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2023 NBA Draft Megathread

Saint Cy of JFC said:
It's likely smokescreen with the name used this early, but could be legit.
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I'd say we have entered full smokescreen mode. Every player will be rumored to be picked by us at 9 and 16 the next two weeks. Someone will even throw out that we are high on Lively or some ****. I take all of it with a grain of salt... and then I gobble it up cuz I love the slop.
 
With FVV likely gone I think Wallace officially has a floor of 13 to Toronto. Wouldn't be shocked to see them go with JHS or George at 13. I think our best route to a pg is to take them at 9 and then hope Bilal or Miller or some other wing slides a bit.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
With FVV likely gone I think Wallace officially has a floor of 13 to Toronto. Wouldn't be shocked to see them go with JHS or George at 13. I think our best route to a pg is to take them at 9 and then hope Bilal or Miller or some other wing slides a bit.
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If Black isn’t there at 9 then we should absolute not take a PG there. I would much rather take Hendricks/Walker/Ausar there than take someone like Wallace or JHS at 9 just for the sake of taking a PG.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I get it... I would just be mindful of the "trap" and be grooming them to be a lead guard from day 1... would also want to make sure they have some playmaking potential. Some of these guys were kinda forced into non-pg duties with the stars on their teams.

Was just a thought... I wouldn't be rushing to those player types as you can likely acquire the finished product regardless of where they were drafted. At 16 I'd be good betting on one of those guys. At #9 we should have better options.
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I see both sides of this. At 16, it might be a little too high to take the bait....but in the 20's I think you might as well just take your best chance at getting a real NBA player and your best chances are probably a traditional roll/drop big or a imperfect scoring/offensive guard.
 
Is Scottie B not the long term goal in Toronto, as the primary going forward? I think they draft one of the high level off ball shooters one of Hawkins Dick or Jett
 
The Bilal stuff just seems like a smoke screen to me. They know OKC is very interested and trying to get something from them. Bilal is the opposite prospect you pick if you are trying to go through a quick rebuild, which our org keeps saying they don't want a long process.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
With FVV likely gone I think Wallace officially has a floor of 13 to Toronto. Wouldn't be shocked to see them go with JHS or George at 13. I think our best route to a pg is to take them at 9 and then hope Bilal or Miller or some other wing slides a bit.
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I see it the other way, I don't think we should go PG at #9 because it's likely that Keyonte, Cason, Bufkin, JHS will be there. At #9 I think you take whoever falls or Bilal/Dick.....I guess there's a chance Black doesn't go top 8, but I'm assuming he does and that leaves us with a choice between Ausar/Hendricks/Walker (whoever falls) and Bilal/Dick. I'd take one of these guys and wait on the PG/combo guard.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
He has at least said the length and athleticism thing multiple times... I doubt any reporters know where we stand on any draft prospect... we likely playing it closer to the vest than normal.
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Length and athleticism prospect in our range(since we have 3 picks it's pretty much throughout the 1st round) - Walker, Whitmore, Hendricks, Bilal, Black(?), Dariq Whitehead, GG, Jordan Walsh, Leonard Miller, Maxwell Lewis, OMP, Sidy Cissoko ?
 
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