Then Locke picks Cason Wallace when he’s been boosting Bufkin for the past week..
I’m done.
I’m done.
2023 NBA Draft Megathread
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Udidthizz
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Saw a post on Reddit that mentioned the Lowe Post reporting that Bufkin has cancelled workouts with Utah, Atlanta and NO. I haven't listened to it, but apparently it starts around 1:02:00:
https://www.espn.com/radio/play/_/id/37858943
https://www.espn.com/radio/play/_/id/37858943
I have a source that says Washington promised him at 8. Though I have an insider source who works for the Wizards that says they didn't.
I don't like the idea of trading 16 and 9 to move up to 7. It still feels like there will be someone good there at 16, but after that it's much more questionable.
I get why people might prefer Black over Wallace, but I don't see how someone can watch both of their film and come away with the idea that Black is worth giving up assets for when Wallace could be someone we can move back to get and gain assets in the process.
I get why people might prefer Black over Wallace, but I don't see how someone can watch both of their film and come away with the idea that Black is worth giving up assets for when Wallace could be someone we can move back to get and gain assets in the process.
TheStormofWar
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Six days to the draft. Six days to the draft. Six days to the draft....
Udidthizz
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Agreed. I'd like to come out of this draft with 2 useful players, preferably a guard and a wing. I'm all for moving up from 9 and/or 16, but wouldn't want to package them to move up for one higher pick unless it's for a player that's clearly a tier above what we would get at 9. Moving up to 7 probably doesn't really do that for me.
Anthony Black was in Utah
Who's the last lead ballhandler/offensive initiator who flourished in the NBA without a shot? Giannis? And before him? What's the chance the twins are those types? They look so exciting on film... and at the same time so scary when I think about their game translating to the NBA. They will need to be truly special to be all-star level players...
Depends on what you mean by flourish and what kind of team they get on. I think Amen is going to need a lot of spacing around him.
With Ausar since his **** is better, he's a bit safer, but I'm also scared he might just be Terrance Ferguson or something like that.
I think Amen is the type of athlete that can get wherever he wants on the court, no matter how crowded things get. There aren't a lot of those type of guys in the NBA. If his vision and passing translate to the NBA, then he is going to be good. He'll need to keep working on his shot and commit himself to being a defensive menace, where he certainly has the tools to be crazy good on the defensive side.
Ideally Amen would go somewhere with a 5 that can shoot. If the Jazz somehow were able to draft Amen, and he becomes the type of player he seems capable of, then maybe we would have to pivot from Kessler. Luckily, Lauri makes a lot of different type of lineups work.
I would definitely be nervous to draft Amen, but also super excited since I seem him as one of the few players in this draft with super high upside.
It's like with THT. The shooting isnt super important, but the finishing/foul drawing/decision making has to be on point.
I still think Amen is like the super-charged version of THT.