2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Handlogten's Heros]

Now that Washington has jones do they still draft black?

I don’t think it changes their draft plans… likely flipping 1 or 2 of Wright, Jones, Morris

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Now that Washington has jones do they still draft black?

I doubt it changes their strategy.

 

[fishonjazz]

Same. But I’m of the opinion that the way to find quality, since the draft is a crapshoot, is by giving yourself as many chances as possible. Hence I stay put unless I could turn 28 + Sexton (or something like that) into a top 15 pick. Still have three picks but all in the top half of the draft.

Yep, more bites at the apple gives more chances to land that franchise dude. We have seen too many early dudes bust and too many late dudes land (jimmy butler and jokic just took their teams to the finals) for me to feel confident that less picks but higher picks will equal better players.

 

[zyzz]

Fresh ESPN mock has us taking Hendricks, George, and Maxwell Lewis. Have Whitmore going 8 and JHS going 15

 

[fishonjazz]

There are plenty of guys with supreme athleticism and shooting that just can’t do more than being a low end role player. If you want to be high end you need to have a feel for the game playmake not just a one dimensional shooter/slasher. The only reason I have him as high as he is is for athleticism and defense and shooting. I’m not sold on him having anything in between his ears.

That one dimensional shooter/slasher averaged more points per game than all these many dimensional dudes. That you never mention btw.

 

[SojoDave]

If the Jazz stays at 9, Washington will break our hearts with whomever they pick.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Fresh ESPN mock has us taking Hendricks, George, and Maxwell Lewis. Have Whitmore going 8 and JHS going 15

Wallace?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

If the Jazz stays at 9, Washington will break our hearts with whomever they pick.

Once the Wiz draft someone I immediately think they are a bust so won’t break my heart… lol.

 

[David Hume]

I vaguely recall reading an interview many years ago where someone in the Jazz hierarchy said that if Blue Edwards had not been available at 21, the next guy on their big board was Junie Lewis, who they later drafted at 48.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

That one dimensional shooter/slasher averaged more points per game than all these many dimensional dudes. That you never mention btw.

I’m a lazy typer didn’t want to, besides I’m sure you can think of some. Lots of guys like that thrive in college all the time. Dime a dozen.

 

[zyzz]

Wallace?

18 to Miami

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I’m a lazy typer didn’t want to, besides I’m sure you can think of some. Lots of guys like that thrive in college all the time. Dime a dozen.

If you actually looked at the guys stats you’d realize how incredibly dumb it is to say dime a dozen. His combo of dunks threes and blocks is quite the opposite.