2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[The Midnight]

Toying with the idea of drafting Black at 9 and Schifino at 16. I’m not really advising we draft Black, but both these two can play make at the guard position. We’d have a starting lineup of 6-6, 6-7, 7-0, 6-11, 7-1. That’s ridiculous. I don’t know if Black needs to be a great shooter, as far as I know he defends well and can stuff a stat sheet. If he can do that, and play defense and hit the mid range shot and floaters with some consistency and the occasional three point shot went open, then he and Schifino would be a great and realistic pairing in the draft.

Thoughts?

David Kahn, is that you?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I was not aware of his back issues. That is definitely concerning and could definitely be a reason not to draft him.

First I’ve heard of it… not sure I’m that worried tbh… hopefully it pushes his stock way down and we get him at 16.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I would do it. I think we would lose games the first year while he gets adjusted. His strength is lacking but that is about it.

The Jazz spent 5 years and $50 million trying to develop Dante Exum, hoping that Exum would turn out something close to this Bilal guy.

 

[whatthe]

Locke's green lights out of the top 20, so far just based on numbers. I may be missing one but here they are.
Wemby
Miller
Cam
Gradey Dick - big time green light.
Hendricks
Hawkins - great shooting, but rest is mixed
Sensabaugh - great shooting, great ISO which is rare, and mostly in the high 68 percentile in athleticism. Oooh, my fan club is excited!

To avoid being red-flagged, you need sufficient athleticism, transition, shooting, spot up, iso. The rest have some serious flaws.

 

[The Midnight]

Locke's green lights out of the top 20, so far just based on numbers. I may be missing one but here they are.
Wemby
Cam
Gradey Dick - big time green light.
Hendricks
Hawkins - great shooting, but rest is mixed
Sensabaugh - great shooting, great ISO which is rare, and mostly in the high 68 percentile in athleticism. Oooh, my fan club is excited!

To avoid being red-flagged, you need sufficient athleticism, transition, shooting, spot up, iso. The rest have some serious flaws.

Locke casually called Sausabauh a “bowling ball” .. I lol at that.. lol..

He’s so ruthless somethimes.

 

[KqWIN]

You are going so overboard. He did show defensive potential and who cares if he isn't a good passer yet. Whitmore averaged even less assists per game and I don't see one word about him not passing. Keep digging that hole though and we can come back in a couple years and see who was right.

Whitmore was a great college basketball player who was outstanding at other things, and his playmaking has been mentioned as weak spot.

If GG chooses to never play defense and never make a pass, he will never be an NBA player. He has to change a ton. If you can't even say he will need to change you are out of your mind.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Locke's green lights out of the top 20, so far just based on numbers. I may be missing one but here they are.
Wemby
Cam
Gradey Dick - big time green light.
Hendricks
Hawkins - great shooting, but rest is mixed
Sensabaugh - great shooting, great ISO which is rare, and mostly in the high 68 percentile in athleticism. Oooh, my fan club is excited!

To avoid being red-flagged, you need sufficient athleticism, transition, shooting, spot up, iso. The rest have some serious flaws.

I actually kinda like what he is doing... it hurts me to say it. Since he really hasn't watched any of them he kinda has some fresh eyes. Based on his analysis I think you have to find a way to pickup one of Dick or Hawkins. Both are better on ball than folks realize. Dick's transition numbers are pretty insane. It makes sense given the eye test but I just wasn't sure exactly how it compared to others.

Tay Henny comes out very nice as well.

Also I think I'd go more towards Hendricks, Dick at #9 than Black and Cason... though the Kentucky guard thing is real and I'd like to find a way to get him.

Use #28 and KO to get John Collins and #15 take Dick@9, take one of Hawkins/Wallace/Bufkin at 15, take Bilal at 16 and cross your fingers.

 

[KqWIN]

amen. very well said.

I feel like people think it's a concession to say their favorite prospect is bad at something, so when they are bad at something they just pull a 180 and act like there's a 100% chance it will turn into a strength and there was no reason for concern at all.

I don't know about you, but the way to sell a prospect isn't by blatantly ignoring obvious issues....you sell a prospect by showing you've actually considered the strengths and weaknesses heavily to come to a conclusion.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Whitmore?

Brandin Podz

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I actually kinda like what he is doing... it hurts me to say it. Since he really hasn't watched any of them he kinda has some fresh eyes. Based on his analysis I think you have to find a way to pickup one of Dick or Hawkins. Both are better on ball than folks realize. Dick's transition numbers are pretty insane. It makes sense given the eye test but I just wasn't sure exactly how it compared to others.

Tay Henny comes out very nice as well.

Also I think I'd go more towards Hendricks, Dick at #9 than Black and Cason... though the Kentucky guard thing is real and I'd like to find a way to get him.

Use #28 and KO to get John Collins and #15 take Dick@9, take one of Hawkins/Wallace/Bufkin at 15, take Bilal at 16 and cross your fingers.

It's an interesting exercise. A lot of the guys I really dislike are major reds for him, NSJ and JHS.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

First I’ve heard of it… not sure I’m that worried tbh… hopefully it pushes his stock way down and we get him at 16.

His back was tweaking the entire season.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

His back was tweaking the entire season.

I thought he had an ankle injury… didn’t hear much on the back. Unless he has a herniated disc or something I’m not terribly concerned.