2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[The Midnight]

I'm honestly just curious, but would you rather have Black go top 8 to validate your opinion, or go 9 to the Jazz?

Great question.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

He won’t be there at 9. We will have to move up if we want him.

It’s kind of a win-win. As long as Black is in the tier where there is a clear separation after #9 then we are getting someone good.

If you don’t like Hendricks or Black at #9 is where someone could be let down, but I’m feeling like I’ll be happy no matter what now.

 

[Eddie Zero]

he can't make threes. it makes no sense.

What makes sense is any playmaker that cannot score off the dribble like AB, with no pull up game or outside shot that is reliable yet, only has going for them their defensive IQ, and the size to back it up against smallish guards, He is right now a smart energy wing forced off ball, which lowers his value, but hey he can be a seconadary ball handler, when he has 3 elite shooters on the court at all times. I guess he would be serviceable if there were 4 that are enough of a threat to keep defenses honest until the playoffs when they won't play lazy and force him to shoot.
In the end his shooting is so bad, he has to be creating record numbers of turnovers into offense and be an all nba defender as a rookie to justify starting him at the 1. with the one exception being, this org is trading LM and starting a long developmental rebuild, then you are just rolling the cide like SAS did with Dejounte at 29th overall
Yes AB should be considered a wing that can defend and create some offense off the bench, but he is this drafts RJ Barrett, and if that is worth taking over elite shooters or some other win now prospect than so be it. I doubt it.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jett Howard seems lower on draft boards than he should be... he got the early hype and just kinda kept sliding. I get the warts but prolly should be getting more love.

He'd be a good pick for Houston at #20.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I'm honestly just curious, but would you rather have Black go top 8 to validate your opinion, or go 9 to the Jazz?

I'd like AB to go top 8 to validate my opinion that the Jazz shouldn't draft him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It’s kind of a win-win. As long as Black is in the tier where there is a clear separation after #9 then we are getting someone good.

If you don’t like Hendricks or Black at #9 is where someone could be let down, but I’m feeling like I’ll be happy no matter what now.

I’m super cool with like 12 guys at #9.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I'm honestly just curious, but would you rather have Black go top 8 to validate your opinion, or go 9 to the Jazz?

I would rather him go 9 to us 100%. I’m sorry if I am coming off like that. I would much rather have him on our team than my opinion validated that he’s a top-8 prospect.

 

[zyzz]

View: https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1668363564791332866?s=46&t=jhgnL801xhuqGUfKVrlaAw


Didn’t see this coming…

 

[prodigy]

View: https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1668363564791332866?s=46&t=jhgnL801xhuqGUfKVrlaAw


Didn’t see this coming…

I definitely thought he could. He got some feedback and decided that one more year could push him into the lottery. Honestly the right decision. Look forward to watch him on Wake next season.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

View: https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1668363564791332866?s=46&t=jhgnL801xhuqGUfKVrlaAw


Didn’t see this coming…

@Saint Cy of JFC is devastated.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I definitely thought he could. He got some feedback and decided that one more year could push him into the lottery. Honestly the right decision. Look forward to watch him on Wake next season.

He ain't going back to wake doe.

 

[prodigy]

He ain't going back to wake doe.

Thats dumb. Oh well.