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TA reporter talks about the top three picks for next year’s draft: The top three have been locked in, and the suspense is the final ranking of the top three.

3:49am, 4 November 2025【Basketball】

November 3 News The Athletic reporter Sam Vecenie wrote an article. At the beginning of the new NCAA season, he talked about the three most popular players in next year's draft: Peterson, Boozer and DiBanza. He believed that it would be difficult for anyone else to replace them in the top three picks. The suspense is only the final ranking of these three players.

He wrote that Dibansa scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, and committed 7 fouls in the warm-up match against Nebraska. Then facing North Carolina, he scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and committed 5 fouls.

Cameron Boozer scored 33 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists against the University of Central Florida, hitting 4 three-pointers; he also scored 24 points, 23 rebounds and 6 assists against Tennessee.

Peterson also did not disappoint. He scored 26 points against top-10 Louisville and clocked in early after playing only 25 minutes. However, he missed Kansas' second preseason game.

A team executive said bluntly: "The three of them all look like players who will soon become NBA All-Stars."

Sam Vecenie talked about the characteristics of the three. He wrote: "Peterson is the most mature of the three in outside offense, with excellent shooting and passing; Dibansa is The most oppressive player, who can easily cause fouls with straight-line breakthroughs; Cameron Boozer is like a combination of the first two, who can pass and shoot, but also has excellent strength and footwork skills. With these abilities, they can almost crush most opponents this season. "

" However. , everyone has a link to be verified: Peterson needs to prove whether he can remain efficient when leading the Kansas offense; DiBanza needs to improve his defensive concentration. His defensive performance against Nebraska was average, and his shooting arc was also slightly flat; Boozer's problem is more about potential, and scouts are worried about his hip flexibility. Lack of toughness, the ability to open up space against equally strong big men, and the adaptability to defend at the center position."

Sam Vecenie believes that at least two of these three will be selected for the All-American team at the end of the season, and the chances of the others getting into the top 3 picks in next year's draft are very small. There are "dark horses" emerging every year, but scouts generally believe that these three have a larger lead.