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Handlogten's Heros said:
This is Jazz specific btw.

1-Wemby
2- Scoot
3- Miller
4- Amen
5- Whitmore
6- Ausar
7- Black
8- Tay Henny
9- Walker
10- George - Could flip flop George and Wallace depending on the day
11- Wallace
12- Sidy
13- Whitehead
14- Sensabaugh
15- Nick Smith Jr.

Didn't feel great at the end tbh. Really wanted to put Jett and Jordan Hawkins in around the 13th spots because I feel a lot more certain about fit. Decided to try for more upside in that range... not sure that's how I'd actually draft.
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No Dick?
 
David Hume said:
I claim no expertise in this matter, but for what it’s worth, here’s my current Lottery Big Board.

Big Board

  1. Victor Wembanyama
  2. Scoot Henderson
  3. Amen Thompson
  4. Cam Whitmore
  5. Brandon Miller
  6. Ausar Thompson
  7. Keyonte George
  8. Jarace Walker
  9. Anthony Black
  10. Grady Dick
  11. Cason Wallace
  12. Nick Smith Jr
  13. Taylor Hendricks
  14. Jordan Hawkins
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Very respectable good sir. Miller at 5 is a little crazy but other than that not a lot I disagree with.
 
1. Wemby
2. Scoot (I kind of want to say Miller but I'm a coward)
3. Miller
4. Ausar
5. Amen
6. Walker
7. Dick
8. Cissoko
9. George (the OL discourse made me realize I should be higher in him)
10. Black
11. Whitmore
12. Wallace
13. Filipowski
14. L Miller
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
1. Wemby
2. Scoot (I kind of want to say Miller but I'm a coward)
3. Miller
4. Ausar
5. Amen
6. Walker
7. Dick
8. Cissoko
9. George (the OL discourse made me realize I should be higher in him)
10. Black
11. Whitmore
12. Wallace
13. Filipowski
14. L Miller
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Not very high on Hendricks either?
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Scoot over Miller has basically been the default all year until recently when people seem to be getting bored or want to shake it up.


Miller feels safer for sure. But the Jazz should be swinging for the fences if they get a chance. Jabari Smith will probably be a very nice NBA player. But he also seems to have a pretty obvious ceiling as an offensive player.

Maybe Scoot is Westbrook but that is like a worse case scenario at this point. He also seems way more cerebral as a passer. I’m taking the upside all day, especially in the Jazz current situation.


We’d be lucky and thrilled to have either, of course.
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Westbrook is a HOFer. I get people don't like him, but if Scoot is Russ then he's worth the 2nd pick. You just hope he has all the Russ attributes with less stubbornness.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Honestly it’s a glut right there and don’t have strong preferences among the group (except that I just don’t like combo guards, I have not done a real dig on George and I’m not even hating.)

I do just want to stress that I think Dick is somehow flying under the radar.
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I'm not sure. I think he is obviously a legit shooter. He got targeted on defense a lot early in the year and has improved. Seems like a smart player that knows where to be... Just don't know what kind of on ball juice he will have. I think his defense becomes adequate but maybe not a plus defender. I think he is a safe pick though and I'd have him well above the other shooters in the draft.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I'm not sure. I think he is obviously a legit shooter. He got targeted on defense a lot early in the year and has improved. Seems like a smart player that knows where to be... Just don't know what kind of on ball juice he will have. I think his defense becomes adequate but maybe not a plus defender. I think he is a safe pick though and I'd have him well above the other shooters in the draft.
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If we knew he’d be as good as Huerter has been this year how high would you be willing to take him?
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Westbrook is a HOFer. I get people don't like him, but if Scoot is Russ then he's worth the 2nd pick. You just hope he has all the Russ attributes with less stubbornness.
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Russ attributes? Like bad shooting, ball pounding and 100% relying on athleticism? And that's prime Russ. Won't even get into what he's these days.
 
NUMBERICA said:
When/If I have another Jimmy Butler/Franz Wagner revelation where a prospect just jumps off the screen/page, I will let everyone know. Honestly haven’t seen that player besides Wemby.

BTW, we’ll never know how right I might’ve been on EJ Liddell with his toughest of breaks last summer.
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Do yourself a favor and compare Walker and Wagner's freshman year stats.
 
Elizah Huge said:
If we knew he’d be as good as Huerter has been this year how high would you be willing to take him?
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Top 10... I'm not sure if he is more Kevin Huerter or rich man's Corey Kispert... apologies for the white on white comps here... but Dick is a white guy who looks like an 80s movie villain. I can't help it. I think he has a real high floor and is more than just a shooter.. not sure how much more is there.
 
1. Wemby
2. Miller
3. Scoot
4. Amen
5. Ausar
6. Whitmore
7. Walker
8. Black
9. Wallace
10. Hendricks
11. Sidy C
12. Rupert
13. Hawkins
14. L Miller
15. George
16. Dick
17. Coulibaly
18. Smith Jr.
19. GG
20. M Lewis
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Top 10... I'm not sure if he is more Kevin Huerter or rich man's Corey Kispert... apologies for the white on white comps here... but Dick is a white guy who looks like an 80s movie villain. I can't help it. I think he has a real high floor and is more than just a shooter.. not sure how much more is there.
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Tall shooter who can average 20 while being an elite shooter and has upside to develop into an All-Star. Frame is good enough where he can put on size to be a solid wing defenders. Safe floor with high ceiling imo.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Russ's flaw was less shooting and more just stubbornness about his own play style.
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That’s a nice way of putting it. But that actually kind of plays into my point. I’m sure Russ started out a lot more coachable and with all of the intangibles you want in a young player.

In other words, those warts usually come with time and success. I’m not saying Scoot will have them but I’m saying it’s not a sure thing that he won’t have them.

What could make all of the difference in either case? Being able to stretch the floor.
 
WB just became injured and old. I know there are a lot of guys aging like fine wine, but a super athletic player with multiple surgeries getting deeper declining is just what should be expected. If Scoot was a carbon copy of RWB, he would also be a HOF.
 
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