2024 NBA Draft Mega Thread

[KqWIN]

10% of being Josh Howard is probably a little generous.

10% of being Shai...come on. I know everyone loves the draft but look at the history and success rates of being an NBA player at all.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

"Don't say hyperbolic things!!!"
- Cy

No self-awareness at all!

Sir have you finished looking up small sample sizes yet?

 

[Park Bites]

only really saw cody play once other than highlights. i dont know if he was playing injured, but he was slow and looked disintersted. i would pick 15 other guys at 10 before i considered williams.

I luckily saw SGA play earlier in the year and he look much more aggressive and engaged. I really think the injuries got to him.

What I never saw was a player with that "IT" gene that Carter has.

 

[Park Bites]

Sir have you finished looking up small sample sizes yet?

I don't need to look it up. I see it every day in the mirror.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Devin Carter is closer to being the next Donovan Mitchell than Cody Williams is to SGA.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

And SGA just went toe to toe with Luka in a playoff series while his co-stars are all on their rookie contracts, so yeah, I think some people would argue a taller SGA would be the best player in the NBA. He's also not a weak link on D like Luka is and a taller SGA would probably be a top tier defender as far as 1st options on offense go.

And you are really trying hard to backpedal. What's the difference between Cody developing like Shai and Cody being Shai (and we can all look back, you did not use that language)? Either way the outcome is the same and you are saying he has top 5 player in the NBA potential.

I know you get really butthurt when I call you out on hyperbole, but you got to expect that when you say wild stuff. I guess the tried and true Cody Williams spiel got a bit tired for you so you had to spice it up.

Yes, we can all read what I wrote. Developing like SGA is an absolute best-case scenario for Cody Williams, though it’s unlikely and unrealistic to expect it. I’m not backpedaling. Cody’s ceiling is very high. However, a more realistic outcome is a player like Josh Howard.

Remember, SGA was a 6’6”, 180-lb 19 y.o. prospect at UK who was criticized for being skinny, for lacking explosiveness and lacking the ability to get all the way to he rim. He showed scoring instincts, shooting touch and playmaking, but needed to tighten his handle and add strength. He was drafted 11th in his draft class. There were similarities with where Cody is now, though Cody is positionally a 2/3. Before Cody got injured, there were decent statistical comparisons as well.

SGA’s outcome has been an absolute best case scenario. No one expected him to have this major an impact. So saying that this type of development curve would be best-case for Cody shouldn’t be surprising. They’re similar physically and have very similar strengths and weaknesses.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

"Don't say hyperbolic things!!!"
- Cy

No self-awareness at all!

This is true. Unless it turns out that Zach Edey actually is the best player in the class. In which case, everyone but Cy is wrong.

 

[sip]

Cody Williams and SGA is a comparison that I never expected to hear. I'm looking more in the Tayshaun Prince mold if he is willing to really lock in defensively.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Devin Carter is closer to being the next Donovan Mitchell than Cody Williams is to SGA.

That’s probably true. However, you would have said the same thing about SGA when he entered the draft.

 

[Park Bites]

This is true. Unless it turns out that Zach Edey actually is the best player in the class. In which case, everyone but Cy is wrong.

Even if Edey doesn't become the best in the class everyone is still wrong but CY and don't you'll forget that.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Cody Williams and SGA is a comparison that I never expected to hear. I'm looking more in the Tayshaun Prince mold if he is willing to really lock in defensively.

The hope with Cody is that he can create and attack a defense. The biggest question is how his body develops.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If anyone outside of our resident draft hyperbole machine saw a 10% chance outcome at being SGA, Cody would be a consensus top 3 pick.

I’ll bet some teams do have him in their top 3. I’ve had him in my top 3 all year.