That’s what happens when you have a good March and he is the second best shooter in the draft.
2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread
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Kevin Pelton did his big board where he combines stat projections along with ESPN’s big board to come up with a ranking system that includes WARP.
1. Donovan Clingan
#3 in stats, 3.7 WARP
2. Reed Sheppard
#1 in stats, 3.7 WARP
3. Alex Sarr
#4 in stats, 3.6 WARP
4. Zach Edey
#2 in stats, 3.1 WARP
5. Zaccharie Risacher
#81 in stats, 2.2 WARP
6. Ja’Kobe Walter
#8 in stats, 2.2 WARP
7. Rob Dillingham
#29 in stats, 2.2 WARP
8. Johnny Furphy
#4 in stats, 2.0 WARP
9. Nikola Topic
#43 in stats, 1.9 WARP
10. Stephon Castle
#27 in stats, 1.8 WARP
1. Donovan Clingan
#3 in stats, 3.7 WARP
2. Reed Sheppard
#1 in stats, 3.7 WARP
3. Alex Sarr
#4 in stats, 3.6 WARP
4. Zach Edey
#2 in stats, 3.1 WARP
5. Zaccharie Risacher
#81 in stats, 2.2 WARP
6. Ja’Kobe Walter
#8 in stats, 2.2 WARP
7. Rob Dillingham
#29 in stats, 2.2 WARP
8. Johnny Furphy
#4 in stats, 2.0 WARP
9. Nikola Topic
#43 in stats, 1.9 WARP
10. Stephon Castle
#27 in stats, 1.8 WARP
In terms of overall draft strategy, I could see the Jazz getting a facilitator and a big in this draft and go hard after star-caliber wings in next year's draft. Ace Bailey, Cooper Flagg, Tre Johnson and AJ Dybantsa all look like high-level prospects. There just isn't that kind of player in the '24 draft. Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecomb are also good guard prospects.
Someone might see Ron Holland as one. Maybe even Cody Williams.
I like Cody Williams, but he's just not very explosive. He's going to have to be sneaky and slippery like SGA has turned out to be.
Holland has some of that upside, but to be a real star requires iso-scoring, and I think Holland is a long way off. I think he's an off-ball slasher right now.
A good draft this year would be a facilitator like Topic or Buzelis (if you believe in that aspect of his game), plus a two-way big (maybe Missi, Chomche or Ware). There are some good shooters this year too--e.g., Risacher, Knecht, Sheppard, George, etc.
Trolling?
Furphy and Walter are nice surprises in the stats projections/rankings.