Joan Beringer selected No. 17 overall by Timberwolves | 2025 NBA Draft Grades & Instant Reaction

Joan Beringer selected No. 17 overall by Timberwolves | 2025 NBA Draft Grades & Instant Reaction

back here on CBS Sports HQ on the clock presented by Jeep there’s only one oh how about this we’ve got some video yoan Baringer yes I know French barren big baller uh he led the Adriatic League in blocks per game last season uh I’m I’m kind of excited about this adam Finkelstein um are you excited about this yan Barren heading to the Minnesota Timberwolves so you got Rudy Gobear and Baris yeah I I am excited about it he’s 6’11 without shoes on so for all intents and purposes he is a 7-footer he’s got a better than 7’4 wingspan and as you just saw in those highlights he is an extreme athlete now Rudy Gobear is not getting any younger but he’s been arguably a generational type defensive talent and now Barry Jay gets to learn under him and then presumably have the opportunity to take over a few years down the road but I think this is a great succession plan if you will for the Timberwolves at the center spot as is the case with a lot of young players it’s an upside play he’s only been playing basketball for about three or four years so needless to say he’s very raw relative to a more well-rounded prospect but um the athleticism is there he projects as somebody who could be a versatile defender down the road but you saw the video he’s thin he’s going to have to add weight get stronger and develop some skills because maybe once upon a time being 7 foot and athletic could get you by in the NBA but it’s harder now than it’s ever been avery what do you think here about this selection from the Minnesota Timberwolves Yawan Baron yeah I like this pick when you look at the NBA right now especially it’s a threes league and a layup league uh on average it’s not really a mid-range league even though Shay Gilders Alexander loved the mid-range so with all the analytics and advanced analytics and stats you need shot blockers and rim protectors uh to be able to protect your team against your opponents in terms of points in the paint beer this is what he does he can protect the rim he’s a shot blocker uh if you talk about a succession plan you know Rudy Gobear who knows how long he has he’s had a a great run with all of his defensive players of the year and maybe this kid could develop into a little bit more of a refined offensive player down the road so that you don’t have to sub him out especially uh in terms of your offense defense substitutions so again this is a kid that um Tim Wolves are going to develop uh and I think give him two or three years he could potentially be a solid NBA player all right Avery Johnson there in Dallas where it was Flag Day continues to be Flag Day as we take a look at the last five selections Adam Thinkkelestein uh certainly the surprise there uh Yang Hansen from China the sevenfooter um but your overall thoughts here on these last five selections in the draft where these guys have landed well you can see that size is at a premium and uh they’re they’re trying to find big bodies in the lane what’s interesting about this draft is that there’s been different kinds of big guys so you’ve got Barry and and Malawatch guys who are the rim running shot blockers you’ve got guys who are like Queen who are highly skilled danny Wolf a name we haven’t called is another big name like that big man like that and then you’ve got uh Hansen who’s I I think a a skilled type of big and people are saying you know I’m getting texts right now and saying well if he hits he’s going to be a Gasol brother who knows if he’s going to hit but that’s the you know is he a Jokicage type is he a Gasol type only time will tell but it’s different kinds of big men and you can see size still matters in this league yeah to me the pick that stands out there is Carter Bryant going to San Antonio like I mentioned you know they’ve got the star pieces theoretically in place whether that’s Dylan Harper Stefon Castle De’aran Fox Victor Wimyama now you just want to find perfect role players to surround them with and Carter Bryant has a chance to be one of the best role players in the NBA in time are we surprised here that uh Yakonis is still on the board i mean I thought I am I wrong i thought he was at least a top 15 pick i I think most people thought he was a top 10 pick and I will tell you this I had heard even at the beginning of the week that Brooklyn was hoping to come away with him and a big man now no one thought that Demond was going to be in play here but we’re starting to come on the place like maybe Brooklyn can get him the other way around and going into this night if you said they were going to take Yakonis first and then Jaor you said “Yeah that’s a good outcome for it to be flipped.” No one would have anticipated that yeah we’ll see what ends up with that selection at 19 the Brooklyn Nets coming up but the

Adam Finkelstein, Gary Parrish and Avery Johnson join CBS Sports HQ to grade Joan Beringer being selected No. 17 overall to the Timberwolves.

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