2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[NUMBERICA]

Here's another hypothetical. Portland calls you and offers you 3(Scoot) for 9+Walker Kessler. Take it or leave it?

What if I told you you can get Dereck Lively II at 16(or with small trade up using 28) to replace Kessler?

Yes, but with another twist: just go after Porzingis afterward and do whatever you want with 16.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

cy got me in the spirit of wanting to do a big board and i have some time so wtf - ***this is a big board, not a mock draft***

1. VW
2. B Miller
3. Scoot
4. L Miller
5. Cam Whitmore
6. Jarace Walker
7. Cason Wallace
8. Anthony Black
9. Taylor Hendricks
10. Keyonte George
11. Ausar Thompson
12. Amen Thompson
13. Jordan Hawkins
14. Kobe Bufkin
15. Grady Dick
16. JHS
17. Kris Murray
18. Bilal Coulibaly
19. Dariq Whitehead
20. NSJ
21. Derek Lively
22. Podz
23. Sidy
24. Colby Jones
25. Amari Bailey
26. Ben Sheppard
27. Rupert
28. Sensabaugh
29. TJD
30. Clowney
31. Jett Howard
32. Marcus Sasser
33. Tristan Vukcevic
34. Keyontae Johnson
35. GG Jackson
36. Jaime Jaquez
37. James Nnaji
38. Seth Lundy
39. Kobe Brown
40. OMP

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Locke took Leonard Miller at 16

 

[stitches]

That's a good draft. I don't mind it. We get our own 2024 pick back. We get Cason Wallace and Leonard Miller... solid draft. I wouldn't mind.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm pretty sure Locke trades up to 20 or 21 as well.

 

[stitches]

I'm pretty sure Locke trades up to 20 or 21 as well.

Who does he get there?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

That's a good draft. I don't mind it. We get our own 2024 pick back. We get Cason Wallace and Leonard Miller... solid draft. I wouldn't mind.

I love Miller... would be quite happy with that. Its not like some pie in the sky home run swing but I think its really solid.

 

[stitches]

BTW, Mets are playing their game 3 of the French championship finals. Go watch Wemby and Bilal if you want. They lead by 10 early...

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Yeah didn't stop Lamelo from going 3rd

he did so many other things though. He came into the draft a 6-7 pg with elite playmaking skills

 

[Elizah Huge]

I will say I personally share the sentiment of Cy and Seattle of being lower on the Thompson twins than consensus.

 

[Miggs]

I’m of the notion that if we don’t love anyone, we should try to trade down from 9 to 13. I think we can get Cason or Kobe or someone of that ilk there.

I’d consider trading 9 and 28 to Toronto for 13 and their 2025 1st. I don’t think Toronto would do it but you never know. Maybe we’d have to throw something else in with protections. Toronto might want to move up to get someone (along with Barnes) to entice VanVleet to stay while also preventing a future Siakam mutiny like every other stud player seems to enact.

In this scenario, we can still get a player of need and want at 13, would avoid having three 1st round guaranteed contracts on our roster this coming season, and add a potentially big future asset with that 2025 1st. Siakam’s contract ends in 2024. VanVleet is a FA this off-season. That 2025 1st from them could be huge. I know the 2024 draft is a subpar one but that 2025 one has the potential to be very strong.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I will say I personally share the sentiment of Cy and Seattle of being lower on the Thompson twins than consensus.

They are real scary but I have a little comfort in knowing they understand their issues and are working on them... and they are A+ kids by all accounts. Since they are workers I'd be comfortable taking a chance on one at #9. I like Ausar more than Amen but I could see both being very disappointing.