2023 NBA Draft Thread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Cam Whitmore will be the #1 overall pick.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g74kgBGaBms

No he wont, especially if Chet wins ROTY this year.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I personally think Minnesota will be in the twenties, due to a solid starter squad but the bench is where it's gonna hurt them a bit.

The Jazz might have the 29th and 30th picks this year.

 

[YoungJefe]

The Jazz might have the 29th and 30th picks this year.

We might have two lottery picks

 

[YoungJefe]

Guys I like for the Jazz potentially: Dariq Whitehead, Harrison Ingram, Julian Phillips, Baba Miller, Brandon Miller, Leonard Miller, Dillon Mitchell, Flip, Lively, and the Thomspon twins.

Anyone stand out to you? @Ferguson_Mellochill

 

[YoungJefe]

This draft might be one of the strongest at the top in a long time.

Full of big, athletic, versatile wings in the 1st

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Guys I like for the Jazz potentially: Dariq Whitehead, Harrison Ingram, Julian Phillips, Baba Miller, Brandon Miller, Leonard Miller, Dillon Mitchell, Flip, Lively, and the Thomspon twins.

Anyone stand out to you? @Ferguson_Mellochill

don't sleep on kel'el ware - skilled, long, ultra athletic big man. i might like him over lively.

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

now just make the trade with NY and next year we can get 4 picks. That should be able to move up in the draft.

 

[YoungJefe]

now just make the trade with NY and next year we can get 4 picks. That should be able to move up in the draft.

2 of those picks are heavily protected so they won't get them

 

[Miggs]

1. Houston: Victor Wembanyama | C | France

2. San Antonio: Scoot Henderson | PG | G-League

3. Oklahoma City: Ausar Thompson | GF | OTE

4. Orlando: Nick Smith | CG | Arkansas

5. Indiana: Dereck Lively | C | Duke

6. Detroit: Cameron Whitmore | GF | Villanova

7. Sacramento: Dariq Whitehead | GF | Duke

8. Utah: Dillon Mitchell | F | Texas

9. Charlotte: Amen Thompson | CG | OTE

10. Washington: Carson Wallce | PG | Kentucky

11. Philadelphia (via BRK): Jarace Walker | F | Houston

12. New York: Keyonte George | GF | Baylor

13. New Orleans (Via LAL): Kel'el Ware | C | Oregon

14. Portland: Arthur Kalmua | GF | Creighton

15. Orlando (via CHI): Anthony Black | CG | Arkansas

16. LA Lakers (via NOP): Amari Bailey | CG | UCLA

17. Utah (via MIN): Leonard Miller | F | G-League

18. Indiana (via CLE): Terquavion Smith | CG | NC State

19. Denver: Matthew Cleveland | GF | Florida State

20. San Antonio (via ATL): Kyle Filipowski | FC | Duke

21. Utah (via PHI): Baba Miller | F | Florida State

22. New York (via DAL): Brandon Miller | F | Alabama

23. Toronto: Julian Strawther | F | Gonzaga

24. LA Clippers: Harrison Ingram | GF | Stanford

25. Phoenix: Caleb Love | CG | North Carolina

26. Oklahoma City (via MIA): Mark Mitchell | GF | Duke

27. Memphis: Kris Murray | F | Iowa

28. Indiana (via BOS): Julian Phillips | F | Tennessee

29. Rockets (via MIL): Marcus Sasser | PG | Houston

30. Golden State: Ousmane N'Diaye | FC | Senegal

Wait, is YoungJefe PGAB?

 

[YoungJefe]

Wait, is YoungJefe PGAB?

This is my first account, lol

 

[Miggs]

2 of those picks are heavily protected so they won't get them

What are you talking about? Our own pick isn’t protected. The Wolves pick isn’t protected. The first we got for Royce will almost certainly come from Philly and isn’t protected. The Knicks own 1st has no protections. And the Mavs 1st is only top 10 protected.

 

[YoungJefe]

What are you talking about? Our own pick isn’t protected. The Wolves pick isn’t protected. The first we got for Royce will almost certainly come from Philly and isn’t protected. The Knicks own 1st has no protections. And the Mavs 1st is only top 10 protected.

I thought he was referring to trading with the Knicks to get all 4 of their 1sts, two of which are heavily protected

 

[LogGrad98]

What are you talking about? Our own pick isn’t protected. The Wolves pick isn’t protected. The first we got for Royce will almost certainly come from Philly and isn’t protected. The Knicks own 1st has no protections. And the Mavs 1st is only top 10 protected.

The problem as I see it isn't in pick protection, but rather in pick placement. Wolves pick - likely mid-late 20's. Sixers, same. Now if we get the Knick's picks, they stand a good chance to be in the lottery, and ours will be fringe lottery, maybe. So we end up, maybe, with one pick in the lottery, and 3 in the late teens to late 20's. Hopefully we can bundle them together and move up, or something. Because the likelihood of our savior coming from those picks is slim.

 

[Miggs]

The problem as I see it isn't in pick protection, but rather in pick placement. Wolves pick - likely mid-late 20's. Sixers, same. Now if we get the Knick's picks, they stand a good chance to be in the lottery, and ours will be fringe lottery, maybe. So we end up, maybe, with one pick in the lottery, and 3 in the late teens to late 20's. Hopefully we can bundle them together and move up, or something. Because the likelihood of our savior coming from those picks is slim.

Mid to late 20’s for the Wolves is being very hopeful imo. I think there is a decent chance it doesn’t go well there.

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

I thought he was referring to trading with the Knicks to get all 4 of their 1sts, two of which are heavily protected

i was referring that if we got a pick from the knicks for DM for next year in the package the Jazz would have 4

 

[YoungJefe]

Mid to late 20’s for the Wolves is being very hopeful imo. I think there is a decent chance it doesn’t go well there.

Who are the Wolves better than in the West? The Warriors, Grizzles, Clippers, Nuggets, Mavericks, and Suns will all be better.

 

[Miggs]

Who are the Wolves better than in the West? The Warriors, Grizzles, Clippers, Nuggets, Mavericks, and Suns will all be better.

You don’t know that either.

 

[YoungJefe]

You don’t know that either.

Jazz could be the #1 seed, only god knows.