2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[seattlejazzfan]

He's good. He isnt 4th pick good.

you have the high ground because he definitely isn't 4th pick good right now. but if he can get right mentally, i believe he can be.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

you have the high ground because he definitely isn't 4th pick good right now. but if he can get right mentally, i believe he can be.

I mean, I don't think the Kings will regret it that much. It was a solid fit pick and he could be a top 8 player in the class. They could have had Benedict Mathurin tho

 

[Bodhi]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH8-t3wPaaM


Dude ate the zone

Good lord.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Steph is such an outlier. I mean, sure, if you can get a guard who singlehandedly stretches the defense and draws a double-team 35 feet out go ahead and grab him. He makes things easier for everyone else. But even that Warriors team doesn't beat Lebron's Cavs without Kevin Durant. FWIW, I don't think the Ws would have beaten Giannis and the Bucks this past year either. Middleton's injury probably stopped the Bucks from repeating, imo.

The Warriors run a unique system that actually relies on Draymond as the fulcrum. They're very much a system team. You saw a few years ago that even when Steph played at an MVP level the Warriors were still eliminated in the Play-in by the Lakers and Grizzlies. Steph can't carry a team by himself. The Warriors need all cylinders firing for their system to work. The Ws' defense was the biggest reason the Ws beat the Celtics this year.

If you asked me whether I'd rather have Steph Curry or Giannis, I'm taking Giannis. Giannis can break the paint, draw defenders and make plays at the rim against just about anyone. Then there's his defense as well.

At the end of the day, you want a guy who is unstoppable, or as close to it as you can get.

Literally all of these guys are outliers… that’s a ****** argument. Passing up Scoot is fine if Giannis is there… but he’s not. It’d be like passing on Ja cuz you should build around wings like RJ.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Literally all of these guys are outliers… that’s a ****** argument. Passing up Scoot is fine if Giannis is there… but he’s not. It’d be like passing on Ja cuz you should build around wings like RJ.

I like Scoot, and I said I'd draft him if he were available to the Jazz. The goal would then be to pair him with a high-impact wing or big.

 

[LogGrad98]

Who is the best combo of these 3 things: creator/ball handler + defensive aptitude& size + shooter (3 pt range)? So who is the closest to, let's say, Durant, for those who like to do player comparisons. For those who don't...

 

[fishonjazz]

Who is the best combo of these 3 things: creator/ball handler + defensive aptitude& size + shooter (3 pt range)? So who is the closest to, let's say, Durant, for those who like to do player comparisons. For those who don't...

I like that 17 year old 6 foot 10 dude that i saw a few pages back.


Sent from my iPad using JazzFanz mobile app

 

[HeatCheck]

Literally all of these guys are outliers… that’s a ****** argument. Passing up Scoot is fine if Giannis is there… but he’s not. It’d be like passing on Ja cuz you should build around wings like RJ.

I really like Scoot but then you need to find an impact bigger wing to ultimately pair with him which is currently very difficult in this league. If I have a top 4 pick I'm taking the bigger wing assuming of course they are in similar tiers.

FWIW the wings available in this draft are several tiers above RJ who I never liked coming out of the draft. Guessing some team might pluck him as a reclamation project from the Knicks at some point but he was never worth a #3 pick in any draft.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I like that 17 year old 6 foot 10 dude that i saw a few pages back.


Sent from my iPad using JazzFanz mobile app

He's 6'9" in shoes. Looks to be about 6'8" without shoes. If he could grow another inch, that would be nice.

 

[HeatCheck]

Don't look now but Anthony Black and Brandon Miller and now sitting #3 and #4 in the NBA draft.net latest mock. That site isn't always reliable but it appears a few of the guys discussed here are moving up big time.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Who is the best combo of these 3 things: creator/ball handler + defensive aptitude& size + shooter (3 pt range)? So who is the closest to, let's say, Durant, for those who like to do player comparisons. For those who don't...

There doesn't appear to be anyone like Kevin Durant in this draft.

If we were to ask ourselves, "Who in this draft could step in and be expected to become the Jazz's clear best player?" I think the list would look like this:
-- Yes: Wemby, Scoot
-- Probably: Amen, Black, Jackson
-- Possibly: Ausur, Whitmore, Brandon Miller, Smith

If the question instead was, "Who in this draft could the Jazz bring in and solidly improve their roster?" There are about 20 guys on that list.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Don't look now but Anthony Black and Brandon Miller and now sitting #3 and #4 in the NBA draft.net latest mock. That site isn't always reliable but it appears a few of the guys discussed here are moving up big time.

I could see Anthony Black getting into the top 5. I have a hard time seeing it with Brandon Miller. I think Miller should go 7-10 range, but it depends in part on how guys like Whitmore, Nick Smith and others look.

The site whose mocks and comps I tend to agree with most is nbadraftroom.com. That said, I don't usually agree with anyone's mocks and comps that much.