** The Ringer -- Shake Milton (with Hutchison, Simons and Okogie still on the board; Huerter is omitted from their mock)
If we take Shake Milton at 21 I'm going to be very depressed.
** The Ringer -- Shake Milton (with Hutchison, Simons and Okogie still on the board; Huerter is omitted from their mock)
I'd rather trade back than trade away next years 1st tbh.
What's not to like about Milton? Productive scorer, good assist numbers, good size, elite length, excellent shooting numbers all three years at SMU, 60% TS last year, 43% from 3, good defender. Seems like the perfect player in today's league.If we take Shake Milton at 21 I'm going to be very depressed.
I agree. Philly and Atlanta are right there.
Maybe trade #21 and 2nd rounders for #26 and Philly's 2019 lottery protected pick (they have Sacramento's pick already).
Then trade #26 to Atlanta for #30 and #34.
Then hope that 2 of Okobo, Huerter, Diop, Okogie, Robinson, or Donte D are there.
If you look at excellent 3pt shooting on high attempts over a three year period, Milton has very few peers in this draft. Probably have to consider him one of the top 5 shooters in the draft.
43% as a frosh on 4 attempts
42% as a soph on 5 attempts
43% as a senior on 6 attempts
85% FT shooter as a senior too.
Those are big time shooting numbers.
These are the draft ranges of players we've been discussing according to the mock drafts from ESPN, NBADraftroom, Tankathon, The Ringer, SI and NBADraft.net. I'll omit the high and the low to calculate the average.
Troy Brown: Average = 20.25
Chandler Hutchison: Average = 22.0
- ESPN - 18
- NBA Draftroom - 21
- Tankathon - 21
- The Ringer - 12
- Sports Illustrated - 21
- NBADraft.net - 23
Donte Divincenzo: Average = 24.75
- ESPN - 23
- NBA Draftroom - 22
- Tankathon - 22
- The Ringer - 22
- Sports Illustrated - 22
- NBADraft.net - 22
Keita Bates-Diop: Average = 25.25
- ESPN - 28
- NBA Draftroom - 23
- Tankathon - 26
- The Ringer - 26
- Sports Illustrated - 20
- NBADraft.net -24
Kevin Huerter: Average = 27.5
- ESPN - 20
- NBA Draftroom - 25
- Tankathon - 25
- The Ringer - 17
- Sports Illustrated - 31
- NBADraft.net -36
Melvin Frazier: Average = 30.25
- ESPN - 19
- NBA Draftroom - 31
- Tankathon - 39
- The Ringer - 42
- Sports Illustrated - 18
- NBADraft.net - 21
Elie Okobo: Average = 30.75
- ESPN - 34
- NBA Draftroom - 28
- Tankathon - 29
- The Ringer - 24
- Sports Illustrated - 30
- NBADraft.net -37
Josh Okogie: Average = 33.5
- ESPN - 21
- NBA Draftroom - 18
- Tankathon - 35
- The Ringer - 37
- Sports Illustrated - 39
- NBADraft.net - 30
Shake Milton: Average = 37.5
- ESPN - 27
- NBA Draftroom - 32
- Tankathon - 51
- The Ringer - 28
- Sports Illustrated - 42
- NBADraft.net - 32
- ESPN - 41
- NBA Draftroom - 60
- Tankathon - 19
- The Ringer - 21
- Sports Illustrated - 50
- NBADraft.net -38
What's not to like about Milton? Productive scorer, good assist numbers, good size, elite length, excellent shooting numbers all three years at SMU, 60% TS last year, 43% from 3, good defender. Seems like the perfect player in today's league.
I mean i get if you don't love him, but i don't see what there is to flat dislike.
the draft is a funny time of year. You fall in love with so many players that you want a ton of picks. True geekdom