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2023 NBA Draft Megathread

sip said:
Sensabaugh is going to end up playing his way into a top 10 pick at this rate. Such a smooth offensive game.
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He's going to factor into discussions with Gradey Dick and Jett Howard at least, imo. Not sure if he breaks the top 10 though. There are a bunch of guys in that range that are very close and might get picked based on positional need.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Not sure I’d go that far but I can see late lotto… especially sold he comes into the combine in a little better shape. He doesn’t look fat at all just a little thick.
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A ton of these guys don't go to the combine anymore. It sucks that it isn't mandatory to at least go there for measurements.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
He's going to factor into discussions with Gradey Dick and Jett Howard at least, imo. Not sure if he breaks the top 10 though. There are a bunch of guys in that range that are very close and might get picked based on positional need.
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This draft may be more about positional need than any that we have seen. I feel like this draft has very little star power outside of the top 2 but is absolutely loaded with guys that project as solid role players that will specialize in a lot of different things.
 
sip said:
This draft may be more about positional need than any that we have seen. I feel like this draft has very little star power outside of the top 2 but is absolutely loaded with guys that project as solid role players that will specialize in a lot of different things.
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Both Thompsons have star power. Cam has some star power. GG might have star power, but he's a bit of a project. Jett Howard has some star potential. Nick Smith has some. There's a load of talent through the top 20 - 25 in this draft.
 
How are you guys defining star power? For me it is guys that I view as possible top 20 guys. There are a lot of players in this draft that I really like but most have some serious warts that will stop them from being elite in my opinion but that is okay. They should still be really solid players.
 
whatthe said:
If he could lose weight, play the two then his rebounding be a big boost in the Jazz. I like him a lot as a value pick.
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How they fit around Lauri is what the front office should consider. Sensabaugh is guy with his bulk works. Lauri needs rebounders because he is out of position or he isn't great at it.
 
sip said:
How are you guys defining star power? For me it is guys that I view as possible top 20 guys. There are a lot of players in this draft that I really like but most have some serious warts that will stop them from being elite in my opinion but that is okay. They should still be really solid players.
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I would just say out of the top 20 dudes today, I’d argue more weren’t supposed to be stars than dudes that are, that were also supposed to be.

Giannis, Jokic, Steph, Kawhi, PG, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Devin Booker, Dame, Bam, Rudy etc etc.

I just looked back at like 7 years of drafts and the top 5-10 isn’t almost laughably bad for each one.

I’ve been following the draft for decades and very few if any called those dudes above being anything at all, let alone stars, during the draft process for each. You’d have been laughed out of a room for saying Giannis, Jokic or Steph would be arguably the best player in the NBA right now when they were being drafted.
 
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