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Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Ep. 1002 - Mike LaTulip's 2025 NBA Draft preview

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9575 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to preview the 2025 NBA Draft. He breaks down how Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley stack up in this draft class and their best team fits at the next level, and he then breaks down his thoughts on the top of the draft, some underrated and overrated prospects and some sleepers.

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0:00.0

Today on the Onond Inquirer podcast, Michael Toob joins me to break down one of his favorite

0:17.8

nights NBA draft night.

0:20.3

Starts Wednesday night with the first round of the NBA draft, and we got plenty of

0:24.0

O'Inai flavor.

0:24.8

And this one is Casper Seca Shonas and Will Riley.

0:28.0

Both get green room invites.

0:30.2

Both are projected first round draft picks.

0:33.3

They would be the first O'I.9 won and done draft picks in program history. And it would be the first time'I-N-I-N-Dun draft picks in program history,

0:37.7

and it would be the first time since 2005 that Illinois would have two first-round draft picks in the same draft.

0:45.5

And it's been a while since Illinois's head first-round picks and back-to-back drafts.

0:48.8

So Terrence Shannon going last year, you'll get Casperus or Will Riley or both going in this draft.

0:54.4

That'd be the first time since Brian Cook and Frank Williams went back to back more

0:57.9

than 20 years ago.

0:59.3

So good night coming for Illinois basketball, most likely, but there's a wide range of

1:04.9

where Casper's Yakoshone is and where Will Riley could be drafted.

1:09.3

The latest mock drafts I've seen, one had them eight, one had them 22, Casper Shackashonas, that is? What is with that discrepancy? Why is he a polarizing prospect? Break that down with Mike. We also talk about Will Riley and what kind of teams could be interested and more of an upside play, more of a long-term play, like Will Riley.

1:28.0

So great stuff from Mike.

1:29.3

We talk about my Bulls, who they should be targeting at number 12.

1:33.6

We talk about the top of the draft for Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper, as well as that

1:37.2

next tier of prospects.

1:39.2

And where Mike thinks this is a really, really strong draft.

1:42.7

But before we get there, this is one of a few things in a big week for Illinois Athletics.

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