2023 Mock Draft - Take 1

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This draft is my nightmare. No height. 6'6" or higher please.

I believe JHS is 6'6"

 

[Bawse Dawg]

@Elizah Huge is up.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Kyle Filipowski

 

[Bawse Dawg]

@Coach Ellis

 

[Coach Ellis]

Kyle Filipowski

Earholed - nice pick

Indiana Pacers select - PF: Noah Clowney - Alabama

 

[KqWIN]

No obvious pick. Jazz decide to double down, and perhaps get their new backcourt of the future

Pick #12: Jalen Hood-Schifino

Don't love it, but that's what I'm going with for now. Would love to hear what everyone else would have done here. I considered a bunch of dudes.

So I've been thinking about the combo of players we might draft. I don't necessarily mind taking two combo guards, especially because I would consider Cason a "safe" pick and JHS more of an upside pick. JHS is not my personal favorite as I mentioned before, so I would have gone George. IMO, he has more potential as a high end scorer because he's better at all the Morey spots: Rim, FT line, and 3 ball. Keyonte isn't efficient, but I believe he has a better foundation with an edge in those three areas. Cason and George are the two highest guys on my board in this position. I guess you could put Nick Smith here as an upside pick as well.

The other route you could go is wing, there's a lot of them. I would consider Sidy, Brice, Jett, Hawkins, Whitehead, Rupert, and Coulibaly (personal favorite). I don't necessarily look at these guys as high upside besides Coulibaly. Maybe you throw in GG here as an upside play, but not my type of prospect either.

It does look like wing prospects are falling and I like the later guard options (Bufkin/Bailey). I think the value of our last pick is strong. What I'm gathering is there will be a lot of options and we probably don't need to trade up unless is for a high tier guy at the beginning of the draft.

 

[KqWIN]

Earholed - nice pick

Indiana Pacers select - PF: Noah Clowney - Alabama

CLOWNEY ISLAND!!!

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Elizah ruined the bit.

Jazz are up, of course they will be selecting the freshman from the Duke. The forward Handlogten Loves.

Pick #28: Dariq Whitehead

 

[Bawse Dawg]

This was quick and fun. We should do it once a week until the draft. Let someone else agonize over these Jazz picks.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Elizah ruined the bit.

Jazz are up, of course they will be selecting the freshman from the Duke. The forward Handlogten Loves.

Pick #28: Dariq Whitehead

I like this pick... Wallace, JHS, Whitehead... congrats on not effing it up... instead of hisses and boos I will give you rah rahs.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So I've been thinking about the combo of players we might draft. I don't necessarily mind taking two combo guards, especially because I would consider Cason a "safe" pick and JHS more of an upside pick. JHS is not my personal favorite as I mentioned before, so I would have gone George. IMO, he has more potential as a high end scorer because he's better at all the Morey spots: Rim, FT line, and 3 ball. Keyonte isn't efficient, but I believe he has a better foundation with an edge in those three areas. Cason and George are the two highest guys on my board in this position. I guess you could put Nick Smith here as an upside pick as well.

The other route you could go is wing, there's a lot of them. I would consider Sidy, Brice, Jett, Hawkins, Whitehead, Rupert, and Coulibaly (personal favorite). I don't necessarily look at these guys as high upside besides Coulibaly. Maybe you throw in GG here as an upside play, but not my type of prospect either.

It does look like wing prospects are falling and I like the later guard options (Bufkin/Bailey). I think the value of our last pick is strong. What I'm gathering is there will be a lot of options and we probably don't need to trade up unless is for a high tier guy at the beginning of the draft.

I don't love Jett but I'd probably take him and hope he isn't just a shooter or I'd reach for Sidy.

I've liked Cason the more I've watched him... if Cason and Ochai are your starting backcourt I have some questions though. I'd need a pretty dynamic 3 with the ball. Maybe you go get Demar on the cheap or go all in on Brown (but the knock on him is passing). Maybe you combine it with signing FVV and bring Cason off the bench for a few years? I know they said they wanted to start Ochai next year... maybe they run him at the three?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

This was quick and fun. We should do it once a week until the draft. Let someone else agonize over these Jazz picks.

Would be good to see different scenarios... Our draft position is also really fluid so I'm guessing it would change quite a bit. Next time maybe we allow trades if they can be completed in an hour or so.