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Newsstand: Draft analyst weighs in on Danny Wolf's NBA skillset

Anthony Broomeby:Anthony Broome•05/12/25•

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Michigan Wolverines forward Danny Wolf is expected to go in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft with some experts saying he could wind up being a lottery pick.

Last week, The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie mocked Wolf to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which he thought was a tailor-made fit. The 7-footer averaged 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 blocks per game during his one season at Michigan.

“One note with Danny Wolf? Like, Michigan was drastically better when he was on the court this year,” said Vecenie. “They were 20 points per 100 possessions better with Wolf on the court as opposed to when he was off it. Among the teams with eight players who played at least 300 minutes, that is 10 points per 100 possessions better than the next-highest impact player. So, like, he was impacting the game for them with his presence at a level, like, so far above and beyond what everybody else was.”

“Great rebounder, averaged 9.8 rebounds per game. Thought he attacked the glass super well. Then, when he gets it on the defensive end, he’s going. Like, it’s a grab-and-go and you are starting the offense going the other way. Genuinely runs, you know, on-ball actions. I love, like, a lot of their like Chicago, Zoom actions that they’d run with him and Vlad Goldin and he’d throw little entry passes to Goldin, like sealing in the paint. Unreal passer. Unbelievable vision. Would find Goldin in short rolls from creative angles. Great timing on his passes. Throws live dribble passes. For a seven-footer, this stuff is just like completely absurd.”

The NBA Draft is currently ongoing through May 18, which also features Michigan portal commit Yaxel Lendeborg, Wolf’s potential replacement at the four spot. May 28 is the deadline to withdraw from the draft.

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“I can definitely see some similarities. He can really shoot it, and you can tell his game revolves around that. I think I was always a little more focused on being able to create off the dribble in iso situations, but he does a really good job of knowing that closeouts are going to be coming at him hard. From there, he can build out his offensive game with pull ups, dribble drives and playmaking. But it all starts with people respecting his shooting ability, and I think my game was similar in that sense.”

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