2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[KqWIN]

honestly it's impossible to know that right now. olynyk was so much more proven/advanced coming out of gonzaga. i get the ellenson comparison and actually like that one more than olynyk, but just because he compares better to Ellenson doesn't mean he can't have a much better career than Ellenson, perhaps a career more similar to that of olynyk.

I'm still kinda surprised Ellenson didn't pan out. If he was reincarnated and in this draft again I would probably bet on him making it again, but like you said it just doesn't always work out that way. I agree that Filipowski is much more similar to Ellenson than Olynyk out of college.

The draft isn't a perfect science and it's always good to remind yourself of that.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Ellenson is good he just needs a chance! (kidding, but maybe not I loved me some Henry Ellenson).

I think these are fair concerns about Filipowski. I think he's more like Hartenstein. A little bigger, tougher, and more active than Ellenson. I think he has some potential to be an even better offensive player than Hartenstein and similar to Christian Wood, but that probably can't happen because it's not a white/white I mean apples to apples comparison.

Hartenstein is huge... Not sure Filipowski is that big. Wood is crazy long and a great athlete... it showed in his block numbers in college.

I think people assume the shooting will be good because white guy with a long last name. If it doesn't come what is he?

I would have him in the 30s and wouldn't be worried about him making me look bad. Back to my original statement - He's the guy I hate in this draft... which means we will absolutely take him.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Hartenstein is huge... Not sure Filipowski is that big. Wood is crazy long and a great athlete... it showed in his block numbers in college.

I think people assume the shooting will be good because white guy with a long last name. If it doesn't come what is he?

I would have him in the 30s and wouldn't be worried about him making me look bad. Back to my original statement - He's the guy I hate in this draft... which means we will absolutely take him.

Bad shooters don’t go 3/5 from 3 in games. You are tripping lol. Time will tell.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Bad shooters don’t go 3/5 from 3 in games.

Don't be dumb.

 

[KqWIN]

Hartenstein is huge... Not sure Filipowski is that big. Wood is crazy long and a great athlete... it showed in his block numbers in college.

I think people assume the shooting will be good because white guy with a long last name. If it doesn't come what is he?

I would have him in the 30s and wouldn't be worried about him making me look bad. Back to my original statement - He's the guy I hate in this draft... which means we will absolutely take him.

Filipowski is bigger than Ellenson, which is what I meant. And as far as the comparison to Wood, I wasn't really thinking about the shooting as much as his ability to put the ball on the floor and score. I guess what I'm saying is that he can be a pretty dynamic offensive big. Not a ton of example of NBA bigs who are more than a roll guy or spot up guy. I think it's within his potential to be 25% USG guy at the NBA, but that is in his best outcomes where he improves a lot as a shooter and at the rim. I like his handle and the way guys bounce off of him....but if he's not good enough those could end up just being useless skills in the NBA.

Earlier in the thread I said that I prefer him to GG as a big guy with skills, and a big part of that is because GG isn't really NBA big sized (only 6'10 wingspan)....but idk. GG is better at the rim and more promising from 3. Usually that would make me side with GG but I still prefer Filip because he plays a lot harder and has legitimate NBA size for a big....but I'll have to revisit that.

 

[Bodhi]

I don’t think we are talking about NSJ enough.

Nah, i'd argue its sufficient

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Appreciate it... when he turns out to be Henry Ellenson 2.0 I will go easy

I just think he's the exact type of tweener that struggles to make it in the league. Not good enough as a shooter to be a stretch big and can't protect the rim. He's a third big type imo and there is no way I'd have him over the 6 guys you listed 15-20... might have another 10 I'd prefer.

He's going to shoot.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Don't be dumb.

You think Black doesn’t project to be able to shoot the three?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Post Deadline Big Board

1. Wemby (Tier I)
2. Scoot
3. Amen Thompson (Tier II)
4. Brandon Miller
5. Jarace Walker
6. Cam Whitmore
7. Nick Smith Jr
8. Cason Wallace (Tier III)
9. Anthony Black
10. Ausar Thompson
11. Kyle Filipowski
12. Taylor Hendricks
13. Leonard Miller
14. Grady Dick
15. Keyonte George
16. Jett Howard (Tier IV)
17. Derek Lively
18. Jordan Hawkins
19. Rayan Rupert
20. GG Jackson
21. Brice Sensabaugh
22. Maxwell Lewis (Tier V)
23. Jalen Hood Schifino
24. Kris Murray
25. Marcus Sasser
26. Terquavion Smith
27. Daron Holmes
28. Trayce Jackson Davis
29. Jaime Jacquez Jr
30. Dariq Whitehead
31. Colby Jones

@Handlogten's Heros Filipowski ranked 11th for me last time I did a board. Probably going to still be lottery on my post tourney board.

 

[KqWIN]

Don't be dumb.

Nah 3/5 in a single game (half?) pretty much closes this case. He can obviously shoot it from 3 at the next level lmao.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Filipowski scored 22 in 16 mins and went 4/6 from 3 today.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

You think Black doesn’t project to be able to shoot the three?

I'm certainly not going to pull a one game sample and say "see he's a shooter". With Black I hope he can shoot it... he could develop it... but its like the only thing he really needs to be a high level perimeter player. If Flip shoots it then awesome... we found the next KO?

Saying a guy is a good shooter and could be a good shooter are different things. A guy shooting THT's percentage from 3 having one good shooting game proves nothing... there are times when THT goes 3/5 from three.