Egor Demin

Egor Demin was born in Moscow, Russia and attended the Moscow Basketball Academy (Trinta School) until 2021 - impressing scouts and earning offers. In September of 2021, Demin inked a six-year contract with Real Madrid. He primarily played for the junior A team and Real Madrid B. With the latter in 2023-24, he averaged 15.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.1 steals with 42/19/73 shooting splits. Following that campaign, he moved to the United States to play college basketball for BYU as a five-star recruit. In his one-and-done season, he earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors, averaging 10.6 points on 41/27/70 shooting, 5.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 27.5 minutes. Demin is a 6-foot-9 point-forward with some of the best passing in the draft. He has the vision, size and creativity to make almost every type of pass with accuracy and seems to prefer setting up his teammates rather than scoring. While Demin isn't a great jumpshooter, he is crafty around the basket and in the mid-range area with fakes and a soft touch. Defensively, he's at his best anticipating the offense, jumping into passing lanes and using active hands to generate steals and blocks. Demin projects as a floor general at the NBA level - someone who can organize the offense and set up his teammates. How far he can go beyond that will depend on his shooting development. His size will always be an advantage, however, and other players have made it work despite taking minimal 3-point attempts. Comparisons can be drawn to a player like Josh Giddey and Anthony Black.