2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread
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Defensively, Reed is markedly better.
Shooting, probably Reed is better, but they're both good.
Pure PG playmaking, Kolek fits that archetype.
Reed should be the more natural off-ball player.
Reed is also 3 years younger.
If you want a guy to just sit 27 feet out on the perimeter and knock down shots with a quick release to space the floor, George might be as good as anyone in this draft.
It appears Castle may be the closest to that mold. I wont start digging into draft stuff until after the season. I'm not too scared about defense first players that need to develop their shooting. Herb Jones and Anthony Black are both shooting well from 3 despite coming into the league as less then optimal shooters.
Just finished yesterday's games... I've seen a few games of some of the prospects so far so... still take this with a bucket of salt but here's who I want for the Jazz right now:
- Stephon Castle. He's the best prospect I've seen in this tournament. Anywhere our pick falls - from no.1 to no. 10... I want him. Second option at 9... Dalton Knecht.
- If we trade back to the teens(or trading up from the end of the 1st to the teens)... and if we are giving up on Kessler... I guess we can do worse than Clingan? Ja'Kobe Water, Jared McCain,
- End of the 1st, beginning of the second - Tyler Kolek, Justin Edwards, Tristan da Silva, Melvin Ajinca, Grant Nelson, Furphy... those seem like good prospects for that range.
Keep in mind I haven't seen a lot of the international guys, or the G League guys...
- Stephon Castle. He's the best prospect I've seen in this tournament. Anywhere our pick falls - from no.1 to no. 10... I want him. Second option at 9... Dalton Knecht.
- If we trade back to the teens(or trading up from the end of the 1st to the teens)... and if we are giving up on Kessler... I guess we can do worse than Clingan? Ja'Kobe Water, Jared McCain,
- End of the 1st, beginning of the second - Tyler Kolek, Justin Edwards, Tristan da Silva, Melvin Ajinca, Grant Nelson, Furphy... those seem like good prospects for that range.
Keep in mind I haven't seen a lot of the international guys, or the G League guys...
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Go check out Sarr and Topic. I think I like Sarr… Topic I could go either way.
I like Keyonte handling the ball as much as the next guy, but I wouldn't pass on drafting Topic, or possibly even Dillingham, because we have Keyonte. Those guys are born lead ball handlers and are killers.
I've seen Sarr with the French national team U19. Liked him better than Risacher. Still wasn't like... no. 1 pick type of impressed. Hell... I was not sure he's a lottery pick even. But then again... in this draft...
Scouting reports have both as well below average defenders. With Keyonte and Collin already on the roster it just seems like a really awkward fit. Moving the ball and scoring isn't really an top issue for us.