{"id":146053,"date":"2025-06-21T20:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=146053"},"modified":"2025-06-21T20:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:23:21","slug":"thomas-sorber-draft-lottery-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/21\/thomas-sorber-draft-lottery-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Sorber Getting Draft Lottery Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgetown freshman Thomas Sorber hasn\u2019t been a secret for some time. While his 2024-25 campaign went under the radar in medias res, he started to generate buzz around the 2025 NBA Draft Combine. The most skilled big man the Hoyas have had since 2010 No. 7 pick Greg Monroe<\/a>, Sorber\u2019s tape is even better sight than his numbers. As he averaged 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 steals per game last season, that\u2019s saying something.<\/p>\n

Considering that, Sorber \u201cis drawing the interest<\/a> of several teams in the lottery and also just outside the lottery\u201d reports NJ Advance Media\u2019s Adam Zagoria. Specifically, he\u2019s \u00a0\u201cattracted interest from the Atlanta Hawks (which pick at Nos. 13 and 22) and San Antonio Spurs (No. 14) – the last two picks in the lottery. Sorber is also drawing attention from the Minnesota Timberwolves (No. 17) and Brooklyn Nets (Nos. 19, 26 and 27),\u201d<\/p>\n

2025 NBA Draft Prospect Thomas Sorber Getting Lottery Buzz<\/h2>\n

Atlanta Hawks<\/h3>\n

With Clint Capela<\/a> and Larry Nance Jr.<\/a> both candidates to leave the Hawks in free agency, they\u2019re one of the teams who\u2019ll need to fortify their big man depth in free agency. Yet, Sorber is also skilled enough to compete with Onyeka Okongwu<\/a> for the starting spot. In fact, the nimble 19-year-old has Okongwu\u2019s versatility but Capela\u2019s size. If he\u2019s really the best of both worlds at the next level, Atlanta will be much better off for it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

San Antonio Spurs<\/h3>\n

The Spurs will see centers Sandro Mamukelashvili<\/a> and Bismack Biyombo<\/a> become free agents this offseason. Victor Wembanyama<\/a>\u2019s season-ending blood clot diagnosis<\/a> increases the importance of addressing their positional depth. With the league trending back towards the use of traditional frontcourts and both Wembanyama and Sorber theoretically capable of playing power forward, their ability to play together could also appeal to San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Timberwolves<\/h3>\n

One major point of discussion<\/a>\u00a0is the possibility that Naz Reid<\/a> leaves the Minnesota Timberwolves in free agency. In that event, Sorber should be an acceptable replacement for the 2024 Sixth Man of the Year. From their comparative size to style to skillset, he\u2019s a very sensible fit pick for the Wolves.<\/p>\n

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Mar 12, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) , center Naz Reid (11) and center Rudy Gobert (27) defend Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) in the second half at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Because Sorber can play center, it\u2019s worth noting that Rudy Gobert<\/a> will be 33 years old by the end of this month. It might not be next season, but he\u2019s certainly on the other end of his career. All in all, Sorber\u2019s a prospect who could make an immediate impact in Minnesota due to positional need. His long-term upside is just worth real consideration as well.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Nets<\/h3>\n

Like the aforementioned teams, the Nets will have a key backup big man enter free agency this offseason: Day\u2019Ron Sharpe<\/a>. Though it\u2019s a more ambitious aspiration, Brooklyn also has to decide whether Nic Claxton<\/a> is really the franchise cornerstone that they thought he was<\/a> after an underwhelming 2024-25 season. In any case, with the Nets in a rebuild, Sorber\u2019s development will probably be prioritized regardless.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Georgetown freshman Thomas Sorber hasn\u2019t been a secret for some time. While his 2024-25 campaign went under the radar in medias res, he started to generate buzz around the 2025 NBA Draft Combine. The most skilled big man the Hoyas have had since 2010 No. 7 pick Greg Monroe, Sorber\u2019s tape is even better sight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":146062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[556,4,1608,6,21,62,3,34],"tags":[98,49963],"class_list":["post-146053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba-draft","category-hawks","category-basketball","category-nets","category-timberwolves","category-nba","category-news","category-spurs","tag-nba-draft","tag-thomas-sorber"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146053"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146063,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146053\/revisions\/146063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}