2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

[hgb]

Jaylin Williams of Auburn measured 6'8 in shoes with a 7' wingspan

OKC has to pick him, right?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I don't understand why you think he is super raw. He already has an NBA ready body and has an immediate use as a shot blocker and roll man. Offensively he shows potential as more than just a rim finisher though with a decent looking outside shot.

Then there's dozens and dozens of NBA ready big men who aren't in the NBA. Some of y'all are so delusional it's incredible. I bet you watched a thon maker mixtape and fell for it

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He also has shot 5 total threes in 2 games so not exactly proving your point.

So you are currently calling Okoro a shooter?

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I tried to find our full team history on coin flips and couldn't find anything. Ben Anderson has an article with our history since 2010 and we are 3-7. That is an 11% chance of that happening.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

We need guys who can shoot. All of these non-shooters are getting exposed in the playoffs.

The most common concern for draft prospects coming out is shooting. You can't exactly take those guys off the board, or very few people will be left. And just taking the 40+% sharpshooters out of college isn't some crazy success rate pick either. Need guys who can develop a shot.

I doubt Sheppard is high on our board he doesn't provide enough differentiation from our current guards and provides too much size redundancy.

Can you elaborate a bit? My initial reaction is to very vehemently disagree.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I tried putting together an updated big board for this draft, and decided that it's impossible. Nothing was really making sense as far as why one guy was ahead of another guy. The problem I'm having is the deeper I get in to this draft, the less things make sense.

 

[whatthe]

It's the rotation player or bust draft. Lots of flaws out of there. How good is your program at developing a player even with deep issues?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It's the rotation player or bust draft. Lots of flaws out of there. How good is your program at developing a player even with deep issues?

Normally when you draft high you are thinking about that player as someone you can build around... I think I may want to avoid the guys you are building around and build with some supporting types and hope they surprise you. Not sure if that makes sense but I don't necessarily want to gamble on the guys that need to be main characters to be effective (theoretically) unless I really believe in their talent. So guys like Topic and Dilly may not be my first picks unless I really thought they were going to be all-stars.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Working on my new big board with a write-up… there is a new #1 on my board and it might surprise you!

 

[Goodluckchuck]

Is it just me, or is anyone else not all that excited for this draft class. Or maybe this ****** Jazz season has me looking at everything negatively.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Is it just me, or is anyone else not all that excited for this draft class. Or maybe this ****** Jazz season has me looking at everything negatively.

No, it's a sketchy draft class.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I doubt Sheppard is high on our board he doesn't provide enough differentiation from our current guards and provides too much size redundancy. Also reports last year was that the Jazz were high on Anthony Black.

The Jazz allegedly tried to trade up into the top 5 or 6. Black was the primary target, but they may also have been looking at the Thompsons. The Jazz, OKC and Washington also tried to trade up to #7 last year for Coulibaly, but Washington won the deal. Jazz like positional size/length/athleticism, at least as a starting point.