2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Bodhi]

No one would take victory laps over those stats. If they did we would mock them.

Yea they would

 

[NUMBERICA]

There’s a 50/50 chance he’s not in the league in a few years….

So you’re bullish on him, then.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Players are drafted where their market value puts them. Rupert is probably going to get drafted in the 20s. Same with Cissoko. Same with GG. Even if you love a player, there's no reason to take him at 9 or 16 if you can get him at 25.

I generally agree, but this draft is pretty flat across a wide range, so you might have to draft a guy at 9 who could be there at 16.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

There’s a 50/50 chance he’s not in the league in a few years….

That's fine. If you believe in his upside, you take him for the 50% chance that he pans out. Look at the Jazz's recent draft picks -- Dok, Jared Butler, Elijah Hughes, etc. A 50% success rate would be over-performing at this point.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Players are drafted where their market value puts them. Rupert is probably going to get drafted in the 20s. Same with Cissoko. Same with GG. Even if you love a player, there's no reason to take him at 9 or 16 if you can get him at 25.

Right… that’s not a swing pick then. You’re advocating for Bilal at 9 when we could get him lower. A swing pick is taking someone higher than consensus due to their upside and potential.

 

[Bodhi]

So you’re bullish on him, then.

I’ve been anti-Rupert since last Dec

 

[Bodhi]

That's fine. If you believe in his upside, you take him for the 50% chance that he pans out.

50% he’s still in the league.

Not 50% he pans out.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I’ve been anti-Rupert since last Dec

A lot of our takes are pretty similar in this draft. I feel good about that.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I don't think Hendricks is that special. For example, I don't think he's like Mikal Bridges. It's hard for players to players to develop a handle, passing and mid-range shooting if they haven't already shown signs of it entering the league.

If he hits and becomes a star, I'll send you a bottle of Johnnie Walker black-label whiskey anywhere in the country.

Bridges isn't a star either supposedly... and was the most 3 and D guy in all the land early in his career... he built out some other stuff... Taylor may not do that but most people would not have guessed Bridges would either.

I don't drink... so I'll pass on your whiskey... you will need it more than me when trying to get through the GG Jackson G league games (I'm messing and not trying to be mean here)

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Right… that’s not a swing pick then. You’re advocating for Bilal at 9 when we could get him lower. A swing pick is taking someone higher than consensus due to their upside and potential.

Bilal's expected draft range is 9 - 13. The Jazz taking him at 9 isn't really outside his range. If the Jazz can get #10 from Dallas and take him there, then fine, that works too.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Bridges isn't a star either supposedly... and was the most 3 and D guy in all the land early in his career... he built out some other stuff... Taylor may not do that but most people would not have guessed Bridges would either.

I don't drink... so I'll pass on your whiskey... you will need it more than me when trying to get through the GG Jackson G league games (I'm messing and not trying to be mean here)

I don't drink either. I just made that up. I got through tracking Jarrell Brantley in the G-league, so I'm prepared.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Yea they would

I’m super high on Scoot and would be first in line to mock anyone taking a victory lap and take my L if he becomes just late career Westbrook.