The 2025 NBA Prospects in Jeopardy of Missing March Madness

On the latest Locked On NBA Big Board podcast, Rafael Barlowe and Leif Thulin dive into the NCAA tournament bubble and its impact on top 2025 NBA Draft prospects. They discuss highly touted freshmen like Texas’ Tre Johnson, Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears, and Georgia’s Asa Newell—potential lottery picks whose teams are fighting for a tournament berth. Leif breaks down which bubble teams have a realistic shot at making the field, what they need to do to get there, and which squads are likely on the outside looking in. A major storyline is Rutgers’ dynamic duo of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, projected top-three picks who could make history if Rutgers becomes the first team to produce two lottery selections while missing the tournament. The conversation also touches on other notable prospects who may not or will not get the opportunity to play on college basketballs biggest stage, including South Carolina’s Collin Murray-Boyles, Stanford’s Maxime Raynaud, St. Joe’s Rasheer Fleming, and standouts like Hunter Sallis, Thomas Sorber, and Boogie Fland.Bubble Teams Overview – 2:10Tre Johnson & Texas – 5:05Jeremiah Fears & Oklahoma – 7:12Asa Newell & Georgia – 9:08Rutgers Duo (Dylan Harper & Ace Bailey) – 13:13Collin Murray-Boyles (South Carolina) – 15:55Maxime Raynaud (Stanford) – 18:16Rasheer Fleming (St. Joe’s) – 20:20Hunter Sallis (Wake Forest) – 24:02Miles Byrd ( San Diego State) & Nique Clifford (Colorado State) – 26:59Cedric Coward (Washington State) – 29:09Thomas Sorber (Georgetown) – 29:20Boogie Fland (Arkansas) – 29:43 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.