2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Elizah Huge]

Bilal is apparently keeping his medicals away from certain teams and is being selective.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Bilal is apparently keeping his medicals away from certain teams and is being selective.

Great news for Utah

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

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Cold water on the Bilal at #9 crowd?

Explain that logic

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Bilal is apparently keeping his medicals away from certain teams and is being selective.

Danny you magnificent bastard!!!

 

[Elizah Huge]

Great news for Utah

It really is. I think he could make it to 16 if OKC passes at 12.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Explain that logic

Well all draft cycle we've heard Tony and others talk about the "top 9" referring to the consensus top 9. Bilal is not part of that. Now maybe he's like there is Scoot/Wemby/Miller/Amen gonna be gone and we thing there are 9 other players. Just that phrase makes me think they view the top 9 as the consensus top 9... but also Bilal could be in that group.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Well all draft cycle we've heard Tony and others talk about the "top 9" referring to the consensus top 9. Bilal is not part of that. Now maybe he's like there is Scoot/Wemby/Miller/Amen gonna be gone and we thing there are 9 other players. Just that phrase makes me think they view the top 9 as the consensus top 9... but also Bilal could be in that group.

Oh, I took it as they are considering 9 guys who could be available at 9. You obviously take out Scoot/Amen/Miller/Wemby. So the added 4 would be Bilal, Bufkin, JHS, and George?

 

[seattlejazzfan]

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Cold water on the Bilal at #9 crowd?

my guess is bilal is one of those 9. unfortunately.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Oh, I took it as they are considering 9 guys who could be available at 9. You obviously take out Scoot/Amen/Miller/Wemby. So the added 4 would be Bilal, Bufkin, JHS, and George?

I just took the phrasing as the same that Tony had... like there is a Top 9... like if you were opening it up beyond that I doubt you'd be that specific. Like we are looking at 10 or so options.

This is stupid though... I need it to be draft day. I'm done reading tea leaves.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

i read that the same as cy - as in, they are taking out 4 or 5 guys they are sure won't be there.

so cam, black, wallace, hendricks, dick, ausar, george, bilal, jhs, bufkin, etc.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

My gut says the pick is Hendricks.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I just took the phrasing as the same that Tony had... like there is a Top 9... like if you were opening it up beyond that I doubt you'd be that specific. Like we are looking at 10 or so options.

This is stupid though... I need it to be draft day. I'm done reading tea leaves.

Yeah, 9 is oddly specific. I read it the same as you and Ben.