2025 NBA Draft Profile: Breaking Down Egor Demin

Egor Demin

Bio: Freshman | Guard | BYU | 6'9" | 190 pounds

Stats: 10.6 points | 3.9 rebounds | 5.5 assists | 41.2 FG% | 27.3 3P% | 4.7 3PA | 69.5 FT% | 1.2 steals | 0.4 blocks | 2.9 turnovers | (33 games played)

Analysis

Demin is nearly a 6’10” pass-first point guard who captured the attention of many with his outstanding performances at the start of his collegiate season. He uses his size and ball-handling skills to survey the floor and make the right pass. His ability to navigate through defenses compensates for his lack of physicality. Demin effectively combines his size and basketball IQ to generate deflections, steals, and blocks on defense. 

Any team willing to take a chance on his upside must accept his shortcomings, such as turnovers, inconsistent shooting, and limited lateral quickness. Basketball executives can convince themselves of the fluidity of Demin’s jumper and his shooting drill results, hoping his shooting can improve from the 27.3% three-point percentage he recorded at BYU.

NBA Comparison

Basketball pundits and draft experts universally agree that Demin’s NBA comparison is Josh Giddey, based on their stature and pass-first mentality. Similar to Giddey, Demin is also an inefficient scorer, shooting below 45% from the field. Both players are extremely underrated as off-ball movers who can complement scorers around them.

 The differences are that Giddey was a better rebounder and passer upon entering the NBA, while Demin shows more promise as a ball handler and spot-up shooter. Nevertheless, one can see Giddey’s career as a realistic outcome for Demin’s.

Bulls' Fit

Multiple reports have connected Demin to the Bulls, speculating that the front office believes he is the best prospect to enhance the uptempo offense Billy Donovan implemented last season. Although he may be an ideal fit within the system, Demin’s strengths overlap with those of Josh Giddey, a tall, pass-first guard expected to earn around $150 million.

 Most likely to come off the bench, Demin will need to compete with yet another tall pass-first guard, Lonzo Ball, for consistent rotation minutes. It remains uncertain whether the front office is willing to overhaul the guard position to create a role for the BYU guard, but limiting a lottery pick to a backup role might not sit well with some.