 hours ago

Welcome to the Jazz

Drak_is_Right | Pacers

1 | 19 minutes ago

Depends who is drafting I think, how much they need PG play vs guard play if he goes 5.

A team with a primary ballhandler already will certainly want him over Acoff or Flemings.

TheMoonWasBlue

-3 | 3 hours ago

Shut up Shams.

PaintingLegal7672

-12 | 3 hours ago

Hopefully he falls far down enough for the Celtics to be able to draft him!

DiscoLemonade1995

4 | 3 hours ago

He’s 100% going to be drafted in the top ten

gxyaggar | Trail Blazers

-15 | 3 hours ago

Future bust

LowGold1632

1 | an hour ago

Delusional he’ll be better than your entire franchise 🤣

TheGoatPurdy | Warriors

-20 | 3 hours ago

Meh he didnt look that good UConn.

Too nonchalant . Zero killer instincts

mtnrnnr802

13 | 3 hours ago

Spoken like a true casual

TheGoatPurdy | Warriors

-12 | 3 hours ago

I was to 99% percentile bracket entry . I’m pretty sure I know more than you

mtnrnnr802

12 | 3 hours ago

Oooo we got a big boy over here guys

TheGoatPurdy | Warriors

-9 | 3 hours ago

Flair up kid

mtnrnnr802

8 | 2 hours ago

That’s what you come back with? You really are a savant, my dude.

TheGoatPurdy | Warriors

-2 | 2 hours ago

Imagine being so mad because I said what I think about a player at an upcoming draft. 😂

Nrcraw

3 | 2 hours ago

Imagine having your flair and seemingly dismissing a prospect before they even hit the league.

Edit: User Name. Not Flair.

TheGoatPurdy | Warriors

-1 | 2 hours ago

Dismissing? I’m just using my opinion based on what I’ve watched in an open forum about said player .

You don’t have to agree with it. But try not making it so personal next time. If you want to talk about how good you think he is, I’m all for it.

mtnrnnr802

3 | 2 hours ago

Where am I mad lol

TheGoatPurdy | Warriors

-1 | 2 hours ago

Call me a casual mean you’re mad when you want to insult somebody for an opinion you disagree with.

mtnrnnr802

3 | 2 hours ago

Yikes bro 😂

ThinReply2047 | Thunder

8 | 3 hours ago

Ahh yes an entire season’s of work completely negated by a single game against one of the top defenses in the nation

GeorgeWBush2016

7 | 3 hours ago

and he was the best player on the floor in that game

LowGold1632

1 | an hour ago

He’s going to be a star

[Charania] Illinois freshman guard Keaton Wagler – ranked No. 5 in ESPN’s Top 100 – has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, his agency ProMondo Sports tells me and @JeremyWoo. Wagler led the 28-9 Fighting Illini to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.