2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[SoberasHotRod]

Not that anyone cares, but here is my personal final player liking rankings (I got rid of the tiers because they were screwing me up):

1. Wemby
2. Scoot
3. Amen
4. Miller
5. Whitemore
6. Wallace
7. Black
8. Walker
9. Bufkin
10. Hendricks
11. George
12. Dick
13. Ausar
14. Lively
15. Sidy
16. Bilal
17. Miller
18. JHS
19. Hawkins
20. Whitehead
21. Colby Jones
22. Jaime Jaquez
23. Noah Clowney

Not listed are guys I don't like at all or haven't spent enough time looking at to have an opinion on them.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

My only concern with Whitmore is he might be a crazy chucker. Like just a total, absolute gunner that is kind of a dick or something.

That is an extreme outcome, but then I’m not sure why he went to Villanova and not OTE/G-League/some junk team overseas. That is the only thing I would be concerned with. He easily has the strongest collective indicators outside the top-3 and the most-likely of that group to be the 2nd best player in this draft.

Like, if he pops he is a wrecking ball. Even with his existing weaknesses.

having watched whitmore an ungodly amount of times, i don't see that from him. if anything i always wanted him to be more aggressive with his offense. he averaged 9 FGAs a game.

 

[sip]

But can a Penny style be played at the college level?

Probably somewhat. Especially when pushing the ball. Penny was one of my favorite players growing up so I watched a ton of him and not once did I watch Black and say he reminds me of Penny.

 

[Elizah Huge]

View: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1670763360604831745

 

[TheStormofWar]

View: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1670763360604831745

Probably have to trade with Indy or Orlando to take him.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Probably have to trade with Indy or Orlando to take him.

Pretty much. If we want Whitmore we need to trade up to 5. If we want Black or Jarace we need to trade up to 7. If we don’t trade up we likely end up taking whoever falls out of Hendricks and Ausar.

 

[The Midnight]

New NBA Mock Draft: The First 14 Picks

My latest predictions kick off Draft Week 2023!

www.nbabigboard.com

Anyone who subscribes to this and wants to post it can you do it for us please? Would be greatly appreciated.

@Ferguson_Mellochill?

@ONE LOVE?

Can’t view it neither unfortunately..

 

[default]

Big Board Based Solely off Potential:

1. Wemby
2. Amen
3. Ausar
4. GG
5. Whitmore
6. Walker
7. Miller
8. Whitehead
9. Lively
10. Black
11. JHS
12. George
13. Coulibaly
14. Howard
15. Lewis
16. NSJ
17. Bufkin
18. Hendricks
19. JaqueZ
20. Wallace

No scoot?

 

[Bawse Dawg]

View: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1670763360604831745

At this point I'm bummed if he makes it to 8 and we don't get him. Clears the way for Hendricks, but I don't feel as good about that pick. Hope there is an unforeseen drop, or the Jazz make a move up.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

At this point I'm bummed if he makes it to 8 and we don't get him. Clears the way for Hendricks, but I don't feel as good about that pick. Hope there is an unforeseen drop, or the Jazz make a move up.

I think it’s actually going to be Ausar but I’m more than fine with Hendricks… love Black too but not gonna pay a huge premium to move up.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I think it’s actually going to be Ausar but I’m more than fine with Hendricks… love Black too but not gonna pay a huge premium to move up.

Swapping 16 for 26 isn’t that huge to me. I say we go get who we want.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Swapping 16 for 26 isn’t that huge to me. I say we go get who we want.

I really like that mid teens range but if that is the cost and Black or whoever is THE guy they want and not just one of the guys they want... then you go for it. I just would not give up a future first (without protections) to move to 7.