Virginia Tech's Neoklis Avdalas could be a 'top 5 pick in the NBA draft'
Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by NBC Sports broadcaster John Fanta, who explains why he thinks Virginia Tech 's Neoklis Avdalas could be a top 5 pick in the 2026 NBA draft. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV .
Video Transcript
He is a truly unique prospect, around 6'9."
I'm telling you right now, this kid could be a top-five pick in the NBA draft.
Uh, like, we need to start talking about him as that.
And it's amazing, because many people then ask, well, How the heck did he end up at Virginia Tech?
Well, Rudy Gay, the UConn great, told Chester Frazier.
Uh, who's a Virginia Tech assistant?
You should take a look at this kid.
He had a relationship with Neo and his family.
And that's what sort of sprung Mike Young, the Virginia Tech head coach.
Take a look at the film; this guy's a diamond in the rough.
I mean, he single-handedly beat Providence, last weekend.
A good Providence team, and he did it with elite shot-making.
This kid is not fazed by having to pull up off the dribble and drill a perimeter shot.
I mean, you see that picture, the Providence head coach Kim English.
That facial expression And it says it all.
He knows whats about to happen.
The Dallas team just dictated everything about the game.
And when he goes up against Duke and Carolina, in the ACC, It's gonna be Destination TV, guys, because he's gonna go up against Cam Boozer.
He's going up against Caleb Wilson at North Carolina and beyond.
Virginia Tech will make the NCAA Tourney.
I, I, I fully believe it.
And this kid's at the forefront of it.
