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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

Saint Cy of JFC said:
Baron Davis was a streetball player at heart. A ton of creativity in his game. I dont see him as comparable to Collier.
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Baron was a nuclear athlete too. Collier reminded me of Billups a little.
 
I wish I knew what people see in Topic. No burst, no vertical, heavy legs, flat shot, narrow frame and a neck that gives him like 3 inches of wasted height.

The fact that this guy is a projected top 10 pick tells you all you need to know about this draft.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
I wish I knew what people see in Topic. No burst, no vertical, heavy legs, flat shot, narrow frame and a neck that gives him like 3 inches of wasted height.

The fact that this guy is a projected top 10 pick tells you all you need to know about this draft.
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He seems like he has some burst and he’s a big pg who is producing in an adult league. The shot isn’t great but it isn’t broke. Also this draft is dog water so the bar isn’t super high.

He’s not Luka but I remember some folks doubting him based on some of the physical attributes and non traditional athleticism. He might be in that realm of guy that is good and productive then does real well as a pro and it will seem obvious. He’s as good a candidate for the #1 pick as any.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
He seems like he has some burst and he’s a big pg who is producing in an adult league. The shot isn’t great but it isn’t broke. Also this draft is dog water so the bar isn’t super high.

He’s not Luka but I remember some folks doubting him based on some of the physical attributes and non traditional athleticism. He might be in that realm of guy that is good and productive then does real well as a pro and it will seem obvious. He’s as good a candidate for the #1 pick as any.
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I think he has Dante level on-ball burst. He looks very fast when I watch him.

The draft is dog water, but I think Topic would be in the discussion for top 5 in most drafts.
 
Topic and Risacher are probably my top two guys....don't think either go top 5 in last year's draft.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
He seems like he has some burst and he’s a big pg who is producing in an adult league. The shot isn’t great but it isn’t broke. Also this draft is dog water so the bar isn’t super high.

He’s not Luka but I remember some folks doubting him based on some of the physical attributes and non traditional athleticism. He might be in that realm of guy that is good and productive then does real well as a pro and it will seem obvious.
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My biggest problem with him is that I don't believe he'll be able to create any kind of an advantage on the perimeter against NBA defenders. It's not even about his lack of an elite first step – he doesn't have any "wiggle" either. To me Topic looks like a straight line guy without the necessary straight line speed. That's not great.

He isn't having an easy time getting to the basket even in the Adriatic League, which means that he's gonna have a horrible time in the NBA.

Topic can probably become a steady backup PG but any team picking him in the Top 5 is gonna be in for an expectation adjustment.


Handlogten's Heros said:
He’s as good a candidate for the #1 pick as any.
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My god that would be absolutely insane.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
I wish I knew what people see in Topic. No burst, no vertical, heavy legs, flat shot, narrow frame and a neck that gives him like 3 inches of wasted height.

The fact that this guy is a projected top 10 pick tells you all you need to know about this draft.
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He's not vertically explosive, but he's got good speed and enough burst to get by guys. He's also close to a savant at 18 y.o.
 
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