2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Elizah Huge]

Suns have actually been a pretty good drafting team though.

I cant blame them too much for Ayton. His college stats were extremely impressive. The Bagley pick was insane though.

The Suns have actually been pretty *** at drafting.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Right....but KD was still a bad ************ in college. My list a mix of my personal feelings and the general hype around these prospects, but more of the former. KD was a generational prospect to me, but in 2007 Greg Oden was so special that no one including myself (who did not care about KD being skinny) questioned Oden over Durant.

Just saying why Oden got picked over KD.

Oden was a proven archetype. KD was not.

Though I really forget what the word was on Oden's injury stuff during the pre-draft process.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So Scoot and Vic bang knees and Scoot the one who got injured.

Iron Man Vic.

Saw the tweet and had the same thought... **** Vic is really putting all doubts to bed.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Bagley was such a highly regarded prospect in high school if I remember right he was the #1 overall recruit. He did also play extremely well in college. I’m not excusing it but I can see the logic. He’s a guy I think could have been a better player if he went to a better situation.

 

[stitches]

So Scoot and Vic bang knees and Scoot the one who got injured.

Iron Man Vic.

The thing is Wemby has already had some injuries, so worrying about his health is not entirely baseless...

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The thing is Wemby has already had some injuries, so worrying about his health is not entirely baseless...

it was a joke

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Bagley was such a highly regarded prospect in high school if I remember right he was the #1 overall recruit. He did also play extremely well in college. I’m not excusing it but I can see the logic. He’s a guy I think could have been a better player if he went to a better situation.

For me he was such an obvious guy that was gonna struggle in the NBA. He was so bad at defense Duke had to move to a zone. He also couldn't shoot... was much more a late mid/late lotto guy for me personally. I liked JJJ and Mo Bamba more as bigs just because they could do the things bigs need to.

For what its worth I also loved Michael Beasley... they ain't all winners.

 

[Elizah Huge]

The Suns have been terrible drafting inside the top-10 the last decade:

2013 - Alex Len #5
2016 - Dragan Bender #4
2017 - Josh Jackson #4
2020 - Jalen Smith #10

That is ****ing horrendous.

 

[stitches]

WOW! Are you guys watching? I feel like he's trying to actually make the hardest possible move and make it?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Gobert in Vegas for the game

 

[KqWIN]

WOW! Are you guys watching? I feel like he's trying to actually make the hardest possible move and make it?

It's crazy. This is actually one of the reasons why I was somewhat skeptical....like why does he take the hardest shots possible? Doesn't matter when he's making them though.

 

[stitches]

It's weird to say... but... he has trouble with his touch around the rim on putbacks...