SALT LAKE CITY – As the NBA playoffs near the second round, the league is also turning its attention toward the 2025 draft.
On Friday, the NBA officially announced all 75 players invited to this year’s draft combine. Among them is BYU guard Egor Demin.
BYU guard Egor Demin officially invited to the 2025 NBA Draft Combine 🏀#NBA #BYUMBB @kslsports pic.twitter.com/qvK7yP9OUg
— Chandler Holt (@CHoltSports) May 2, 2025
Demin, a projected first-round pick, was widely expected to earn an invite. Now, with the combine just around the corner, that expectation is confirmed.
The event will be held from May 11-18 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago.
The Cougar standout is viewed as a high-upside, long-term prospect. While he doesn’t have a defined draft range like Duke’s Cooper Flagg or Rutgers’ Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, he’s all but guaranteed to hear his name called in the first round—and possibly even in the lottery.
Thank you, BYU 💙 pic.twitter.com/Gg3WMY3N3m
— Egor Demin (@whoisegor3) April 8, 2025
In his lone season at BYU, Demin averaged 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists while shooting 41.2 percent from the field.
The 2025 NBA Draft occurs on Wednesday, June 25 and 26 in Brooklyn, New York.
BYU’s Egor Demin Explains Decision To Declare For 2025 NBA Draft
BYU basketball guard Egor Demin is off to the NBA.
BYU fans hoped the smooth-operating 6-foot-9 guard would surprise everyone and run it back one more year in Provo. However, he decided that the NBA was the next move in his basketball career.
The Moscow, Russia native projects as a lock for the first round. It’s only a question of how high he can climb.
Demin discussed his decision on Tuesday at the Marriott Center Annex with mentor and former BYU basketball star and mentor Travis Hansen to his right, and BYU head coach Kevin Young to his left.
“I’m super excited to announce that I will be putting my name in the 2025 NBA Draft. It’s another challenge that I’m willing to take, and I’m not scared of any troubles that I could meet on this path.”
Demin noted that this was a “really hard decision” and that it was “scary” because he was unsure of the future.
Egor Demin thanked BYU coach Kevin Young for the past season.
“Your background is amazing for me and anybody considering BYU. … So much information and knowledge to me to absorb like a sponge. You gave me everything you could. I’m super grateful for that.”
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) April 8, 2025
What was interesting during Demin’s declaration of a future in the NBA was that he thanked BYU’s President, Shane Reese, and even members of the athletic department, Tom Holmoe and Brian Santiago.
Demin also thanked Kevin Young.
“It’s hard for me to find the right words, and it’s hard for me to find enough words to say how grateful I am to you for everything we’ve done this season,” Demin said to Young. “Again, for this huge chance for me and trusting myself, bringing me on the team, and giving me this opportunity to be a part of this amazing group of people.”
The former Real Madrid star, who has been playing at a high level of basketball since he was 15 years old, then gave a pitch to current and future players on playing for Kevin Young.
“Obviously, your background is amazing for me and anybody who’s on the team or considering BYU or anything, it was so much information and knowledge to me, just to soak it in myself as a sponge, and that was my goal, just to be here and get everything I can from you, and you gave me everything you could, and I’m super grateful for that.”
Chandler Holt is a co-host of the Jazz Notes podcast, a Locals In The NFL Insider, and Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com. Follow Chandler on X for Utah Jazz and Locals In The NFL updates.
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