Kobe & Amari

[UKalldayfromVA]

Congratulations to both being drafted!

 

[TM2013]

So happy for them, hope Jaxson and Lamont hear their name too 🤞

 

[jrpross]

I did not expect Brea to go 41st. That’s crazy.

I would not have expected Adou Thiero to go 35 after last season either.

 

[BlueBloodedCat96]

Amari didn’t get drafted he don’t have skills and will never sniff the NBA.. glad he did tho congrats to both of em

 

[WallMashKyBall]

Glad to have Pope putting some players in the NBA. Good sales pitch going forward.

 

[I-Move-Like-The-Pope]

Amari with the Celtics might be the best fit possible for him

 

[will1976]

Were are the Trolls that said Amari wouldn't get drafted after the Ole Miss game? Crickets....

 

[catsfan325]

I said when Pope got hired these were the goals for year 1:

beat half of Louisville, Tennessee, Duke, Gonzaga, Arkansas, Alabama
place in upper half of SEC standings
win an NCAA tournament game
high % on roster retention for 2025-26
get a player drafted

He exceeded all these.

 

[true blue1]

Congratulations! Here’s hoping more Cats get drafted tonight!

 

[Fox2monk]

So happy for them, hope Jaxson and Lamont hear their name too 🤞

Lamont deserves a shot, Jaxson will get picked up in the summer league imo.

 

[Bungalow Bill]

This is big as far as portal recruiting in the future. Neither were considered guys that would be drafted at the beginning of the year to my knowledge. Congrats to both. Hope they have great careers in the pros.

 

[true blue1]

This is big as far as portal recruiting in the future. Neither were considered guys that would be drafted at the beginning of the year to my knowledge. Congrats to both. Hope they have great careers in the pros.

This!

 

[TucsonCat]

I saw interview with Kobys dad.
Did talking heads say anything about them when their names were announced?

 

[PopesReignOverCardinals]

 

[crawfords corner]

Suns traded up to get him. If he can up his ability to defend to even just adequate he's gonna earn a spot because of his spectacular shooting. I really really hope he can.

 

[Smashcat]

Lamont deserves a shot, Jaxson will get picked up in the summer league imo.

Robinson would have probably been a second rounder if he wasn’t injured. Hope he is healing up okay.

 

[RondoBaller21]

Did pope actually have more players drafted than Cal did?? Lol

 

[BBBLazing]

Did pope actually have more players drafted than Cal did?? Lol

He did it appears, but Theiro will be the best pro of them. I think he has a chance for a decent lengthy career. Brea is competing with Booker for minutes, right?

 

[megablue]

Duals

 

[LukaszObrzut]

Suns are a dumpster fire right now. Who knows he could start for them by mid season. They play a terrible style of basketball, but it could be benefit to Brea.

 

[LukaszObrzut]

He did it appears, but Theiro will be the best pro of them. I think he has a chance for a decent lengthy career. Brea is competing with Booker for minutes, right?

Not really. Suns have about 8 guards out of 8 players right now. Booker plays more with ball in his hands.

 

[bthaunert]

I saw interview with Kobys dad.
Did talking heads say anything about them when their names were announced?

Bilas jumped in a lot with the two of them complimenting their games and talking about strengths.

 

[OliverSimmonstwinbrother]

Proud of them fellers. First time I've cared about the draft since the year Davis got drafted.

 

[Kycatspaws]

Congrats to both of them. Glad to see them getting their chance and hard work paying off.

 

[Eagles_Ball]

I did not expect Brea to go 41st. That’s crazy.

I would not have expected Adou Thiero to go 35 after last season either.

Man, I think Brea could have a really good NBA career. Transform the soft body while also gaining some explosiveness, and he’s on the move up.

 

[Short-Dawg-69]

Congrats

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Off topic, but I had such a bad Hemiplegic Migraine last night, that when I looked at this thread, I didn't recognize Koby's name. I was like "When did we have a player whose name was 'Kobe'? These names don't look right". Popped like 4 Advil, slept for like 9 hours, and now everyone looks good today. Probably should get that checked out.

 

[catsfanbgky]

There for a while when Bilas had Jaxson as "Best Available" I thought maybe he might get drafted. IF Brea work on just being "OK" defensively and gets better at driving it, he will have a nice career as a specialist or off the bench, 2nd unit scorer. But he has to have a better all around game to see clock.