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BJ Boston is awful at defense and awful at shot creating. What makes you think he has Mikal Bridges potential on defense and Ingram potential on offense? I have a hard time seeing him as a 3&D prospect given that he's very bad at both, and I don't see him as a high ceiling player either. When players are this bad to begin with, it is exceedingly unlikely that they will even be good enough to play in the league. Turning into a star is out of the realm of possibilities.

He has the tools and the feel to be a solid 2-way player. He's a long way away though, and if he doesn't put in the work he'll be out of the league.
 

Interesting mock with Todd at 30. Has Springer falling all the way to 29. Thor isnt mocked in the 1st.

Recent mocks I've seen have shown Ayo going in the early 2nd pretty consistently.
 
If he has the tools, everyone has the tools. Dude was awful....not just bad but truly awful in college.

He had some good moments. That UK team was a mess--poor shooting, no space, limited movement. Boston had a better freshman year than Ziaire Williams, and Williams will probably go 1st round. Boston has a low floor, and he might not make it. He's a development project.

 
Drafting Grimes is like drafting Josh Hart in 2017 and not immediately trading him to the Lakers for Tony Bradley.
 
I like Grimes as well. He looks like a poor man's version of Devin Booker but with better perimeter defense. After watching his college highlights and draft workout at the nba combine, I wouldn't be upset if they get him at 30.
Skill-wise i don't think Booker and Grimes are similar at all. Grimes is projected to be a 3D wing who can still have a role even if his offensive skillset doesn't translate. Johnny Juzang is more like the poor man version of Devin Booker.
 
If the Jazz are looking at Isaiah Todd, then they should be looking at Filip Petrusev. It's possible that Todd will develop his mid-range and game off the dribble, but right now Petrusev is twice the player Todd is. Only question with Petrusev is his ability to guard in space. Otherwise, his talent level is on par with Sabonis, imo. Petrusev is 6'11" / 225-lbs with a 7'3" wingspan. He's the Zach Collins 4/5 concept.

Several of these Euros are just being overlooked, imo.


 
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I like Grimes as well. He looks like a poor man's version of Devin Booker but with better perimeter defense. After watching his college highlights and draft workout at the nba combine, I wouldn't be upset if they get him at 30.
Bruh they are basically the opposite.

Grimes is a high volume 3pt shooter with little in-between game and high level D.

Booker is a lower volume 3pt shooter who focuses on the in-between game and doesn't play D.
 
Kings are reportedly shopping the #9 pick for a veteran player. They're getting tired of losing.

That's Moody/Garuba territory.
 
Kings are reportedly shopping the #9 pick for a veteran player. They're getting tired of losing.

That's Moody/Garuba territory.
They are $4 million under the cap so they could take on a little bit more in a deal. However, they really only have Delon Wright to send back plus some tiny bad player contracts.

So unless they love Favors and #30 for a couple small contracts and #9 OR Bojan for Delon Wright, small contracts and #9, we would need a third team.
 
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