2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think he becomes Don without a shot.

Electric at times and tons of “oh my god!” Moments that don’t amount to actually winning at a high level.

He could honestly win ROY, but after 5-7 years when the dust really settles I think he will be seen as empty calories.


Or he becomes and even bigger miss for me than Noah Vonleh,

Ahh, Noah Vonleh, the Taylor Hendricks of the 2014 NBA draft.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I'll accept just about any pick in the 20s lol... GG, Rupert, etc. Taking Rupert at 9 or 16 is a dumb wild swing imo.

Exactly!

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I think he becomes Don without a shot.

Electric at times and tons of “oh my god!” Moments that don’t amount to actually winning at a high level.

He could honestly win ROY, but after 5-7 years when the dust really settles I think he will be seen as empty calories.


Or he becomes and even bigger miss for me than Noah Vonleh,

lockstep

 

[mhindy]

coming into the draft, couldn't you have said the same about exum?

Exum would have been a pretty good late first round pick, to be fair. Lots of injuries derailed him, but could have been fine otherwise.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

No… Bilal’s ceiling is 9. He’s likely to go anywhere from 12-16.

The chance that Bilal is available after 13 is very small. If the Jazz want him, they'll take him at #9, or make a deal to trade up from #16.

And yeah, a player's ceiling does mark the start of his draft range.

 

[Elizah Huge]

cy noticing a lot of people are down on rupert. "must start liking rupert more"

Thought the same exact thing lol.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

coming into the draft, couldn't you have said the same about exum?

Exum was a reasonable pick and would have been a good player if he wasn't perennially injured. There were things he needed to develop and never was able to because of the ACL, followed by the ankle, followed by the shoulder, and so on.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

cy noticing a lot of people are down on rupert. "must start liking rupert more"

I've had Rupert anywhere from 13 to 28 on all the big boards I've posted for this draft. I've been up and down on him.

 

[Elizah Huge]

The chance that Bilal is available after 13 is very small. If the Jazz want him, they'll take him at #9, or make a deal to trade up from #16.

And yeah, a player's ceiling does mark the start of his draft range.

Bilal over any of the top-9 is a yikes to me. I hope we don’t do that.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Exum would have been a pretty good late first round pick, to be fair. Lots of injuries derailed him, but could have been fine otherwise.

i mean, late in the draft, like 26 and later, you basically can't go wrong with whoever you decide to take - if you hit, wonderful, if you don't that's the expectation. so sure, take rupert or anybody at 28 and hope for the best.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I've had Rupert anywhere from 13 to 28 on all the big boards I've posted for this draft. I've been up and down on him.

Nice… pulling the old PGAB. You have posts for either end of the spectrum to bump depending on how he ends up.

 

[Bodhi]

Ahh, Noah Vonleh, the Taylor Hendricks of the 2014 NBA draft.

Who’s the Sam Dekker, Dragan Bender or Quinddary Weatherspoon’s of this draft?