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2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

Now I want Topick more than life it’s self
So actually thinking through some sort of tank theory. Topic would likely suck as a rookie... so him not playing likely means someone more ready to help us win steps in. So this kind of hurts the tank if that's the direction they go. I just think he is a top5 guy in this draft if healthy... sitting out a year may be the reason we can get him at 10.

I think SA goes Castle or Buzelis at 4 (just a feeling really) and may still take Topic at 8. I'd say its like 30-40% chance he's there.
 
I'm totally cool with drafting Topic and have him sit out his first year as long as he gets rookie of the year his second year...
 
Klintman has gone up in stock for me compared to last year when I was struggling to see him as a prospect at all. Was not convinced by his horrid play in NCAA or his iffy play in the B league u20s. He's fine as a late first in this draft, would rather draft someone else though.
 
Isnt a partially torn ACL the same thing as a knee sprain? Isnt that what a knee sprain is, a partial tear?
I'm sure some sprains have some tearing but I think of a sprain as the ligaments stretching mostly. I would tend to think there would be some sort of repair based on what @infection said. I think they would be really conservative with whatever course they take.
 
Isnt a partially torn ACL the same thing as a knee sprain? Isnt that what a knee sprain is, a partial tear?
Apparently a grade 1 sprain wouldn’t require surgery but grade 1s are rare. Kawhi partially tore his ACL against us in the playoffs a couple years ago and needed full reconstruction.
 
Players who tore their ACLs before the draft: Nerlens Noel, OG Anunoby, Chuma Okeke. It cost them 5 - 10 draft slots. Generally, they recovered okay, but Noel was never as explosive. I know players recover well these days, but they do tend to lose a half step.
 
2024 NBA Big Board​
  1. Zach Edey​
  2. Donovan Clingan​
  3. Zacharie Risacher​
  4. Stephen Castle​
  5. Alex Sarr​
  6. Reed Sheppard​
  7. Dalton Knecht​
  8. Pacome Dadiet​
  9. Jared McCain​
  10. Devin Carter​
  11. Nikola Topic​
  12. Kyle Filipowski​
  13. Cody Williams​
  14. Jakobe Walter​
  15. Isaiah Collier​
  16. Tidjane Salaun​
  17. Carlton Carrington​
  18. Rob Dillingham​
  19. Matias Buzelis​
  20. Ron Holland​
  21. Dillon Jones​
  22. Baylor Scheirman​
  23. Kelel Ware​
  24. Pelle Larson​
  25. Jalen Bridges​
  26. Johnny Furphy​
  27. Enrique Freeman​
  28. Tristan DeSilva​
  29. Jonathan Mogbo​
  30. Tyler Kolek​
  31. Isaiah Crawford​
  32. Bobi Klintman​
  33. Tyler Smith​
  34. Justin Edwards​
  35. Nikola Djurisic​
  36. Jaylon Tyson​
  37. Tristen Newton​
  38. Jamal Shead​
  39. Adem Bona​
  40. Daron Holmes (honestly after this is just naming people I'm vaguely interested in)​
  41. KJ Simpson​
  42. Yves Missi​
  43. Antonio Reeves​
  44. Kyshawn George​
  45. Kevin McCullar Jr​
  46. Boogie Ellis​
  47. Ryan Dunn​
  48. Trentyn Flowers​
  49. Riley Minix​
  50. Nae'Qwan Tomlin​
  51. Juan Nunez​
  52. Armel Traore​
  53. Malique Lewis​
  54. Thierry Darlan​
  55. Cam Spencer​
  56. Anton Watson​
  57. Jaylin Williams​
  58. Ariel Hukporti​

Updated on 6/6/24 when we found out Topic has a partially torn ACL and a puny wingspan.
 
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I have no problems with this big board. If it goes like this 1 - 9 are you taking mccain for the jazz or does fit push one up?
 
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