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Following potential 2017 draftees...

Catchall said:
DX notes from the scrimmages...

https://www.draftexpress.com/article/nba-combine-competitive-action-recap-day-one-5928/

KYLE KUZMA, JUNIOR, POWER FORWARD, UTAH

20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4-5 2P, 4-5 3P, 20 minutes

The 6' 9.5 Kuzma proved to be one of the most offensively talented prospects to play 5-on-5, as he showed how projectable his game is when he's knocking down shots with consistency (something he struggled with at times at Utah). Sporting a quick release with sound mechanics, Kuzma made four spot threes, knocked down a one-dribble pull up and looked really comfortable attacking off the bounce and finding teammates on the move. The Flint, Michigan native, who already decided to forego his senior season and sign with an agent, still needs to get make strides defensively, but he certainly helped his stock with his game-one performance and, if he can shoot it well enough in workouts, could hear his name called in the first half of the second round (or even potentially late first) pending his remaining workouts and interviews. - Source: https://www.draftexpress.com/article/nba-combine-competitive-action-recap-day-one-5928/ ©DraftExpress

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FRANK JACKSON, FRESHMAN, POINT GUARD/SHOOTING GUARD, DUKE

13 points, 4 assists, 1 steal, 6-10 2P, 0-2 3P, 20 minutes

Jackson, who has yet to decide whether he'll sign with an agent, was able to get to the rim at will by way of his powerful explosiveness and strength (202 pounds) while sitting down in a stance and competing on the defensive end. Playing mostly on the ball, Jackson is an aggressive score-first combo guard who should be able to fill it up at all three levels with NBA spacing (even though he missed both of his triples on Thursday). Jackson's decision making, point guard skills and ability to shift gears could still use some polish, but he helped himself on Thursday and has the talent to potentially be on the fringe of the first round if he decides to stay in the draft. - Source: https://www.draftexpress.com/article/nba-combine-competitive-action-recap-day-one-5928/ ©DraftExpress
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Thanks for the link. I really liked Bell too, but I didnt realize his stat line was that good.
 
Bell is showing he can be that energy player off the bench. But again, this is a scrimmage against random guys who are mostly 2nd round picks. I'm not sure it's even Summer League.
 
Catchall said:
Bell is showing he can be that energy player off the bench. But again, this is a scrimmage against random guys who are mostly 2nd round picks. I'm not sure it's even Summer League.
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You could argue it's more talent on the court at once than the average SL team since a lot of those teams fill out their roster with guys who have 0 shot at making a roster (but obviously lacks the high end talent that can be on the court in a SL game).
 
PG_AB said:
It's a no-brainer. Yes.
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You got me on the Frank Jackson hype train a couple months ago. Every draft there's a prospect or two I fall in love with after watching like 10 minutes of video and Jackson is the prospect for me this year. Last year it was Luwawu, Murray, and to a lesser extent Skal. 2015 it was Myles Turner and Hezonja (I still have real estate on Hezonja Island. I still believe in him, dammit!)
 
Now that we've had a situation where 2 ppl talked to each other but none was really willing to listen.

Looking through boxscores, Hartenstein has stuffed the stat sheet whenever he played more than 2 min over the last month. If he continues to do that and earn more consistent playing time it could sway a GM to pick him higher than where he's projected now.
 
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