2021 NBA Draft Preview (new thread)

[Ineptimusprime]

I'm starting to think that #30 is going to come down to Ayo Dosunmu, Vrenz Bleijenberg and Greg Brown.
Assuming that Roko, Thor and Murphy are gone.

Ughh.. of that bunch, definitely Ayo.

And by Ayo, I mean Greg Brown.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

You think Pons could handle (nominally) playing the 5 full time? I know 0 besides what you just mentioned and some surface level metrics, but 6’ 6” 215 doesn’t look like it would hold up on the surface and his shooting looks like it’s regressed (not a great sign that it’s going to come along).

If he can hold down the backup nominal 5 spot OR can believably develop a catch-and-shoot 3, then it sounds like a great prospect.

I mean, not against the Embiid/Jokic of the world, but he can hold his own against big guys with less skills to shoot over him.



Here's a good game of him doing a bit of everything on defense, including defending Udoka on post-ups.

But yeah, he just does everything on defense at a pretty high level. Shooting is definitely his swing skill.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ughh.. of that bunch, definitely Ayo.

And by Ayo, I mean Greg Brown.

Greg Brown is just a huge project and I dont think Quin would ever play him with his lack of feel.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And it's wild to me Yves Pons only weighed 206 lbs at the combine. I'm not sure I even believe that. The guy has muscles on top of muscles on top of muscles.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Ughh.. of that bunch, definitely Ayo.

And by Ayo, I mean Greg Brown.

I'm okay with Ayo. I think he's got a bit of Jrue Holiday in him, and he worked really hard and improved in the past year. I'm also still on board with Vrenz. With Greg Brown, you'd take him because he's an explosive athlete with a ton of energy on defense. You're assuming you can help him learn to shoot, like you did with Royce O'Neale.

There's actually a slim chance that Ziaire Williams will drop. He might be worth taking on as a project, but he's nowhere near ready. I'm not sure the upside is worth the risk. The same could be said of Brandon Boston. It seems the Jazz are in a hurry to at least make the WCF this year.

Another sleeper for the Jazz might be Terrence Shannon. I've just never been fully on board with him for some reason.

 

[Miggs]

And it's wild to me Yves Pons only weighed 206 lbs at the combine. I'm not sure I even believe that. The guy has muscles on top of muscles on top of muscles.

Agreed.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

And it's wild to me Yves Pons only weighed 206 lbs at the combine. I'm not sure I even believe that. The guy has muscles on top of muscles on top of muscles.

He's not that big (6'6"), and he's very lean, something like 4% body fat.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

 

[Eminence]

I'd be pretty happy with Ayo as our guy at #30.

Not a surefire thing, but a decent fit if Conley's out the door and probably more ready to contribute than most.

 

[Bodhi]

Thor is the best dude available in our range, no battle.

I can’t see him not rising though. Would be pretty shocked if he was around even in the mid-20’s.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He's not that big (6'6"), and he's very lean, something like 4% body fat.

Find me someone who looks like pons in the NBA at that height who weighs that

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Find me someone who looks like pons in the NBA at that height who weighs that

Pons is built similar to Justin Champagie. A smaller version might be Terence Davis.