ESPN gives templates for popular rookie Harper, the highest template is Brunson, the bigger size

Yesterday, ESPN looked for a professional player template for the predicted 2025 NBA Draft Lotto rookie.

ESPN predicts the second pick in the first round, Dylan Harper, his highest template is the larger Jaylen Brunson, and the lowest template is Tangiero Russell.

Harper is an attractive professional star who combines size, strength confrontation, scoring explosion and organization. In an ideal development situation, he is fully capable of becoming the core of offensive with a high ball-holding rate. Although Harper's 1 98/98 kg physique should make him more valuable on the defensive end, the analogy with Brunson from a macro perspective is still valid: both rely on their exquisite skills, active confrontation and tricky attack angles to disintegrate defense. Brunson's three-point shooting was better in college, and Harper needed to continue to improve this technology to realize his full potential. But if he can break through this bottleneck, he is expected to grow into the cornerstone of the team building.

Harper's higher lower limit (his body advantage when holding the ball is indispensable) is the core selling point - the combination of multiple advantages has basically locked in the NBA seat. Even in conservative development expectations, the probability of him becoming a qualified starter is still considerable. The possible limitation is: the projection level or stops at the league average, and the defensive influence may fluctuate due to past habits. These factors will restrict their winning contributions as the first two cores, but their technical adaptability can still support role transformation.

Refer to the 2015 No. 2 pick Russell: A production player who was selected as an All-Star in the fourth season, but has never been able to find a way to lead the team to win stably. Harper is expected to have a rapid impact, but the height of his career will depend on the team's environmental configuration and continuous evolutionary ability.