Egor Demin dazzled the audience as a freshman, flashing his potential as a super big player whose pointed tip skills are already mouth-watering. Dem thrived early in the season, but struggled to maintain his work in depth for conferences and tournaments. Can Demin parlay his great flash be a high NBA influence?
- Team: BYU
- Height: 6'9
- Weight: 199
- Wingspan: 6'10
- Age: 19.3 (March 3, 2006)
Egor Demin -Wing, BYU (19.3 years old)
NBA comparison: Josh Giddey, Dalano Banton
Tall player fanatics like Josh Giddey have found ways to influence victory without scoring or sporting tools. These players have a difficult path to the star game, but shooting and strength development can help them maximize their passes. Even clumsy handlers like Dalano Banton carve niches into valuable bench spark plugs.
Advantages
- Excellent floor processor with a sixth sense to manipulate pace and space as passersby
- Hands from live broadcast to punishment for defensive errors
- When he finds downhill, there is liquid on the ball and when he can drive in a straight line, he will be quick
- Despite the unstable efficiency
- Blocking across the road, length and length force mistakes
weakness
- Limited bursts and power-limiting score impact, advanced defense takes advantage of his score
- Drip hard and have an advantage on pressure defense without a screen
- Haven't proven that he is an efficient three-point shooter
- Try to stay in front of faster players when defending the ball
- Must add enough physical strength to maintain the inside of the defense
Offensive role: Pick up and drop off game producer/connection wing
Defensive roles: Stadium organizer
2025 NBA Draft Projection: First Round, Select 20-30
At some point, the search value in the draft comes from betting on special traits. Demin's passing feels natural, his body is natural and can help him far exceed draft expectations. He will have a lot of scoring and defensive obstacles to overcome, but a smart team can extract a lot of value from Demin's ability, allowing teammates to shoot easily at the rim and in three games.
