2023 NBA Draft Megathread

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SAY NO TO GG

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

3 rookies definitely will murder your team. The Jazz also don't have Conley for any games.

It crushed OKC this year.

 

[fishonjazz]

Sure, but what other skills has Hawkins for sure have? His lack of in-between and rim finishing worries me. Was he just a player in a perfect situation?

If the worst case scenario is that hawkins is kyle korver then I definitely take him with the minny pick but would be tough to take him at 9.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I don’t think GG lacks confidence at all, I just don’t see him being NBA ready for awhile.

I’ve gone every direction on Black that I don’t know what to think right now. I def don’t see him running the point for us in his rookie season. Maybe some minutes as a secondary ball handler/defender but would likely need to be paired with KO if he’s still around and not WK.

i think you and i are pretty close on Black in general, but i think i differ in terms of his readiness to step right in. for a OAD he seems to have a very mature game and an nba ready body. my issue with him is that he doesn't seem very dynamic offensively - but the flipside to that is that he seems to have a steady offensive game, doesn't try to do too much, makes the right play, and will hold his own defensively in comparison to other oads. if any OAD can come in and play meaningful minutes right away black might be that guy.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Has Maxwell Lewis been discussed much? Because he’s good. Really good.

he was absolutely horrendous in wcc play. wcc. not exactly a killer conference and he was horrible. 41% FGs and 25% 3pt, negative assist/to ratio, and his team couldn't beat anybody. so not only was he really bad individually, but he wasn't doing anything to help his team win either.

you say he's good, really good. what is he good at? let alone really good at. and again, this while playing in a pretty bad league. if you're a legit nba prospect you should be able produce good numbers in a bad league as a second year guy.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If the worst case scenario is that hawkins is kyle korver then I definitely take him with the minny pick but would be tough to take him at 9.

That's far from the worst case

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It crushed OKC this year.

Only need to draft the runner up in ROTY voting .

Dieng only played in 38 games. Williams (the not as good one) played 49.

 

[Bodhi]

Not yet, what’s a good game to watch?

Any WCC game really, but if you want to watch him against actual good comp, there are 3 games between Gonzaga and St Mary’s you could pull up. A UCLA game as well.

 

[whatthe]

Locke is saying that the draft is inverted. There are lots of highly performing prospects (in terms of percentiles) in the 20's of the draft then in the beginning of the draft. It's a head scratcher why the market is mixing up the values of the players in regards to their performance and their projected draft order.

For instance, Leonard Miller is one of the best transistion players and he is projected in the late 20's. Or there are some shooters/scorers at the rim (Kobe?) who are also projected late.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Locke is saying that the draft is inverted. There are lots of highly performing prospects (in terms of percentiles) in the 20's of the draft then in the beginning of the draft. It's a head scratcher why the market is mixing up the values of the players in regards to their performance and their projected draft order.

For instance, Leonard Miller is one of the best transistion players and he is projected in the late 20's. Or there are some shooters/scorers at the rim (Kobe?) who are also projected late.

Locke says a lot of things. Doesn't make them true.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Locke is saying that the draft is inverted. There are lots of highly performing prospects (in terms of percentiles) in the 20's of the draft then in the beginning of the draft. It's a head scratcher why the market is mixing up the values of the players in regards to their performance and their projected draft order.

For instance, Leonard Miller is one of the best transistion players and he is projected in the late 20's. Or there are some shooters/scorers at the rim (Kobe?) who are also projected late.

Essentially a lot of the top freshman underperformed so you are getting a lot of less valued pre-season prospects performing better by statistical analysis. I wouldnt take Locke's first impression as gospel, he isnt meaning it to be that way.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Only need to draft the runner up in ROTY voting .

Dieng only played in 38 games. Williams (the not as good one) played 49.

Which is exactly how Hardy will play it with our rookies. If they aren’t ready they will play sparingly. If they are good… they will play more. With two picks in the top 16 and 1 late first it is not inconceivable that we land one rookie who is on the all rookie team, one who is okay for a 9th-10th man, and one who bakes in the g league all year.