2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread
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Wonder when we'll hear the outcome of Dinkgate.
Bawse Dawg
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Don't take a homerun swing in this awful draft. A bigger guard/wing who can really defend. A nice piece to play alongside the superstar we get in 2025.
Sheppard, Castle, Holland.
Sheppard, Castle, Holland.
From Givony:
Rob Dillingham is a big wild card in terms of his draft range. Some teams say he is firmly in their conversations for No. 1, while others have a difficult time looking past his measurables and porous defense and consider him more of a super sixth man type spark plug scoring option.
Rob Dillingham is a big wild card in terms of his draft range. Some teams say he is firmly in their conversations for No. 1, while others have a difficult time looking past his measurables and porous defense and consider him more of a super sixth man type spark plug scoring option.
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My prediction is he's the guy who slides further than he should. I don't think teams will see him as good enough to be a primary ballhandler and may already have that guy or prospect in place. So he gets drafted as a 6th man type instead. I think he is better than that. At 8 its a tough call with all the guards we have. I wouldn't be shocked if he's a better player than Key.
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I would take a swing on this guy with our second rounder. I wouldn't go higher than that but there it makes a ton of sense for an upside swing.
More from Givony:
Scouts' primary concern revolved around Risacher's toughness and passivity, so seeing him try to dunk on opponents aggressively and step into open 3s with never-ending confidence is a positive, but it would be nice to see those shots drop. Risacher is still making 39% of his 3s this season with significant volume as a recently-turned 19-year-old competing at the highest levels of European basketball. But how he finishes the season will be important for where he ultimately lands, and it would be very surprising to see him fall out of the top 3.
Scouts' primary concern revolved around Risacher's toughness and passivity, so seeing him try to dunk on opponents aggressively and step into open 3s with never-ending confidence is a positive, but it would be nice to see those shots drop. Risacher is still making 39% of his 3s this season with significant volume as a recently-turned 19-year-old competing at the highest levels of European basketball. But how he finishes the season will be important for where he ultimately lands, and it would be very surprising to see him fall out of the top 3.
The market sets the price. The good news is that there are other bigs--Ware, Edey, Missi--for teams to go after.
More from Givony:
Other candidates could emerge as the draft process moves along. Nikola Topic is expected to return to action for Red Star Belgrade in the Adriatic League playoffs, an opportunity to build some momentum while the season is over for most prospects. Reed Sheppard, Stephon Castle, Matas Buzelis and Ron Holland will likely stake their claims to be top picks as well, especially for teams casting a wide net in pre-draft workouts.
Other candidates could emerge as the draft process moves along. Nikola Topic is expected to return to action for Red Star Belgrade in the Adriatic League playoffs, an opportunity to build some momentum while the season is over for most prospects. Reed Sheppard, Stephon Castle, Matas Buzelis and Ron Holland will likely stake their claims to be top picks as well, especially for teams casting a wide net in pre-draft workouts.