2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Bodhi]

How so? JHS has an elite mid-range game. Black has an elite rim game and will be able to put pressure on opposing bigs making easy baskets for Kessler on dump-offs. I think both will be serviceable from 3. Both have way better size than both Wallace and Bufkin.

Haha I'm not advocating Cason/Bufkin you guys. It was called "weird/fun" combo.

But a midrange game and a rim game get really hard when everyone on the other team are camped in the paint.

 

[Bodhi]

Yeah, I'm not an anti-Kobe guy (quite the opposite as I have him ranked 10th on my big board which is as high as anyone has ranked him according to the big board thread), but I dont like the idea of a smaller sized backcourt and if you have both Wallace and Bufkin you got two smaller backcourt players. They arent tiny or anything, but teams will be able to exploit their size in playoff settings. I'd prefer a backcourt that is a bit more switchable, and that's hard to do with two sub-200 lbs guards.

I SAID "WEIRD/FUN"!!!

 

[Elizah Huge]

Haha I'm not advocating Cason/Bufkin you guys. It was called "weird/fun" combo.

But a midrange game and a rim game get really hard when everyone on the other team are camped in the paint.

Denver just won the championship with two starters shooting sub 35.7% from 3.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I mean the correct answer is clearly Black and Bufkin.

I’m down for that. That’s up there for sure. I think Black/Keyonte would be good as well.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Is Bufkin a high level defender?

 

[Shad]

Is it draft day yet?

 

[cowhide]

View: https://twitter.com/krystenpeek/status/1669802956013858816

Who doesn't want a bad M'er on the team. I really like him and I would have no problem taking him at 9.

 

[framer]

I mean the correct answer is clearly Black and Bufkin.

Sign me up for that. Ochai for depth does not suck either.

 

[cowhide]

I’m not a fan of a Bufkin/Cason combination. Seems a little redundant to me.

Yea that would be too much. How about the jazz get an athletic SF or PF who can play defense and score a little?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Is Bufkin a high level defender?

He plays hard and does some good things. He seemingly tries really hard and has some tools... those are teh first steps. He is light so likely has some trouble on that end in the nba... was good in college though.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Denver just won the championship with two starters shooting sub 35.7% from 3.

That’s not bad though? And are you saying that their starting lineup ALL shoots better than 35%? That’s incredible, actually.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Is Bufkin a high level defender?

I think his lack of size will hurt him at the NBA level, but he competes on D and has some nice moments on blocks/steals.