Team leader recommends the Rockets to choose Deming in the 10th pick! Russian defender in 2.06 meters is Doncic s junior brother

On May 21, there are about 40 days left before the 2025 NBA Draft. The Rockets have the 10th pick in this year's draft, and team reporter Patrick Creighton publicly advises the Rockets to choose Yegor Deming. Deming is from Russia and is one of the few tall defenders at this year's draft.

Deming was born on March 3, 2006. His nationality is Russia. His father was a professional player in the Russian National League. He played for Brigham Young University in 2024, with a height of 2.06 meters, a weight of 86 kg and a wingspan of 208.9 cm. He played a total of 33 games in his freshman season, averaging 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, shooting percentage of 41.2%, and 27.3% of three-pointers, playing as a shooting guard/point guard. It is worth mentioning that Deming also played for Real Madrid in Spain and is Doncic's junior brother.

In response, Rockets reporter Patrick Creighton updated the news, writing: "I recommend that the Rockets choose Deming from BYU at the 10th pick. He is a 6-foot-9-inch point guard & shooting guard with amazing athletic ability. His shooting movements are very standard, and he will definitely be much better than in college season in the future, and Deming's young man is also very high in the ball quotient."

Then Patrick Creighton continued: "If the Rockets bring in another player with such outstanding height and amazing athleticism, they will undoubtedly become the highest-ranking team in the league, and they can line up a very large lineup, causing huge matchup problems for their opponents. They can become a team with excellent height and athleticism, which will make all other teams a headache. They need Jaylen (Green) to improve a little, or further develop one of Shepard/Whitmore, and one of these two must be a stable pitcher. Shepard is more likely."

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