2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Handlogten's Heros]

I don't think Bilal is done growing or filling out. He turns 19 this summer.

The new thing this summer is guys growing 2”. It’s the new 15 lbs of muscle. Reports are Shaedon Sharpe and Alpy Sengun have grown 2”+… not even to summer league… more will come.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Is this how people felt about Giannis?

Giannis is from Greece and the last players taken from Greece were all busts so, giannis was clearly a bad pick.

Look, Bilal is intriguing but it's all based on measurables and can you develop him or not. He is 18, super long, very athletic, and not a great player. So, he is a gamble.

At 9, I think there are guys with higher upsides and much lower floors. So, Bilal for me is a fantastic pick at 16 but a big gamble at 9. If we absolutely love him then we can grab him after 9 and pick up assets doing it.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I don't think Bilal is done growing or filling out. He turns 19 this summer.

That would also be another Frankie Smokes comparison point… I think one summer he grew two inches supposedly… just saying.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

If Bilal were 6'10" and 19, would he be worth a top 10 pick? Maybe. His floor is very low. So, again, its a teens gamble IMHO.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Just caught up on 30 pages of this thread.

I don't get the love of this board on going with a PG with the 9th pick. Wings are hard to acquire and harder to trade for. PGs and combo guards are a dime a dozen.

Bufkin and Cason Wallace types are good but at the end of the day wings are drafted and retained while combo guards and pgs are available as free agents every year.

I would prefer 2 wings and picking up an undervalued vet pg as a FA who can be a calming influence than going with a PG and a combo guard in the draft.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If Bilal were 6'10" and 19, would he be worth a top 10 pick? Maybe. His floor is very low. So, again, its a teens gamble IMHO.

If the Jazz decide that Bilal is their guy, they'll have to pay whatever price the market sets for him. I think originally they looked at him as a candidate for the #16 pick, but it seems as though he won't last that long.

Maybe the Jazz have moved on from him, or maybe he's now in the discussion for #9 along with guys like Black, Hendricks and Ausar.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Wings win championships. Cam Whitmore, Jarace Walker, or Taylor Hendricks with the 9 or a trade up or bust.

There are gobs of pgs and combo guards remaining in the teens.

 

[fishonjazz]

Watch their games and even highlights not a numbers guy don’t trust them. Never have.

lol

 

[fishonjazz]

My prediction on draft night…

Hendricks falls and we trade him to OKC for our 2024 pick and some seconds.

We take Bufkin at 12.

We trade 28 and KO for Collins and 15. We take Bilal at 15 and Leonard Miller at 16.

Im good with that outcome

 

[fishonjazz]

Just caught up on 30 pages of this thread.

I don't get the love of this board on going with a PG with the 9th pick. Wings are hard to acquire and harder to trade for. PGs and combo guards are a dime a dozen.

Bufkin and Cason Wallace types are good but at the end of the day wings are drafted and retained while combo guards and pgs are available as free agents every year.

I would prefer 2 wings and picking up an undervalued vet pg as a FA who can be a calming influence than going with a PG and a combo guard in the draft.

Im with ya. i dont want a pg at 9 for the same reasons you listed. At 16 im good with taking bufkin, wallace, or Bilal.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Look, Bilal is intriguing but it's all based on measurables and can you develop him or not. He is 18, super long, very athletic, and not a great player. So, he is a gamble.

This describes Giannis as a prospect

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He’s closer to Scotty hopson 2.0

Great player