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Following 2016 potential draftees

I'm still kind of liking the idea of taking Diamond Stone if he falls that far. Sometimes, I look at him and I think "Wow, dude still has some baby fat on him." And then I see him run the floor and I'm blown away by his athleticism. There's times I watch his tape and I see a poor man's Derrick Favors. Also, I like that he trusts his shot - even though he doesn't use it much. He plays close to the rim and dunks with both hands. I like that.

I'd be perfectly happy taking Stone and then using Withey (if needed) as a trade chip to move up for a top prospect that falls (like Hood or Gobert.) Bench will be somewhat young, (even if they keep Booker and Jingles) but I'd like to see them add as much talent as possible. I'm no expert, but it sure seems like Stone should be higher than I've seen him thus far.
 
PG_AB said:
Monster game from Wade Baldwin IV and Vandy's 2 other big prospects tonight, in a 17 point beatdown of #8 Texas A&M.

17, 3, 8 assists and 1 turnover. 3/6 from 3.

Luke Kornet who's a 7'1" Junior PF went 4/6 from 3 with 9 boards 1 stl and 1 block. He had a triple double with blocks a few weeks back vs Auburn too 11-11-10.

Damian Jones with 13, 10 boards(5 offensive) and 5 blocks.
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Thinking WBIV could be exactly what QS needs to complete his system. A 3+D type PG that could both push the tempo in transition & allow Hood/Hayward to take possession and run PnR with Gobert while standing by to launch corner 3’s. Samething Neto's been doing, but he is limited defensively. In hindsight, that's exactly the type of player QS is hoping Dante could turn into. The defense is there, but his shooting needs a lot of work
 
Stone is way different from Favors. He has post moves, Favors came into the league as a raw athlete...Way diffretn players

Ellis269 said:
I'm still kind of liking the idea of taking Diamond Stone if he falls that far. Sometimes, I look at him and I think "Wow, dude still has some baby fat on him." And then I see him run the floor and I'm blown away by his athleticism. There's times I watch his tape and I see a poor man's Derrick Favors. Also, I like that he trusts his shot - even though he doesn't use it much. He plays close to the rim and dunks with both hands. I like that.

I'd be perfectly happy taking Stone and then using Withey (if needed) as a trade chip to move up for a top prospect that falls (like Hood or Gobert.) Bench will be somewhat young, (even if they keep Booker and Jingles) but I'd like to see them add as much talent as possible. I'm no expert, but it sure seems like Stone should be higher than I've seen him thus far.
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Chieck from Kansas has bust written all over him.. Only dominated high school since he was bigger then everyone. Doesn't have much offensive game. Sabonis is by far the better prospect at this moment.. Dude cant even start over Lucas at Kansas that should send alarms to people
 
PG_AB said:
Stone's shooting is much better than Favors at this stage. He's a near 80% FT shooter and probably has potential to be near 85%..

His weight isn't an issue at this point. Here's a pic from him in HS, he's trending in the right direction seriously..
[video]https://images.maxpreps.com/site_images/editorial/article/c/c/e/cce37d7d-315d-46e9-8cbe-883960b6a4a4/81e33386-1197-e211-a211-002655e6c126_original.jpg
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Like I said, I'm a fan. I'd love a front court of Gobert, Favors, Stone and Lyles. Both Diamond and Trey are guys that look like they could really take off if they hit P3 like Hayward and Kanter did.
 
ncoloradojazz said:
Stone is way different from Favors. He has post moves, Favors came into the league as a raw athlete...Way diffretn players
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I'm not talking about where they were as prospects - I'm simply saying that when I watch him, I'm reminded of Derrick. I think there's a lot of work to get that Diamond polished (pun intended), but I see some major potential. I'm really surprised that he's not being talked about more in the mid-to-late lottery range.
 
State of Utah has some solid players in college this year. Big man from Utah, Mr.triple double at BYU, and I like the Moore kid from Aggies... Anyone else I am forgetting?
 
I never really start following this ish until later in the year. But we have two first and 800 second rounders right?

And looks like we won't have a lottery pick. We'd all be stoked to come away with a bench slasher and a bench sharpshooter, right? Throw me some names bros. What's the consensus around here for names to look at?

Bench needs some serious upgrades but the rebuild is finally almost over.
 
PG_AB said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFd1PmYpomA

38% from 3 on 5.9 attempts this year. He's been playing considerably tougher competition than last year, and has been thriving, he's the best player on his team.

I've been calling him a better version of Thabo Sefolosha for some time.

Also the player on the first post of this page, another Frenchman, is certainly a slasher. He's also 26/49 from 3 on the season (.531)..
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Is he slotted to go in the 20's? Or before?
 
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