2022 NBA Draft Thread: We Going to Have a Pick! (lmao jk)

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Imo, Dalen Terry is a huge value pick in this draft if he stays in it. He's taller and longer than Mathurin, while being equally athletic. He's got more shift off the dribble, has excellent body control and is better at getting downhill than Mathurin. He plays with equal or better energy and anticipation on defense, resulting in a higher steal rate. Shooting isn't far behind. Still 19. Don't be surprised if he ends up in the top 20.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyT8xi7QJro&t=139s

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

My flaming hot draft takes that I kind of actually believe:

- Mark Williams will be a better player than DeAndre Ayton.
- Wendell Moore ends up starting 15 games this year somewhere.
- Banchero wins rookie of the year and people will talk about how he fell to #3 and how dumb it was. He won't be the best player from this class.
- Memphis ends up trading Brooks on draft night and doing a medium to big move to bring in either Harrison Barnes, Jerami Grant... or Gordon Hayward (selling off Brooks and moving up the draft). They have a window this year to do something kind of like we had... doing nothing is a mistake.
- Portland doesn't trade their pick... with Schmitz on board now they let him make the pick.

Also - Walker Kessler looks like a tall Dennis Lindsey.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Imo, Dalen Terry is a huge value pick in this draft if he stays in it. He's taller and longer than Mathurin, while being equally athletic. He's got more shift off the dribble, has excellent body control and is better at getting downhill than Mathurin. He plays with equal or better energy and anticipation on defense, resulting in a higher steal rate. Still 19. Don't be surprised if he ends up in the top 20.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyT8xi7QJro&t=139s

I will accept Terry as our poor man's Dyson Daniels. Wonder if he could be Delon Wright with a better jumper.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I will accept Terry as our poor man's Dyson Daniels. Wonder if he could be Delon Wright with a better jumper.

I've been comparing him to Jeremy Lamb, but I think he's better off mentally than Lamb. Also a bit bigger. Terry measured out bigger than some people might have expected. He's about the same size as Herb Jones.

He's not the same caliber of on-ball player like Daniels, imo.

Tankathon has him at 39 in their mock. That's just way off. Easy 1st-round talent. Could go lottery next year if he returns to school.

 

[KqWIN]

I find it impossible to find out who the "hustle" guys are. 1) Because I will never subject myself to watching that much NCAA basketball. 2) It seems random from an outsiders perspective. Ayo and Reaves were both lead guard types for example. Shot creators who were probably not good enough to create shots at the NBA. That assertion was right, but they turned into extreme hustle guys in the NBA. A lot of the hustle first guys coming into the draft don't have the baseline skill to be in the NBA, but these guys do. I guess this kind of evaluation has to be done with interviews/talking to coaches etc....but I think that's a good way to find a draft steal.

 

[KqWIN]

I've been comparing him to Jeremy Lamb, but I think he's better off mentally than Lamb. Also a bit bigger. Terry measured out bigger than some people might have expected. He's about the same size as Herb Jones.

He's not the same caliber of on-ball player like Daniels, imo.

Tankathon has him at 39 in their mock. That's just way off.

These comparisons lol

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

These comparisons lol

Go watch him.

 

[KqWIN]

Go watch him.

What about Dalen Terry tells you he's going to be a plus usage guy who's going to be a pseudo second/third scorer first and his weaknesses are going to be his defensive effort and IQ? I know for sure that's who Jeremy Lamb is....are you telling me that's who Dalen Terry is?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Imo, Dalen Terry is a huge value pick in this draft if he stays in it. He's taller and longer than Mathurin, while being equally athletic. He's got more shift off the dribble, has excellent body control and is better at getting downhill than Mathurin. He plays with equal or better energy and anticipation on defense, resulting in a higher steal rate. Shooting isn't far behind. Still 19. Don't be surprised if he ends up in the top 20.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyT8xi7QJro&t=139s

The nice thing about these types is you would hope they can get on the floor early in their career because of defense and the ability to shoot a little. Even if the other stuff takes some time to come along.

 

[KqWIN]

I will accept Terry as our poor man's Dyson Daniels. Wonder if he could be Delon Wright with a better jumper.

I think Terry is intriguing, it feels as though he could transition well because he would play the exact same role in college as in the pros, but I wonder about his baseline skill/ability. Wright was an All American type player in college. It didn't show up in the NBA as he's more of a role player, but he does have a ton of game and I think that allows him to remain a solid contributor throughout his career. Even if hustling/defense is exactly what a team needs, there needs to be some kind of ability (or the team has to mask it very well) for them to see the court.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

What about Dalen Terry tells you he's going to be a plus usage guy who's going to be a pseudo second/third scorer first and his weaknesses are going to be his defensive effort and IQ? I know for sure that's who Jeremy Lamb is....are you telling me that's who Dalen Terry is?

I see Dalen Terry as a 3D wing who plays at the 2 and the 3, takes on tough defensive assignments, and uses his length and speed to be disruptive on the perimeter. He'll start out as a catch-and-shoot guy on offense, with the ability to attack close-outs and score off of cuts and broken plays. He probably won't be high usage, but he has some upside as an isolation scorer in certain situations, either blowing by slower wings or scoring over smaller guards. He also should be a good finisher at the rim, especially in transition. So I'd say his role projects to be similar to Jeremy Lamb, though Terry is bigger. Like Lamb, he might knock down 3s in the 35% range, maybe a bit better.

The Jazz need someone like that. I think he does have more upside with the ball in his hands than he showed at Arizona. He's a decent passer.

 

[KqWIN]

I see Dalen Terry as a 3D wing who plays at the 2 and the 3, takes on tough defensive assignments, and uses his length and speed to be disruptive on the perimeter. He'll start out as a catch-and-shoot guy on offense, with the ability to attack close-outs and score off of cuts and broken plays. He probably won't be high usage, but he has some upside as an isolation scorer in certain situations, either blowing by slower wings or scoring over smaller guards. He also should be a good finisher at the rim, especially in transition. So I'd say his role projects to be similar to Jeremy Lamb, though Terry is bigger. Like Lamb, he might knock down 3s in the 35% range, maybe a bit better.

The Jazz need someone like that.

So you're saying you see Dalen Terry as nothing like Jeremy Lamb in the NBA....Jeremy Lamb's role in the NBA, especially before he started getting injured, was as a shot creator and someone who can score at all 3 levels. His greatest weakness was his hustle and attentiveness on defense....which figures to be Terry's primary strength as a prospect.